Favourite thing

A good book and a good cat. I had a pile of books delivered yesterday and am looking forward to getting stuck into them. I also love it when my garden's all done and looking good. My other great source of satisfaction is see rows of jars of jams, chutney's and preserves I've made.

Love how your jars of jams and chutneys are in a row (as they should be) obviously labels facing forward.

I do love a bit of order. 

The cupboards are a bit depleted after giving jars away as presents, I do like surprising people with proper old fashioned pickled onions that blow your head off.

I've got a few bottles of green tomato ketchup this year, something I've never made before, it's like a cross between brown sauce and tomato ketchup. Other years I've made damson ketchup, which is just the best brown sauce ever.

Getting proper lables has become problematic the last couple of years, ever since Wilko shut down, I really miss that shop.

Good advice I shall do that. 

Pickled onions are really easy to make, you don't need to grow your own, but they're probably better than shop bought ones. Get the recipe from your auntie whilst she's still around, it's this sort of thing that get lost when older relatives pass away.

TheCatWoman said:

proper old fashioned pickled onions that blow your head off.

Proper pickled onions are fabulous…. My auntie used to do them but she is too old now to grow and produce them but my goodness they were out of this world. The closest thing I can find shop brought is Garners pickled onions (other brands are available) but there is nothing like the real deal. Never heard of green tomato ketchup but I’ve never really had sauces through my life that much. 

TheCatWoman said:

proper old fashioned pickled onions that blow your head off.

Proper pickled onions are fabulous…. My auntie used to do them but she is too old now to grow and produce them but my goodness they were out of this world. The closest thing I can find shop brought is Garners pickled onions (other brands are available) but there is nothing like the real deal. Never heard of green tomato ketchup but I’ve never really had sauces through my life that much. 

Good advice I shall do that. 

Pickled onions are really easy to make, you don't need to grow your own, but they're probably better than shop bought ones. Get the recipe from your auntie whilst she's still around, it's this sort of thing that get lost when older relatives pass away.