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[kiwimade64]

morning ladies   A slightly overcast start to the day, perfect for watering.

lol, a microwave proof vase!  I can only think the makers thought it could be used for other things.

Jan, here's the recipe for you

Plum Sauce, makes around 5 cups

4 lb dark plums
8 oz onions
4 oz sultanas (I use raisons if I don't have sultanas)
2  teaspoons each allspice, peppercorns, mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I sometimes leave this out)
1 inch piece of root ginger bruised (I used a good dollop of bottled crushed ginger this time as I couldn't buy root ginger)
1 pint malt brown vinegar
2 tablespoons salt
8 oz brown sugar

Wash and chop plums, peel and chop onions.  Place plums and onions in your cooking pan with the sultanas, spices and half the vinegar. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for around 30 minutes or until the plums are soft and pulpy.  The recipe says to rub the fruit through a sieve, but I leave it to cool for a bit and blitz it in the food processor in small batches.  Return sauce to a rinsed pan.  Add the remaining salt, vinegar and sugar.  Bring to the boil again, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.  Simmer stirring occasionally until the sauce is beginning to thicken.  Pour hot sauce into hot clean bottles and seal at once.

Enjoy!

We are picking plums every day now in a race against the birds.  We don't mind sharing but would like a few for ourselves lol.  I have another batch of plums prepared for cooking this morning in the fridge and will get into the kitchen once MrK has had his breakfast.

The other plan for the day is to empty out the garden shed and have a big sort out.  We've decided to sell our fishing gear as we haven't been fishing for years but to get to it, we have to empty the shed lol. Time to make those familiar piles: keep, sell, donate, recycle/biff.

Happy crafting