The Poultry Keeper

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: Blackberries?

I've just been picking a few blackberries around the wasted part of the garden. Why is it that balckberries hide behind stinging nettles and thorns Sad

I've come in to chnage into clothing which will cover me head to foot and protect me, before I continue. I will need to pipck loads, I wanna make some wine Laughing

Okay, it's in the Lounge, sorry, maybe it should move to recipes, not that I'm asking for any.
Oh well, I'll shut the **** up now Laughing

Deb_Moderator · Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661

Ooooo, blackberry wine...yum! Very Happy

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject:

I've just finished a book, my neighbour lent me, when we got back from France, called Blackberry Wine, I guess there must be a conection somewhere Wink

Knobby · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject:

And the point of this thread is ...........????????

Ben · Moderator Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 1346

Sadly i must agree with knobby

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

That's not very nice you two. Crying or Very sad

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

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:51 pm Post subject:

Hmmm, there are quite a few slips of me on the keyboard in that post. I could leave it, just to proove I'm not a perfectionist or obsessive Laughing

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

But that's why we love ya so! Razz

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject:

Thank you George, much nicer than those horrid boys Wink

Knobby · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject:

Creep George !!

Ben · Moderator Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 1346

second time i have to agree with knobby! this is getting scary

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject:

After dressing in protective clothing, I managed to pick 2lb 10oz. The recipe I wanted to use is for 6lb.

http://www.red4.co.uk/Recipes/blackberry-wine.htm
Can anybody re rig the quantities for me, as i don;t believe I should just halve everything?
Confused

Um, I think it's actually a mixture of bramble and blackberries I've picked Confused

Fangs · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject:

Hehe. I always take the dogs blackberry picking round the fields, we get thousands! By about September I'm always fed up of all the blackberry stuff mum makes, so I tend to end up giving the rest I pick to the chickens, and on the way round picking the blackberries, the dogs. They love them! Seni and Dash sometimes come to, sitting on my shoulder, having the ocassional blackberry that doesn't go in the bucket for the others.

Fangs

NannyP · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:14 pm Post subject:

yeah, I've been feeding them to the hens, the one's they haven't been able to reach, and then I thought, why don't I have them and make something. Trouble is, I don't think I have enough Confused