The Poultry Keeper

Clucky · Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 2182 Location: Shropshire

We have a rowan tree outside our house....does anyone have a trusted rowan recipe for ....anything Smile

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2380 Location: South Cumbria

the hens love them and it is in my poultry book that it is ok to feed them to them

nigel · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject:

Rowan Jelly

2lb Rowanberries
2lb Apples/crab apples
3 pints water
sugar

pick over Rowanberries, removing any stalks, wash if necessary, drying well

wash whole [crab]apples, removing any bruised parts [cut into smaller pieces if apples are large]

place the fruit and just enough water to cover into a heavy bottomed saucepan

bring to boil and simmer covered for 20-25 minutes until tender

strain through a jelly bag or muslin cloth allow about four hours for this, do not squeeze as this will make the jelly become cloudy

measure the volume of liquid and add 1lb of sugar for each pint of liquid

place juice back into heavy bottomed saucepan, add the sugar stirring until dissolved

bring to the boil and cook rapidly for 10-15 minutes until the setting point is reached

skim the surface if necessary, allow to cool slightly then pot.

stephen · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject:

(I like the above a lot!)

Clucky · Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 2182 Location: Shropshire

Thank you, that's perfect. Does that make a sweet rowan jelly, OH wants one for meat.

stephen · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:37 pm Post subject:

This is one for meat. I've not looked for a sweet one... Hmm...

mojo · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject:

for sweet recipe use dessert apples /teaspoon lemonjuice and one and half pounds sugar a pint.and a teaspoon of clear honey if liked...........if it scums add a knob of butter and stir gently.................lovely on hot toast