Comments on: how many cushions?

By: hopefulamphibian

hopefulamphibian — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:46:14 +0000

Suddenly feeling very, very virtuous having spent Sunday afternoon stewing plums and apples from our garden for the freezer. But isn’t there a bible verse somewhere about not doing our acts of jam-making in front of other people (and thereby losing our reward) – so maybe I’m not so virtuous after all?

By: steve

steve — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:51:04 +0000

and quite believe i am joining in
… we just made chilli jam (for eating with cold meats) from our surplus crop of greenhouse chillis and it is very yummy
and steve’s tip of the week – buy fruit when it is on sell by date and reduced and use your breadmaker to make jam … recipes on t’internet … easy cheap and yummier than any shop stuff and you know what has gone into it

By: sally

sally — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:25:15 +0000

join freecycle- shopping for free- and giving- it is so cool- and there is a Cambridge group
and yes you can pick up and give away candles and picture frames, beds and computer desks and in our case we gave a craavan and gained a sofa
Eco friendly, free and local!!!

By: Wheeliebnland

Wheeliebnland — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:10:00 +0000

Oi! I’m moving house soon and the old owner is taking their curtains with them. I can’t put jam on the windows.
Cushions though, what are they for?

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:43:42 +0000

I agree with you about the dangers of “boredom shopping”; but at least I now know where to tell Luke to look for a cushion for his college room!
As for the lawns, hurrah for Robinson!

By: maggi

maggi — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:01:05 +0000

john, I ate all available marrows last month, steamed and served in a cheese sauce. None left for chutney.

By: John

John — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:18:04 +0000

Maggi,
Well, there’s plenty of scope for chutneys and pickles, too… If you’ve ever wondered what good marrows are, I can heartily recommend turning them into chutney
pax et bonum

By: maggi

maggi — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:36:08 +0000

jam from cushions! there’s a thought. The cushions in my living room would certainly produce a deep, berry flavour if the colour is anything to go by.
I am now slightly ashamed – “make our own jam” was one of those throwaway comments; I never, EVER make my own jam (I don’t eat much of it, which may have something to do with it) and now I find my commenters are all avid jam makers. I do make my own bread and my own breakfast cereal though…

By: DaveW

DaveW — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:16:54 +0000

Maggi, being rather ignorant I am not sure how you make jam from cushions. Is it easy? What flavours do you get?

By: phil goodacre

phil goodacre — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:16:59 +0000

too right on the making more jam front.
i love autumn, there’s so much that can be scavanged from the countryside, and patiently preparing fruit, and boiling it down really helps remind me where food comes from in the first place.
slow is good.