Our Autumn fruiting raspberries are just starting to produce a lot of fruit. This means that I get dragged down the garden by my little girl every night to pick them.
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| Telling me which ones she wants |
They've only been planted here just over a year (as I moved them from our old allotment) but they've grown so much that they take some controlling. They do seem to be like the gift that keeps on giving!
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| Loads more to come yet |
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| Serving suggestions anyone? |
From now on I should get around a bowl full a night from our 20ft row (mind you it is 5ft thick!). I dread to think how much this would cost from the shops, I just wish we had room for our big chest freezer here so we could use them through the winter.
What a lovely daughter you have, and such a help to you! As for raspberries, we do not seem to be able to grow them here. I think it is too hot for too long. So I envy you those bowls of fruit to come!
ReplyDeleteRaspberries become a bit of a autumn staple for us. We take them to work, have them for tea sometimes we're glad when the frosts come!
DeleteI have some that keep coming up from where we let a neighbor plant some on us 45? years ago, but the deer keep eating plants and all. I'm going to try to fence them next year.
ReplyDeleteEven fence them or eat the deer!
DeleteYummmmmm - can you preserve them in jars - might not be whole but they can then be used for sauce and jam!!
ReplyDeleteI normally make jam from them but I keep thinking about learning how to bottle them so maybe I'll try that one day!
DeleteWell, the obvious one is jam, how about raspberry vinegar? Useful for coughs and colds, diluted in warm water, on pancakes or yorkshire puddings,cordial?, fruit chutnies, were they are not the main ingredient.
ReplyDeleteHave you got a dehydrator? they can be dried and stored in airtight containers and either re-constituted for pies and things or used in cereal/porridge.
I'm sure other folk will come up with suggestions too.
Yeah always make jam from them (still got some left from last year). dehydrating them is a good idea - my brother has borrowed mine at the moment so when I get the living room finished I'l have to get some in there and get drying
DeleteA REALLY special dessert (adults only).
ReplyDeletePour some sweet wine over the raspberries and let sit in the fridge a few hours. Drain .Eat the raspberries .Drink the wine.
Jane x
My wife can't drink at the moment (she's 8 months pregnant) so she might think I'm a tease (although it does sound nice...)
DeleteDarn, we don't have any of those, our berries are long gone.
ReplyDeleteThere's plenty of things on your farm I'd swap you for!
Deleteoh yum! And yet that would be very expensive to buy, ours are usually $6 for a small punnet, that I eat very quickly and only very occasionally for a treat. I planted 4 canes before winter, so now I'm looking foward to picking my own come summer. And I will be letting them spread out too, the more the better!
ReplyDeleteYou don't normally get a choice if you want them to spread out - they just do! thats the one of the main downsides to them they take some controlling!
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