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Luscious Loganberries! – Loganberry, Lemon and Almond Cake

2016-07-31
By: Helen
On: 31/07/2016
In: Sweet

Loganberries are brilliant to have in the garden, because not only do they taste luscious, but due to their bramble heritage, they are relatively easy to grow. For those who haven’t come across them, loganberries are a hybrid of raspberries and blackberries; apparently created accidentally by an American judge who was trying to improve his blackberries. They look like a longer, darker raspberry and taste a bit sharper. You don’t often see them in the shops, I think this is because they ripen on the bush at different times, so you can’t pick them all at once. I also find them tricky to pick atRead More →

helen green gooseberry and elderflower ice-cream

Summer is here! – Home-made Gooseberry and Elderflower Ice-cream

2016-07-25
By: Helen
On: 25/07/2016
In: Sweet

Lovely balmy summer days, roses and lilies blooming, sandals and skirts, strolling on the common and sitting outside. What could top it all off except home-made gooseberry and elderflower ice-cream? The gooseberries having turned from green to translucent yellow, are plump and ripe for picking. Gooseberries are such a perfect match for the light fragrant taste of elderflower. At this time of year the elder bushes are developing their berries, the flowers mostly gone. Another year I will try making cordial from the flowers of my black elder, the Sambucus nigra, as I have read that these are equally as nice as the wild elder youRead More →

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