On our return from Chathams we had a day at Bro's place to sort out the transport of Mr B’s motorbike.
Bro has an extensive garden and orchard from which I scavenged a bucketful of Black Doris plums (still clinging right at the top of the tree). I'd no sooner stowed those in the van when Bro pointed out the tree of cooking apples and said "take those with you. I still have some in jars from a couple of years ago."
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They are huge. Fortunately it's a small tree and birds had feasted on a few fruits so I only had 15 or so to carry away.
Bro also unloaded a 45 litre bag of walnuts (in shell) and 60 litres of hazelnuts (also unshelled) onto us. They were last year's harvest. No one at his home fancies the task of shelling them so....
Maybe half have spoiled because they were collected late or not stored properly, but I have nearly finished the walnuts and have about 3kg (6.6 lb) of shelled good walnuts now also in the freezer.
We are rapidly running out of freezer space but might be able to survive a seige or WWIII rationing.
Oh such bounty! I am ashamed to admit that I would not have the patience to do all that preparation... unless WWIII hits us soon ...
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteThe way things are going, that food storage may prove its value earlier than you think... What a wonderful bounty of produce though! YAM xx
yep, WWIII is looming and no one wants to stop him. all of this sounds great, I found apples at Walmart called Pink Lady Apples, sour and sweet together and soft when cooked. I cook a bag of 5 lbs once a week and we eat stewed apples all week for dessert.
ReplyDelete. . . and you have no worries about provenance!
ReplyDeleteI have some cheap mushy apples and have a recipe for slow cooker apple butter. It sounds delicious. Lots of sugar and butter though. The freezer fluff will be far more healthy or your porridge.
ReplyDeleteYou have so much patience. I can't be bothered shelling walnuts either. Or almonds.
Walnuts make a good liqueur but it all depends if you can good cheap alcohol for the base. I use Ks raki.
We don't have those sort of apples. Just the basics up here. I remember in Kent, the Bramleys, each one as big as a human head- fluffy bakers. The apples in Kent were varied and tasty Some would last through the winter, wrapped in brown paper and stashed under the stairs. "Russet" I think. they were called.
ReplyDeleteNice stash for winter porridge . A bit of summer in your bowl.
Black Doris plums..lovely..and those apples, I love that variety.
ReplyDeleteWith everything else you should be sorted for winter! I'm working through my freezer stored fruit now.
yum! stewed apples? My neighbour, the one who cut down his plum tree, has kept his Apple tree and he's let us pick a few for Apple Crumble.
ReplyDeleteLove free food. You will have an abundance to choose from during the winter months
ReplyDeleteI didn’t know you could freeze walnuts. Could you get one of those machines that pull all the air from their bags and seal them? That might get you some freezer space. Just a thought.
Wow! You got all my mom's favourite!!!! A lots of them! :). Juno xo
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