Leeks - Great crop

Leeks sown in 2019 in modules and then planted out...Great crop this year!

Broad Beans & Tulips

Cooper's Canadian Blonde Lager

Original Gravity of 1050

Fermenting away!

Day 7 - Specific Gravity at approx 1009

Day 7 - Specific Gravity at approx 1009

Sweet Pea & Broad Beans Sowing 29.02

Sweet Pea & Broad Beans 

A bit late for broad beans probably but was given some beans (Green & Red), so decided to sow them in modules on Saturday, February 29th..

Also sowed some self-saved Sweet Pea seeds on the same day..


Both peas and beans went into modules with a lid put on and were left on the Sand Propagator to see what happens!! Left thermostat at approx 20 degrees

Cooper's Dark Ale

Made in January 2020 and had hops added and SME (or DME) used instead of Brew Enhancer

Chilli Sauce & Ketchup

Chilli Sauce in the blender

Very Hot Sauce!!

Hot Chilli sauce & Candied Jalapenos

Homemade Ketchup

Home made Ketchup

A variety of tomatoes

Homemade Passata

3kg ripe tomatoes halved

6 garlic cloves thinly sliced

5 sprigs fresh thyme

4 to 6 tbsp rapeseed oil

Salt and pepper to season

Heat oven to 180 c

Put tomatoes on roasting tray cut side up (I needed 2 trays for 3kg)

Scatter over garlic and thyme and trickle over the oil. Season generously!

Roast for about an hour until the tomatoes are soft and brown at the edges…

Put the tomatoes thru a mooli..

Above made approx. 1.4 litres of tomato passata..

You can now bag and freeze

Passata sauce at the ready

OR>>> Homemade Ketchup

2 bay leaves

Mace

Cider vinegar

Brown sugar

You can add an extra step to make homemade ketchup 😊

Take out 500ml of the puree and add to a saucepan. Add 2 bay leaves and a heaped teaspoon of brown sugar.

Add a tablespoon of cider vinegar and a pinch of mace (can use a pinch of ground nutmeg and/or ground all spice)

Bring to a simmer and cook gently stirring OFTEN until reduced to about half..It should form a thick glossy sauce..

Taste, season and adjust with sugar/vinegar/seasoning if required.

Bottle and seal tightly…

500 ml makes about 325 ml of Ketchup

Bottled Ketchup