Monthly Archives: September 2011

Chestnut jam

Chris had the forethought to mow the grass around the big sweet chestnut tree at the beginning of September, so when the chestnuts started dropping they were really easy to collect. I spotted a likely-looking recipe on The Cottage Smallholder … Continue reading

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Apple-picking time

With so many apples on the trees it would be a shame not to try and store some of them for the winter. I stripped about 50 off one tree. I had to flick off a few woodlice but they … Continue reading

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