What a busy morning - I made a rod for my own back by clearing a space in the freezer for blanched Christmas vegetables, and removing blackberries and elderberries which I then had to MAKE something from. Blackberry and Elderberry Jam it was and I made that this morning, but lots of standing and then lots of washing up. It made 5 jars. Here's the recipe:
Thank you Miss F McIntyre, now long pushing up daisies I should imagine as the book, Farmhouse Fare was published in the 1970s and these recipes go back to Farmers Weekly magazines for a generation before. A nice no-nonsense recipe, the sort I like. It will have set well as it was doing so in the pan!
"Rugged up"! and ready to go - Chocolate and Pear Jam.
Cheese & Mustard Scones
Tamzin's neat printing and my awful photo. Hope you get to make it anyway. It's scrummy.
Off to deliver a present to a friend now. Enjoy your day. Nearly at the shortest one, thank heavens.
