Archive for August, 2008

Freezer bound

Mixed vegGreat to get a decent harvest. When we came back from a few days off, this was waiting.

No hope of eating it all fresh. Most will have to go into the freezer.

Not that I’m too bothered. One of the wonderful things about growing your own veg is eating it out of season as well as during the summer months.

I feel positively Scrooge-ish about my thrifty ways.

Posted on 3rd August 2008
Under: Brassicas, Peas and beans, Roots | 2 Comments »

Drooling over corn

CornflowersNothing more exciting than waiting for sweetcorn to deliver.

It’s one of the most thrilling of all allotment veg. You can’t buy the taste of fresh corn, simply because it doesn’t travel; a few hours from harvest, and it’s already past its best.

The only shame is that it’s gone so fast. Doesn’t last long in this house; two of us usually polish off 50-odd cobs in a few weeks.

Posted on 2nd August 2008
Under: Sweetcorn | 1 Comment »

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