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Figs in Port
Yes it's true, Christmas is just around the corner. When my children were small we used to make almost all the pressies for friends and family. It was a way of getting the children involved in the spirit of Christmas and not so much into the stress around shopping and finding the 'right' present especially for those on a limited family budget. Every year we came up with something different. One year we made home-made paper and envelope sets, another year we made exquisite christmas tree decorations out of dough. Each one was baked, painted and polyurethaned and were little representations of each member of our extended family. Most years the children made shortbreads, gingerbreads and hand-made chocolates. Another year Christmas Stollens filled with home-made marzipan and beautifully presented, made wonderful family gifts. Figs in port, the recipe I'm sharing today was made as a gift on more than one occassion. I always made sure that I kept a jar or two in my own pantry. It makes for a very delicious and rather decadent topping for vanilla ice-cream. One or two figs and some of the syrup drizzled over top and presto a desert to impress! For more details read the full post
Preserved Lemons
There is no great mystery to preserving fruit. All it takes is some fresh unblemished produce, preserving jars, lids and seals. I have been preserving fruit more than twenty years and have never sterilized my jars. Never had any problems with bad food either. I simply give the jars a thorough wash in hot soapy water and then a good hot rinse. If I had to do all the sterilizing business I'd never do any bottling. I just don't have the time and it becomes too much of an ordeal. Yesterday I preserved lemons. Here's how I did it.
More than just a lemon drink
When you are getting a cold, a sore throat, a cough or the flu this drink is wonderful. I make it in a huge mug and have one mug at least three times a day, if am suffering from any of the above. It feels so good to get this down you. Soothing, warming and definately healing. The trick is to get into a nice warm bed after drinking and you will work up a bit of heat and a sweat, which means your body is getting rid of toxins and also helping to kill the bugs. Garlic is a powerful natural antibiotic, and lemons a source of Vitamin C. Honey soothes and heals raw tissue such as a sore throat. For more details read the full post
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