Plot to plate

[Laura Hillier]

Hi all,

We know it is very early to be mentioning this - especially on a morning so sunny, but we were just wondering what you are all growing to appear on your Christmas dinner tables? Also, does your produce feature in any presents?

Do you have anything you grow each year as part of your family tradition? Or are you trying any new things this season?

*runs for cover and hides*

Answers may be edited and printed in the December 2014 issue of Grow Your Own.

Laura

[Alison]

For use on the day - In the ground now - sprouts, carrots, swede and parsnips + lettuce for tea + In store - longkeeping toms, chutneys, potatoes, flavoured alcohols

For presents, jams, jellies, chutneys etc, liquors, flavoured oils, fruit cheeses and probably loads more

[Bren In Pots]

Like Alison I've a fair bit in the ground waiting.

Soup will be leek and potato with Parsnips, sprouts, swede for dinner we don't like Christmas pud so we'll be having blackberry and apple crumble instead.

I've made Indian Apple chutney for presents.

[sparrow100]

Hi all,

We know it is very early to be mentioning this

Yes it is. Waaaaaaaaaaayy too early.

[arronb]

This year the vegetables for our Christmas feast will be, potatoes, carrots, sprouts, parsnips, cabbage, turnips and leeks, quite a variety!

As presents myself and my better half are homemaking jams, chutneys and wine, if they make it that far 😁


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[Guest]

Christmas dinner

Starter - soup, probably squash and something
Main - (vegetarians look away now) Home grown 3 bird roast (this year chicken, duck and goose) mixed roast veg (fartichoke,potatoes, carrot, parsnip) chestnut stuffing (home made but ingredients bought - I have planted a chestnut tree but will be some time before I get nuts) pigs in blankets (bought), sprouts and leek topped with a smidge of gravy.

Family members (mostly blokes so a nightmare to buy for but they never say no to proper homely food) usually get a few jars of preserves, bottle of liquor, maybe the odd cake.

This year is the first year I have made my own mince meat (one lot is pear and ginger, the other is plum, apple and brandy) So they will receive batches of real mince pies. Oh and my Dad will probably get some seeds as well.

[Small pumpkin]

Very much like Norfolkgrey.
For Christmas lunch I'm Growing my own turkeys. Sprouts, cabbage, kale, leeks, Parsnips. ( a few other bits that are already in the freezer )
Gifts will be Jams, chutneys, pickles. Going to be making up a Christmas hamper for my grandparents of lots of home made soups, pie, chilli's, curries & puddings all of which will have at least one ingredient from the veggie patch in them.

[Penellype]

I go to the family for Christmas dinner so its one of the few days when I don't get to eat my home grown food. I can't grow enough in the garden to feed 10 people on Christmas day!

[Alison]

I always make a point of only using home grown veggies on Christmas Day, feel really (somewhat smugly ☺️) proud doing it as its on if the things which makes the effort worthwhile, sharing my hard work and produce with the people I love on a special day 😃

[Jay-ell]

In the ground at the moment Sprouts, swede, leeks, kale and if I can resist eating them before then some salsify. In store spuds,onions, pickles,jams, frozen beans.

In the future I plan to jazz up Christmas lunch a touch with Red Ball sprouts, Deep Purple carrots (if I can get the seeds), Blue salad potatoes and possibly other bits and bobs such as Sweet Cicely mash and roasted Hamburg Parsley. But thats for the future (maybe next year)