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Wild Cherry Sour

08/07/2018 By The Seasonal Table Leave a Comment

Wild Cherry Sour -- seasonal drink recipe | https://theseasonaltable.co.uk/drinks/wild-cherry-sour/

It has not been a particularly good year for our cherry trees. One of the two sweet cherries, which gave us an absolute bumper crop last July, has been struck by what appears to be a nasty combination of fruit drop and cherry blackfly. The tree stands curly leafed and forlorn, surrounded by shrivelled fruits…

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Milk Jelly with Strawberries, Elderflower, and Cobnut Brittle

01/07/2018 By The Seasonal Table Leave a Comment

Milk Jelly with Strawberries, Elderflower, and Cobnut Brittle --Seasonal Food UK | https://theseasonaltable.co.uk/sweet/milk-jelly-with-strawberries-elderflower-and-cobnut-brittle

The tiny alpine variety of strawberry that grows wild might just be the tastiest strawberry there is. The minuscule fruits, sherbet sweet and deeply flavoursome, melt in the mouth in seconds. We have a small patch of them growing in the dappled shade of some rosebushes. We also forage a few extra from the grassy…

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Borage Leaf, Pea and Garden Mint Soup

21/06/2018 By The Seasonal Table 3 Comments

Borage Leaf, Pea and Garden Mint Soup -- Borage recipes | https://theseasonaltable.co.uk/savoury/borage-leaf-pea-and-garden-mint-soup

The borage pops up in the vegetable patch every year without fail. It would almost be considered a weed if the dark green leaves and starry flowers weren’t so welcome in our garden. We grew a few borage plants in a module tray in our first year here and planted them out in the corners…

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Chickens: Creating a Dual Purpose UK Easter Egger Flock – Part 2

07/05/2018 By The Seasonal Table 1 Comment

Chickens Creating a Dual Purpose UK Easter Egger Flock – Part 2 - multi coloured | https://theseasonaltable.co.uk/smallholding/chickens-creating-a-dual-purpose-uk-easter-egger-flock-part-2

This is part two of the story of how we created our dual purpose meat and coloured egg laying flock here on the smallholding. You can read part 1 here. After a lot of research, we settled on four main breeds that we wanted to keep to form the base of our flock.

Pickled Wild Garlic Flower Buds

20/04/2018 By The Seasonal Table 4 Comments

Pickled Wild Garlic Flower Buds -- Seasonal Food UK | https://theseasonaltable.co.uk/savoury/pickled-wild-garlic-flower-buds/

The wild garlic is as abundant this year as ever. It carpets the woodland floors and lines many of the shaded roadside verges. Open the car window on a sunny afternoon or stumble over a patch on a walk, and its scent is almost instantly noticeable. Here on the smallholding, we are lucky enough to…

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Pine Needle Vinegar

08/04/2018 By The Seasonal Table 6 Comments

Pine Needle Vinegar -- Spring foraging UK | https://theseasonaltable.co.uk/savoury/pine-needle-vinegar/

There has been a lot of rain here over the last couple of weeks. The ground is saturated with water. The stream is swollen and lapping at the edges of the daffodils. And the geese have found themselves inundated with muddy, pond-sized puddles to dabble in. But, in the moments of sunshine between heavy showers,…

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Rhubarb soda in the orchard. Our quick recipe for Rhubarb soda in the orchard. Our quick recipe for this sparkling spring thirst quencher is in the latest issue of the very lovely @simplethingsmag along with a few of our other favourite April-time recipes if you fancy a read. It’s also up on the magazine’s blog (link in our stories). Wishing you all a very happy (hopefully rhubarb-soda-ry) last day of the Easter weekend.
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The vegetable patch clouded by the mist that desce The vegetable patch clouded by the mist that descends so often at this time of year. Though many of the raised beds are empty now, there are a few winter crops to collect: various wonky brassicas, carrots, winter salad leaves, leeks and chard. Hopefully enough to keep us going until spring.
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Stockings hung by the cosy glow of the fire and en Stockings hung by the cosy glow of the fire and enough wood stacked up to keep the flames going through to Christmas Day. Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas!
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For our first Christmas on the smallholding, we cu For our first Christmas on the smallholding, we cut a handful of lime-green and red willow stems from the shrubs that grow at the waterlogged edges of the stream and twisted them into a rustic wreath. It has decorated our front door every December since, its bright colours now faded to plum and ochre, fresh seasonal foliage tucked amongst the tangle of twigs. Our favourite adornments include a base of waxy evergreen leaves like holly (with berries), sprays of conifer with tiny pinecones clinging to their tips, and twists of ivy; we add extra texture with dried seed heads (silvery sea holly is our usual choice)and foraged pinecones; plus flashes of festive colour from late rosehips and short stems of pyracantha berries. Hanging the wreath on the front door, exposed to the winter air and occasional rain, keeps the foliage looking fresh, so it lasts happily until twelfth night.
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A couple of homemade decorations for the Christmas A couple of homemade decorations for the Christmas table: candles and garlands. 
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We make very simple garlands from garden twine, foraged pinecones (collected back in the summer), and walnuts (gathered in autumn from our neighbour’s tree) painted silver and gold, to hang from the ceiling corners and twirl along the centre of the dining table.
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And we drill a few holes in some chunks of wood from the log store to make rustic holders for a hotchpotch of beeswax candles. They bring a cosy, honey-scented glow to the table.
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Holly and ivy are fantastic festive fodder for our Holly and ivy are fantastic festive fodder for our sheep during the winter months when the grass growth is little. We often gather small branches of the soft holly leaves that grow higher up the trees (where they are usually out of reach of hungry animals and don’t feel the need to prickle up) and pull up tangles of deep green ivy from an overgrown bank for the flock to munch as a fresh treat alongside their daily ration of hay.
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This pic was taken for our latest feature in the Christmas issue of the wonderful @simplethingsmag. It’s out now if you fancy a read. 
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