The Poultry Keeper

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:39 pm Post subject:

yes, it was. It was nice, a little light for me, but nice Very Happy

mojo · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:45 pm Post subject: hi

my favorite was chocolate i could just see that village........mojo Cool

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject:

Please, please, please someone tell me how to sort out the recipe with only 2lb 10oz of Blackberries Confused

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

Hiya

2lb 10 oz Blackberries
1lb 12 oz sugar
2 Ltr water
6 grams yeast

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:36 pm Post subject:

George, thank you Laughing

So, it really is a case of reducing the numbers in line with each other? I thought I might have to keep the sugar level up Confused

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

No idea if you would need to increase the sugar but I doubt it

Just divided everything by 2.29

hope I got it right Rolling Eyes

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

George, what is your recipe for blackberry vinegar? I've just made some but used blackberries, vinegar and sugar ~ the only recipe I could find on the net. Brilliant stuff ~ my mum used to make it when I was a child if you had a cough you had some. I've had a really rough cough for a couple of weeks, so made some and it's now going, but I think with honey would be even better, as there is healing in honey. thanks in advance George

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

I'll try and find the recipe book tomorrow, but basically it is this recipe

Place berries in a crock and cover with malt vinegar; let stand 3 days to draw out juice; place in strainer and allow to drip all day; measure juice and add 1 lb sugar per each pint of juice; place in kettle and boil gently for 5 minutes, removing scum as it appears; set aside to go cold; bottle and cap; to use, combine 1 tsp of the vinegar to 1 glass of water to drink.

Just changing the sugar for honey

Nigel may be able to suggest how much honey = 1lb sugar

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

thanks George ~ that's virtually the same as I was using 1lb blackberries to 1pt malt vinegar and then after the 3 days 10oz sugar and boil for 10 minutes.
As you say maybe Nigel or Stephen will know a conversion rateto honey ~ as they are bee keepers as well.

chicken jules · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:

Hi Nanny P

It's really good to see you are still doing those country things !! The answer to your first question is: anything that's good for you always has a sting in the tail. Blackberry's are great for you and taste good and are Moorish so the stingers are there just for the hell of it.

Things are still very fraught here Dad made the op OK but is very slow to recover. We Graham and I have move them to a new Bungalow that's easier for them but they still wont go from here!!! I do luv em though

Luv Jules

CP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:29 pm Post subject:

Hi Jules, nice to see you here! Glad your Dad is getting better. Smile

How is Hadders? Haven't heard any amusing tales lately. Has she adjusted to being a full-time chicken now? Rolling Eyes

chicken jules · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject:

Hadders

WELL .........................Hadders is broody at the moment and she is like a woman going through the menopause!!!!!!!!!

She's grumpy noisy full of her own self importance and above all fed up with me because i keep taking any eggs she may get away from her, I may add i have to don bodyarmer to do this.

Other than that she's great!!!!!!

It's great to be looking around the forum again, and good to here from you to Chicken_ palace

Luv Jules

NannyP · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:39 am Post subject:

I was thinking about you the other day and wondering how you are Confused

How are you, and Graham?
Nice to hear from you Very Happy

and to hear about Hadders Very Happy

Hope we'll see more of you on the forum Wink

NannyP · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:

Okay, having strained off the liquid, I am left with a load of not so tasty blackberries. Any ideas for using them, it seems such a waste to throw them away. I know I can feed them now and again to the hens, but maybe there is something else?
Confused