Its such a busy time of year, it feels frantic at times, and I feel as if I have ignored the blog for a long time, even if it has been less than a fortnight. We have made our Christmas pudding which now sits in the larder until Christmas and I'm hoping to make our Christmas cake this coming weekend. We had an unexpected donation of quinces this year, which I made into some lovely quince jelly. Here are the before and after pictures!
It was more fragrant and subtle than the japonica quince jelly I've made beforehand. I'm even starting to wonder if I could find room in the garden for a quince tree... On another unrelated note we held a family party to celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who and made everyone dress up. We also put together some Doctor Who related food:-
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| Cassandra Lasagna |
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| Adipose marshmallows and jelly babies. We also made a tardis cake! |
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It was such fun. I found most of the food ideas on line. We have our local Christmas Fayre this coming weekend, which takes up a lot of time and energy. After that however, I hope the frantic nature of the season will lessen a little and we get a chance to relax and enjoy the season. If only I had a clue what to buy anyone for Christmas!
Let’s
approach Christmas with an expectant hush,
rather than a last-minute rush.
Mother
Teresa
How lovely to be given quinces. When I had some I left them in the bowl for days because they scented the whole room. It's my favourite jelly. although rose hip comes a very close second! I do like you Mother Teresa quotation. I must write it where I can see it. Jane xx
ReplyDeleteIts such a lovely fragrance isn't it? I've not made rose hip, I need to find a proper source of old fashioned dog roses first!
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