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Warming Winter Spiced Quince Jam

Warming Winter Spiced Quince Jam

The optional quantities above do reflect the final amounts that I put into my 2kg of puree, to give you a good idea where you could start. My recipe turned...

Warming Winter Spiced Quince Jam

The optional quantities above do reflect the final amounts that I put into my 2kg of puree, to give you a good idea where you could start. My recipe turned...

Planning Your Most Important Spring Orchard Task

Planning Your Most Important Spring Orchard Task

It’s also one of the most common mistakes new fruit tree growers make!  Many of our customers question why we tell them to prune away approximately 1/3 of their young...

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Planning Your Most Important Spring Orchard Task

It’s also one of the most common mistakes new fruit tree growers make!  Many of our customers question why we tell them to prune away approximately 1/3 of their young...

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winter wassail making collage

Winter Wassail

Originally, Wassail was tied to the tradition of wassailing, an old Yuletide tradition of drinking and salutation along with door-to-door charity-giving or used to ensure a good harvest the following...

Winter Wassail

Originally, Wassail was tied to the tradition of wassailing, an old Yuletide tradition of drinking and salutation along with door-to-door charity-giving or used to ensure a good harvest the following...

American Persimmon Dumplings

American Persimmon Dumplings

This recipe was loosely based on an Austrian Apricot Dumpling recipe. I chose it because I wanted to find a way to showcase the flavour of American Persimmons a bit more, instead...

American Persimmon Dumplings

This recipe was loosely based on an Austrian Apricot Dumpling recipe. I chose it because I wanted to find a way to showcase the flavour of American Persimmons a bit more, instead...

American Persimmons - Candied and dried, displayed in panels

American Persimmon Experiments

Hi there! I’m writing this blog post quickly to provide additional details for any folks who are inspired to try out their own version of Candied American Persimmons or want...

American Persimmon Experiments

Hi there! I’m writing this blog post quickly to provide additional details for any folks who are inspired to try out their own version of Candied American Persimmons or want...

No-Bake Pawpaw Cheesecake

No-Bake Pawpaw Cheesecake

The cheesecake is delicious with a relatively mild but pleasant pawpaw flavour. It has been a huge hit at the nursery and my pawpaw-loving girlfriend loved it! This was my first attempt...

No-Bake Pawpaw Cheesecake

The cheesecake is delicious with a relatively mild but pleasant pawpaw flavour. It has been a huge hit at the nursery and my pawpaw-loving girlfriend loved it! This was my first attempt...