November is when the preserving pans come out for several days at a time. We make batches of chutneys, jams, cordial, mincemeat and our booze-soaked Christmas cake which our regulars have come to expect with a bean to cup coffee…
I have decided to pace myself this year by sorting out certain bits and pieces before the madness that descends during the final run-up to Christmas. We started making chutneys, jams, marmalades, liqueurs, mincemeat and of course, the Christmas cakes…
T’is the month that I start to make enough chutney, jams and marmalades and rum rich fruit cakes to last me to Christmas and beyond. October is the month that I start to spread the cost of Christmas over the…