Jam

I am steadily working my way through the basket and buckets of produce that I picked last week for the Show: the things that made the grade and those that didn't. 

So far I've made three different soups, lasagne, four varieties of curry, two dips, and a risotto. All are being slotted into the freezer. I am about half way through.

In addition yesterday I needed to harvest all but four of the sweetcorn. Normally I prefer to freeze them still wrapped in leaves, but space is at a premium, so I peeled all 35 before putting them into the freezer. Unlike most veg, corn freezes well when it is raw which saves a heap of time.

And in addition to my own crops, I am picking at G's while she is away for a couple of weeks, and processing things to go into her freezer and fridge. Consequently first thing this morning I chopped up courgettes and onions to make a big container of soup for her. And I chopped strawberries to add to boysenberries to make a soft 'fridge jam' - an excellent Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipe.

Thank you for all the lovely comments and stars for Bean yesterday. Time is short at the moment, so my responses will be tardy (if you're lucky).