Prickly
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♥Jun. 13th, 2014 // 06:08 pm♥
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Some of the smaller paths through the woods are getting a bit brambly. I might have to stop using them, at least when I'm wearing linen trousers!
(Do all brambles generate blackberries? What's the difference between the pink flowered and the white?)
This afternoon, I've been making elderflower cordial and elderflower-and-wild-strawberry* Turkish Delight, which is a Bit Experimental.
* Shortly after wistfully telling ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif) dorispossum that I wished we had some wild strawberries in the garden, she kindly sent me some from her garden. About a week later, the bank at the side of our riding arena became covered in tiny white flowers.... I had to go along there to get to one of the elder trees, and I figured that I may as well pick a handful of strawberries while I was at it.
I saw TWWOTV, earlier: she told me (very pleased with herself) that she was replacing the knackered gates at the end of the valley, which I already knew (and was puzzled by: last time we spoke about them, she said she wouldn't get them replaced because someone would steal them. Boggle), and that she was going to put a proper horse latch on it, 'just for me'. She then went on about how it was going to cost an extra £60, but fortunately I'd already jumped in with "Oh, there's really no need, just get a gate with hinges and a latch that are in working order," so she couldn't even /hint/ that we should pay for it: I strongly suspect that that was her plan.
On the down side, the farmer is now going to graze the valley much more often, so we'll have to faff about opening and closing the gates every time we go out.
Salmon and asparagus and baby veg and new potatoes and hollandaise, and possibly Mrs Next Door, for dinner. Mr Next Door will be late home: she's sent him to Dorset to pick up a cot. More boggle. |
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Proof
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♥Jun. 13th, 2014 // 08:29 pm♥
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Because there are those out there who continue to believe that I can't actually cook....
Nom. I went for the bain-marie method with the Hollandaise. It was quite tedious, but I do now know that I can pretty much ignore it for five minutes after adding the butter and *then* go and whisk frantically.
Agas are good for melting butter [g].
The Turkish Delight is also pretty tasty. Can't tell that it has the strawberries in, though. I have idle thoughts about fennel Turkish Delight: our fennel is doing pretty well out in the garden. |
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