rhubarb and ginger jam
We have a veritable forest of rhubarb so into jam some of it went yesterday! recipe over on frugal where there is also a twitter competition detailed on the front page to win my copy of The Moneyless Man (who is vegan by the way, don’t think I mentioned that before) 
Gathered some elderflowers in the wood yesterday too and made some cordial sort of from this recipe though I made much less as I know it doesn’t keep for long even in the fridge, even with citric acid which I didn’t use this time… the taste of summer in it is amazing…
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fabulous guide to foraging in Britain.
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Every. Single. Year. I plan to make rhubarb and ginger jam – a favourite of John’s. Maybe this year will be the one I actually do it. In the meantime, I’m planning a rhubarb sponge for tomorrow… (Mouth watering as I type that!)
BTW, loving Marianne and resenting all the time I can’t read it. When I return it, I’ll enclose Green Darkness, if you like? Or The House on the Strand? Or both?
looks yummy, and thank you for the links
looks absolutely delicious!
Glad it arrived Penny and you’re enjoying it but I meant you to keep it
I would love to borrow Green Darkness though…
it is good Dawn and Paula – nice to ‘see’ you both