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Afternoon, hope you're all ok. I love this holiday lark - I'm so relaxed I'm horizontal. Have baked bread, made jam, picked courgettes, made 6lbs of pastry and used some for jam and lemon tarts, plus a few mince pies. I'm keeping the garden tidy and the house as well. If someone would pay my wages, I'd stay at home full time! It's bright and sunny here, but the wind is very strong. Bit of retail therapy for an hour or so now. BTW, I've taken delivery of some slug killer that you water in. I've never used it before, but looking at it, it looks as though it's just a liquid form of blue smarties. Anyone used it?
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Granny on the Game in Sheffield -
Afternoon all... Showery and breezy here today... Had a pleasant night out for a few creamy ones with one of the neighbours...very enjoyable...
Went for my maiden cycling effort yesterday afternoon, and ended up cycling 53k
.... Happy with that and enjoyed it very much...
Must invest in a pair of padded shorts tho
I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....
...utterly nutterly
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You'll be a triathlete yet, Trip!
Good idea re. the padded shorts, though!Comment
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Why do padded cycling shorts make me think of Black Adder
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Padded shorts make all the difference.
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FF...do you freeze your pastry raw?
Is it short pastry?
I have frozen raw crumble and it's so handy....but the idea of freezing raw pastry sounds really useful!
Sounds like you're ha paving a great time!
Trip...just noticed your number of posts at 3333!... Little things eh?
"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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Originally posted by Nicos View Post
I'm sure freezing most pastry is fine... I seem to remember a programme on TV where they did a pastry topping just by grating frozen pastry straight from the freezer over the top of the pie. Never tried myself, mind!The proof of the growing is in the eating.
Leave Rotten Fruit.
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potasium - potash.
Autant de têtes, autant d'avis!!!!!
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I do, i usually make double so that it's ready if Im in a rush. I also freeze fruit tarts, ready made up, unbaked so that I've haven't got to wait for the pastry to defrost before rolling out etc.Originally posted by Nicos View PostComment
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Afternoon peeps,Nicos,i have froze any pastry raw,it is fine,am sure the rough puff benefits from it,the main thing is,to wrap poritons individual,let it thaw a bit first,my trick is to flatten it out to approx 1 inch,that aids both the thawing out,and the storing.sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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Runner bean and French bean pyramids, have almost been blown over by weekend storm! Don't know how long they will last now, we have more torrential rain now and gusty winds. What a pain!DottyRComment
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Originally posted by Hazel at the Hill View PostWell that was a whole heap of fun!
My courgette chutney was a winner, as was my rhubarb and my odd shaped vegetable.
. Second for my beetroot cake, and 3rd for my lettuce. Missed out on the 'collection' (although I was really pleased with it - pic below), french beans, runners, peas, courgettes, heaviest potato, white and red potatoes, and fruit cake (big sis Helen won a first for hers!).
A couple of pics of the displays below, and one of the prize giving.
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Great day - and I have come home and processed about a ton of french beans and runners for freezer!
Congrats Hazel on your success at the show on sunday...Sounds like you had a fab day out
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Sorry to hear that - same here, and it is still very windy. Looking out of the back window, I can see my poor French beans still being battered, as they have been for the past 20 or so hours. The wind funnels down the valley here and short of building a 20' high windbreak in the garden there's not much I can do about it apart from keep everything crossed that the wind drops soon.Originally posted by Dorothy rouse View Post
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Yes Nicos, I've always made 3lbs of pastry at a time, split into half pounds, wrap in cling and freeze. I take it out the night before and defrost it in the fridge. I used to get it to the crumble stage and then jar it - that's handy for crumble, just add the sugar/oats/crushed cornflakes or whatever you use. It's also nice with crushed cheese and onion crisps mixed in for a savoury topping. Wind is still gale force here with a spattering of rain
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I've been out checking my bean frames and picked nearly 4lb of runners how can they produce that many in 2 days anyway I'm making runner bean pickle and freezing the rest.
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Good evening peeps..Hope everyone is all well...Weather here has been horrid all day..Heavy rain here most of the day...gonna go and have a cuppa tea then get the girls ready for bedtime storys..Have a great evening peeps
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