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Monthly Archives: October 2013

Apple tart with quince glazing

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Tart0_3833-webGot there in the end. Instead of making a fully home-made tart I went to buy an uncooked pastry at the local supermarket, for this recipe to appeal to busy households. Quince glazing optional, can be replaced with something else.

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Posted in Eat | Tagged Apples, Quinces, UK-London | 1 Reply

New background image

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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BackPrunes_0663-4webThumbnailI chose a picture of plums picked a year ago in a Wimbledon garden to make a background image for this blog. Here is the original photo and a quick description of the recipe I used to make jam with them.

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Posted in Eat | Tagged Plums, UK-London | 1 Reply

Save the apples!

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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SaveApples1_3777-web‘Tesco estimated that, across the UK food industry, 40% of apples were wasted’ (BBC News, 21 Oct.). Here is what I do with damaged apples. Surely there are large scale solutions!

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What I did today with the ripe pears

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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FinalResult_3771-webIt took twenty minutes to cook a kilo of them and prepare three different desserts, including an original combination with medlar jam and cream. Photos and full details below.

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The art of ripening pears

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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PoiresMures2_3740-webPick the pears before they fall and let them ripen for a week or two behind a window. From hard and tasteless, the eating pears below became juicy and sweet.

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Elderberries: I am not a fan

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Elderberries12Oct13_MG_3717I have just tried elderberries for the first time, and it may be my last. Some other people have a different view.

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Posted in Eat | Tagged Elderberries, UK-London | 6 Replies

Peak picking time!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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ApplesSouthfields1Oct2013_3640-web2ThumbnailWe have just passed the middle of the September/October harvesting season and there are many trees loaded with fruit around. The pictures below were taken on 1st October from a single spot in Southfields tube station. Continue reading →

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