A Barrow Load Of Quinces.

Last year, despite a breathtaking blossom, our quince trees produced a dismal amount of fruit.Their leaves curled in on themselves and at the height of summer the trees were dark and solemn.
Last years cold hard winter seems to have done them the world of good. The tree closet to the house was bent double with the weight of it's  fruit and we are inundated. So much so that instead of making a years worth of membrillo, I am going to pickle, roast and poach.

Titus getting the last of the quince.

A barrow load of quince.

Sunset Over The Common

Rich golden light pouring across the common. The most glorious sunset.

Fruit Harvest

Harvesting the damsons, quinces, and apples from the trees in the garden ready to start making the years supply of fruit cheeses.

Damsons & Quinces

Autumn Days

A sequence of perfect autumnal days this week. Brilliant sunshine with a fresh chill in the air has kept me happily outside.  I have been taking long foraging walks down to Thornham woods with my dog, Hercules. Gathering sloes for sloe vodka, hawthorn berries for haw brandy and crab apples for jelly. 

Hercules disturbing the peace down Cow Pasture Lane

Walnut Tree Farm Lunch Club: Sample Menu For Walnut Tree Farm Lunch Club.

Walnut Tree Farm Lunch Club: Sample Menu For Walnut Tree Farm Lunch Club.

Sample Menu For Walnut Tree Farm Lunch Club.

Walnut Tree Farm Lunch Club.

Sample Menu.

Roasted onion soup, Madeira and Gruyere toasts.

Chicken Liver Parfait

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Slow pot-roasted pheasant with root vegetables and cavolo nero.

Spinach and feta bureks with sultana and pine nut spiced Turkish rice.

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Vacherin, quince cheese, celery, apple and oatcakes.

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Apple Tart Tatin

Crème Caramel

Bread and butter pudding with a marmalade glaze and cinnamon and orange butter

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Homemade chocolate truffles

Water, tea & coffee

The first Walnut Tree Farm Lunch will be held on Sunday the 7^th November.

As it is the inaugural run we will only be catering for 24.

For more information or to book a place, please contact

Jasmin.

jasmin@jasminrowlandson.co.uk