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Garlic Granules

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by Johnboy » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:50 am

Can any kind contributor advise me please.
I have a recipe that calls for garlic granules but says equal to two cloves so I bought a packet but it...

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Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:57 am
PILAU RICE

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by Compo » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:35 pm

Does anyone know how to make Basmatic Rice into Pilau Rice, I used to be able to get stock cubes to put in the rice water but cannot get them any...

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Last post by Gilly C
Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:33 am
Roasted Vegetables

Last post by vivienz
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by Arnie » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:43 pm

Hi :)

Does anyone have a simple roasted vegetable recipe, single portion size please :roll:

Regards

Kevin :wink:

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Last post by vivienz
Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:59 pm
Broad beans again! Help!

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by Malk » Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:16 pm

I unfroze some of my beans recently and boiled them. Are the outsides always tough or have I done something wrong? Nugget always gets his peeled, but...

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Last post by Malk
Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:49 am
Too much pepper

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by Beryl » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:40 pm

I have just made a large pot (14 pints) of veggie soup. Unfortunately the shaker top on the pepper pot fell off when I was seasoning it. I know by...

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Last post by Chantal
Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:27 pm
Potato tasting challenge?

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by GIULIA » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:39 am

Next year our allotments are having an open day event(NGS - find us in next year's yellow book under South Liverpool) - and I was thinking of...

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Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:38 pm
Greengage jam - Didn't set!!

Last post by Primrose
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by Jules » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:03 pm

For the first time my husband and I took a great deal of trouble netting over our greengage tree so we had a fighting chance with the birds! It...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:27 pm
Freezing beans

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by Granny » Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:59 pm

I have just picked 2 carrier bags of beans, one each of French and runners. I have never enjoyed eating the beans I have frozen in the past but know...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:24 pm
Broad Beans

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by Malk » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:11 pm

One of my few successes this year, but I don't know what to do with them. Nugget likes them boiled briefly and in minestrone, but can't think what...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:06 am
Butternut Squash

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by mick harvey » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:16 pm

Hi this is my third year on my 250sqM allotment. It was neglected for some years and full of couch and other nasties, but I have finally tamed it.
I...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:01 pm
Brightening up Cottage Cheese

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by Primrose » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:11 am

Does anybody have some really interesting ideas to "zing up" plain cottage cheese? Am trying to shed a few pounds and am reluctantly...

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Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:48 am
Gherkins

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by Angi » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:05 pm

My daughter loves pickled gherkins, so as a very special treat for her I am growing gherkins this year. Unfortunately, we're not big pickle eaters as...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:59 pm
Any simple recipes for Rabbit please?

Last post by Gilly C
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by Mole » Mon May 14, 2007 7:57 pm
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We have hundreds of rabbits at our field and a fried with a rifle. Simple/basic ways to cook them please?

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Last post by Gilly C
Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:13 pm
Cooking Red Duke of York

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:47 am

I've grown these for the first time this year after reading recommendations on this forum. I find it very difficult boiling them now they have grown...

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Last post by Granny
Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:55 am
sun dried tomatos

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by tracie » Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:41 pm

I am getting ready for the usuall glut of toms, I usually make some tomato and Chilli jam which is great.

Today I went out to lunch and had some...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:02 am
Un-set strawberry jam

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by Monika » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:35 pm

I made some strawberry jam last week and used a proven recipe, put lemon juice in, used half preserving sugar, half jam sugar (with pectin) and...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:38 pm
Elderflower cordial thanks Lyn

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by Happymouse » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:37 pm

Thanks Lyn for posting an Elderflower cordial recipe here in May 2006. I was too late to try it last year but kept the recipe. I made some last week...

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Last post by Lyn
Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:07 pm
Goji berries

Last post by Roxanne Warrick
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by Primrose » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:17 am

Have just bought a pack of dried Goji berries, which I believe were the fruit which Ray Mears recently highly recommended in his TV Survival...

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Last post by Roxanne Warrick
Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:59 pm
Overly sweet jam

Last post by Granny
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by Barry » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:20 pm

Our homemade jam always tastes much sweeter than that bought in the shops. In fact, it is really too sweet. Has anyone else encountered this problem...

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Last post by Granny
Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:52 am
SILICONE MUFFIN MOULDS

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by Wellie » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:35 pm

What a great investment !

Unlike the traditional muffin/yorkshire pud type mould trays, these are made of silicone, and if you see them (Lakeland...

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Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:47 pm
Times for Cooking Cabbage

Last post by George Gray
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by George Gray » Wed May 30, 2007 10:30 pm

Now this may seem like old hat and I am probably asking a ridiculously simple question but why is my cabbage tough? I picked a lovely Spring Green...

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Last post by George Gray
Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:30 pm
Preserve your produce

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by KG magazine » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:08 pm
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We all want good harvests and sometimes we get more than we bargained for but don't let it go to waste have a go and preserving your excess fruit and...
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Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:42 am
Preserving parsley

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by Primrose » Tue May 08, 2007 9:00 pm

My parsley plants are about to go to seed so I'd like to preserve what I can. How best can I dry/freeze large quantities? My husband has made lots of...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat May 26, 2007 8:28 am
Range Cooker, advice please.

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by peter » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:51 pm

The OH and I are considering a Range Cooker. One of those freestanding gas and electric cookers of 1.0 or 1.1 metres wide.

Any folk got any...

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Last post by carole
Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm
Elderflowers cordial

Last post by toffeeman
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by amo » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:59 pm

Hi

I find a recipe for the above which use tartaric acid to preserve it up to a year but I could not find any.
I have some citric acid, could I...

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Last post by toffeeman
Fri May 04, 2007 12:44 am
Bitter Cauliflower

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by George Gray » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:38 pm

I have just picked a lone cauliflower that I overwintered. It looked OK but when cooked went darkish coloured and was very bitter. Anyone know what...

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Last post by George Gray
Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:38 pm
Help! recipes for pears please

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by cevenol jardin » Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:17 am

Does anyone have any good recipes for pears anything at all. The wind took the pears off the tree before i got there so i doubt they will store....

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Last post by RAREBREDCHICK
Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:43 am
Whitefurze Microwave & Freezer containers

Last post by Tigger
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by Primrose » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:17 am

Has anybody used these containers which come in various shapes and are supposed to be able to be used from Freezer to Microwave. (They have a little...

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Last post by Tigger
Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:17 pm
sprouting seeds

Last post by mandylew
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by Diane » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:22 pm

I've just started to sprout seeds, in a glass sprouting jar on the kitchen windowsill. I've tried alfalfa, which was nice but bland. Does anyone have...

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Last post by mandylew
Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:06 pm
Smelly hands

Last post by Franksmum
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by romany123 » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:44 am

When you been chopping, onions or garlic, damp your hands under the tap put some household salt on,rub in and wash off . Worked like magic, every...

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Last post by Franksmum
Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:14 pm
Dried pulses

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by Monika » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:33 pm

We use a lot of pulses, particularly mixed beans and green peas. I can never remember: do I wash the stuff before soaking and then use the...

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Last post by nannygreen
Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:52 pm
Carrots

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by Tigger » Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:55 pm

For those who don't buy Sainsbury's monthly mag - there's an excellent recipe for carrot cakes courtesy of Nigel Slater. We had them tonight with...

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Last post by Tigger
Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:32 pm
Jerusalem Artichokes

Last post by Wellie
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by cevenol jardin » Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:09 am
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I dug up some artichokes this week and i am looking for some interesting recipes for them. Here the recipe for a soup i came up with which was pretty...
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Last post by Wellie
Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:45 pm
rayburn help please

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by maree t » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:36 pm

hi, we have a rayburn royal which is the smaller type.
we have managed to get it alight and smoke tight! but are finding that once lit it heats up...

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Last post by John
Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:42 pm
Belated jam making

Last post by Jenny Green
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by Jenny Green » Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:13 pm

I've finally braved opening the door of our big freezer in the big shed at the end of our garden and have discovered a fair few pounds of soft fruit...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:23 pm
"Bloomin Onion"

Last post by Marge
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by tricia » Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:15 pm

Have just returned from Canada where, on our last night we ate at an Australian restaurant 'The Outback'. As a starter for 4 persons we ate a...

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Last post by Marge
Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:04 pm
Help needed with Squash Recipes!

Last post by cevenol jardin
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by Colin_M » Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:15 pm
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Can anyone recommend some good recipes for the following squashes:
- Turks Turban
- Uchiki Kuri
- Bon Bon

I have small quantities of the last...
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Last post by cevenol jardin
Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:19 am
Cavolo nero

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by Malk » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:16 pm

Brought some leaves home today and not sure what to do with them. Have a recipe for rebollito, but that's it.

Would they be nice in a summer veg...

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:38 am
Mould patches on syrup

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:10 pm

I've made some delicious raspberry & blackberry syrup but one of the bottles has developed a couple of small patches of mould floating on the...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:21 pm
Fish Batter

Last post by Gilly C
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by Arnie » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:37 pm

Hi All,

Can anyone tell me how to make Batter :oops: I want to batter some cod, but every time I make the batter it is always thin and I am sick...

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Last post by Gilly C
Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:18 pm
green tomato substitute?

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:05 am

We recently found a delicious chicken recipe which included coriander, cumin, coconut milk and green tomatoes. We used some of our last tomatoes for...

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Last post by Granny
Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:34 am
Preserving cucumbers

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by Rose » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:19 pm

Can anyone advise whether 'ordinary' cucumbers can be used in chutneys and pickles; all recipes I have found say that I should use the 'gerkin' type...

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Last post by Rose
Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:22 pm
beetroot and red cabbage salad

Last post by Tigger
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by Alison » Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:39 pm

I found this easy salad combination by accident, as I just happened to have all the ingredients to hand. Raw beetroot, cubed very small; raw red...

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Last post by Tigger
Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:56 pm
Sloe gin - quick tip

Last post by Colin_M
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by Sue » Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:58 pm

For anyone about to make this - here is a top tip I got given.

Instead of pricking all the sloes with a needle to get the juice to run, freeze...

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Last post by Colin_M
Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:05 pm
White Lady Runner Beans

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:56 pm

I have quite a lot of White Lady Runner Beans left on the plants - more than I need to save for seed.
It is a long time since I cooked with dried...

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Last post by Beryl
Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:07 pm
Sarpo Axona & Mira

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by King Carrot » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:46 pm

My first post so hello to everyone out here!

I grew the sarpos this spring/summer, good healthy growth, minor signs of blight that never took...

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Last post by Beryl
Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:56 pm
Dorset Naga Chillies

Last post by Tigger
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by Chantal » Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:24 pm

A word of warning to anyone who has one of these little suckers sitting on the work surface (as I have following Malvern).

Before even thinking of...

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Last post by Tigger
Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:45 pm
Chillis for pigmet and seeds for next year

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by cevenol jardin » Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:35 pm

There are some real chilli fiends on here so i hope you can help.

Does anyone know which variety of chilli to look for to get a very RED medium...

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:35 pm
Jelly bag?

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by Jude » Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:17 pm

Where can I get a jelly bag from and how much do they cost?
My mum used to use old muslin nappies (washed, I think, though knowing her maybe not(!)

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Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:26 pm
Solid Damson Jam

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by Beryl » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:00 pm

My Damson tree was loaded this year. Far more than I could use. I have given them away and a couple of the girls on the lottie have made jam which...

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Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:08 pm

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