Tag Archives: Preserves

Dead ‘orse

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Liz

I have been preserving tomatoes this week.  Not my tomatoes, my father’s, so I have given this post his name for tomato sauce.   My dad always used to call tomato sauce dead horse – I suspect he’s not alone in this, … Continue reading →

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Playing with Fire

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Liz

In previous years I have made my chilli paste (or Sambal Oelek if you prefer the Indonesian name commonly used in Australia) by simply throwing chilli and salt into the food processor and then storing the resulting mix in the fridge.  … Continue reading →

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Top 5 – Fruits to make jam with

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Liz

When I was growing up my mum was a bit stingy with the sweet snacks.  We rarely had chocolate (or indeed any other) biscuits in the house.  Any yoghurt that she bought was eaten that day.  Lollies were things you … Continue reading →

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Thursday Kitchen Cupboard – Plums

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Liz

Last time I went up to mum & dads the kids were put to work picking plums, all very well and good except they insisted on bringing all the plums they’d picked, home with them.  This meant I had 7kgs … Continue reading →

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How to Plait Garlic

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Liz

I plaited my garlic yesterday, a little longer after harvest than ideal but it still worked fine.  I’m not the neatest plaiter (my daughter often ends up looking a bit disheveled after I have a go at her hair) but … Continue reading →

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