I wish I could say the bounty is from my own crop but having only just made the potential vegetable, herb and orchard beds safe from pillaging by free ranging piggies and escape artist goats, that would be fibbing.
I have BIG plans for growing our own produce next year. In the meantime I find a thrill at discovering lemons that have managed to evade being eaten by marauding livestock.
Thankfully the apricot , nectarine and mulberry trees have fared well and are full of blossom which should mean plenty of fruit for jams, pies and preserving.
With the days getting longer, the chickens are laying well again and we have plenty of eggs happening.
Lemon and eggs? Hmm, must make lemon butter.
And 'cause I try to put everything to good use, the lemons were first de-zested :)
The lemon peel went into the compost and the zest went into the freezer. And the eggshells were oven dried and crushed to go back to the poultry as grit. Nice!
Back to the strawberries. Which aren't mine. But still delicious.
Rinse
Chill
Freeze and bag
Just waiting to be used as filling for this:
The Bestest Strawberry Pie EVER
Bananas abound too at the moment.
Which means , you guessed it.....
Bag and freeze, baby, bag and freeze!
Banana Splits. Banana Cream Pie. Bananas for the having! I highly recommend a bagful of bananas in the freezer at all times : )
Can't wait for the mulberries to ripen!
Any favourite mulberry recipes you'd like to share?
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