Vin d’Oranges

Putting food in jars is not instant gratification. It’s not like cooking supper, when you’ll know right away whether you’ve been successful. Sometimes you have to wait a few months to know if you guessed right and a whole year before you can make another attempt. It’s really no different from gardening in that sense, [...]

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Watermelon Slush

Dog days. Hot and sultry weather.  Comes from the Roman idea that the Dog Star Sirius was too close to the sun and caused this despicable swelter. No matter. ASPCA will get on my case if I repeat the whole story. After working on the garden, it was time for something refreshing. How about this? [...]

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Young Summer: Rhubarb and Strawberry Spritzers

Pam Corbin’s wonderful book called Preserves, part of the River Cottage handbook series (just published in an American version called The River Cottage Preserves Handbook), contains a recipe for ‘beena, made from various fruits throughout the season. It’s basically a fruit syrup to which you can add brandy to make a cordial… or in my [...]

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