I don't think you're ready for this jelly!

I made Elderberry Jelly from the Elder tree in our garden.
These are the ingredients (recipe from Waitrose website):
1.8 kg Elder berries.
about 500 g sugar
2 lemons
140 mls water

Instructions:
Pick the Elderberries:

Wash the berries and de-stalk them: (Use a fork, it is easier, although they tend to ping off around the kitchen.)
Put the berries in a pan and crush to release some juice:
Boil the berries:
Strain in a muslin cloth (or a handy pillowcase) overnight:

Measure your juice, add the juice of 2 lemons:

Weigh an appropriate amount of sugar:
Add sugar to juice and boil:

When it reaches setting point, put into hot jam jars: (Only 3 and a half full!)

When cooled, eat! (I look worried but actually it tastes quite nice.)

Snoooooood

This is Stacey 'working it' wearing the snood I made for her birthday. It was And's pattern,
basically (Thanks And!). This may be the gift that everyone gets for Christmas this year.....

Flower Power!

Here are the flowers I have been slaving over for the last couple of weeks! If any wedding guests leave them on the table, there will be trouble!!! xxx

Le Corn

Howdy from Le Corn. My annual charity shop has begun and has been successful so far (a suit which my mum told me not to buy, a swimsuit - yes I am dirty, jewellery, shoes, a dress and a shirt). Lots more to come I imagine. Today I bought some vintage hankies which have all been hand embroidered and some brooches (they are for a clever money making 'get me to NZ' scheme I have come up with, which I will hopefully do and not just keep them all for myself)...


My mum's been busy making, she's made all these lavender bags for a charity stall, aren't they brilliant...?!

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Here are the twin's toys all finished. Rasmus and Mattius were given their Humpty toys but they are only at the holding stage, haven't figured out you can do things with your hands yet!