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Excellent harvest from the lottie today ... bags full!!! :biggrin:
Broad beans (and fat hen!)
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Spuds
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Fresh garlic
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Mint and kale
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For dinner today, we had the new potatoes boiled with chopped mint, salt, pepper and butter stirred in, with whole roasted bulbs of garlic squeezed in too ... delicious!
Also growing are Goldengages
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Blackcurrants
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Teasel for the birds
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and loads more!!!
What's everyone else got growing? :)
Bernie Garland
03-07-2009, 20:22
I've got some blueberry on the go :biggrin::)
Bernie
MartinK9
03-07-2009, 20:24
That is some haul....
What's everyone else got growing? :)
Weeds :redface: :lmao:
Weeds :redface: :lmao:
After reading B.G's reply I just want to state that I do mean your common or garden variety :icon_tong
Nice one Lou... :)
I had all but given up on the plot, but Janies Dad came and helped with some digging and encouragement.. Up there we have garlic, first early potato, shallots and onions..
Janie has been doing really well in the polly tunnel and has loads of other stuff growing..
MartinK9
03-07-2009, 20:36
After reading B.G's reply I just want to state that I do mean your common or garden variety :icon_tong
:lmao::lmao::lmao:
psudovegetarian
03-07-2009, 23:13
just a bit of useless info for you, the first greengages were 'bred/developed' in the walled garden of Westbury house at West Meon.
not a lot of people know that.
spiritofold
04-07-2009, 17:47
just a bit of useless info for you, the first greengages were 'bred/developed' in the walled garden of Westbury house at West Meon.
not a lot of people know that.
One of the best summer fruits there is!!!
Appart from blackberries :biggrin:
Today's haul was another carrier bag of broad beans destined for the freezer, tayberries and redcurrants also for the freezer, plenty of onions and apples ...
... and enough blackcurrants, washed by summer rain, to make 17+ lbs of the deepest, most beautiful black-purple blackcurrant jam, cooling as we speak .... hmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnn :) :) :)
Pics to follow when I eventually have a moment :)
Now you have the jam, once cooled use 4lb per gallon, add yeast and hey presto (in around 3 weeks) a very tasty wine. I got given a wheelbarrow load of sumerfruits jam many moons ago, pretty much wined it all! I reacon there also must be a way to reduce it further to make a fruit pastle style sweet, dunno how though.
This year is my first allotment year, so I am on the low yeild steep learning curve. My spinach has done very well, my carrots are coming up bent in my clay soil, the cabbages aren't forming tight heads, and nobody likes radishes even though they have grown well. I have also found out there is only so many ways of cooking nipplewort, and baby nettles still sting no matter how small they are, and the nicest part of cleavers is the seed.
I grew mustard in with the spuds, the mustard has come up now and I am going to make my own mustard powder. The spuds haven't flowered, but everyones esles has so I am not sure I might of done something wrong. A feral spud from last year has grown up in the lettices, the thing is last years spuds got blight so me & him keep arguing whether to pull this one of not.
The other thing I have learned is don't buy seed from lidl, out of five packets of seed only the peas germinated. I really wanted the marsh mallow and salsify to work as well.
The sow thistle seems to make an excellant victim plant, the main problem been the kids prefer sow thistle to cabbage. I look at other peoples perfect straight weedless lines and my looks like I am doing it all wrong, but making use of the weeds makes for a productive allotment.
spiritofold
05-07-2009, 09:23
Gotta try and make more booze from our allotment fruits!!! Im not that into wine, but maybe i'll train meself to like it ;)
Spuds always love plenty of potash, it helps everthing under the soil develop more. Try to avoid nitrogen feeds as it just makes the spud plants greener, rather than helping the tubers grow.
One of the best natural feeds you can make is from comfrey leaves mashed up in a bucket with water. Comfrey has a really deep root system and bring up lots of nutrients
that other plants can make use of ;)
Now you have the jam, once cooled use 4lb per gallon, add yeast and hey presto (in around 3 weeks) a very tasty wine. I got given a wheelbarrow load of sumerfruits jam many moons ago, pretty much wined it all! I reacon there also must be a way to reduce it further to make a fruit pastle style sweet, dunno how though.
Ooooh, jammy alcohol?! Sounds like heaven!!!! My wine all turns out crap but I may just be tempted back into making some :biggrin: \\:D/
This year is my first allotment year, so I am on the low yeild steep learning curve. My spinach has done very well, my carrots are coming up bent in my clay soil, the cabbages aren't forming tight heads, and nobody likes radishes even though they have grown well. I have also found out there is only so many ways of cooking nipplewort, and baby nettles still sting no matter how small they are, and the nicest part of cleavers is the seed.
I grew mustard in with the spuds, the mustard has come up now and I am going to make my own mustard powder. The spuds haven't flowered, but everyones esles has so I am not sure I might of done something wrong. A feral spud from last year has grown up in the lettices, the thing is last years spuds got blight so me & him keep arguing whether to pull this one of not.
The other thing I have learned is don't buy seed from lidl, out of five packets of seed only the peas germinated. I really wanted the marsh mallow and salsify to work as well.
The sow thistle seems to make an excellant victim plant, the main problem been the kids prefer sow thistle to cabbage. I look at other peoples perfect straight weedless lines and my looks like I am doing it all wrong, but making use of the weeds makes for a productive allotment.
Sounds like you're doing great actually Fiona ... everyone has to start somewhere and like you say, it's a really steep learning curve. Next year, you'll know a few things to do differently and you'll probably get more produce to show for the effort, the following year it gets a little easier again. This is my 5th summer of having an allotment (I think?) and I'm learning more all the time (Hopefully getting a bit better each year but who knows?!) and my philosophy is just bung it in the ground and it'll either grow or not grow! If it grows great, if not then I'll just try again next year ...
The wonderful thing though is seed saving! Well worth the bit of effort it takes as you know exactly what your peas (etc.) will be like and they'll all be free :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Just don't do what I did and leave them in the shed over the winter ... mice came along and ate the lot! :o:o:o
Here's the promised pics of the berries gathered yesterday ...
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Being weighed out ...
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And finally, on my toast this morning :biggrin: Bloddy gorgeous :icon_tong
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It looks like a crackin haul you got there, makes all the hard work worth the effort.
I was nearly eating the monitor looking at the jam it looks very tasty.
spiritofold
05-07-2009, 18:38
Its amazing what Lou does with the things she grow's. I dont mind putting in the hard work on the land, but she really does make it worthwhile with the things she grows and the nosh she cooks ;)
luresalive
05-07-2009, 20:07
I am so envious, I can't grow anything at all..I've got cayenne and jalapeno peppers growing at the mo in pots in the house and it's the only thing that I've never killed..would love to be able to garden properly..
countryboy
06-07-2009, 07:48
Lovely harvest there guys - happy days. :)
Andy2112
06-07-2009, 12:24
I see you have garlic. I got some growing in a pot but i was wandering when to harvest it, i'm going to dry it after. :)
spiritofold
06-07-2009, 12:30
Lou planted our garlic last autumn.
Now's the time to pull it up though, otherwise you get garlic rust, which makes the bulbs go mouldy. Pull up and leave in the sun so's they go hard, then store them away :)
Andy2112
06-07-2009, 12:32
Lou planted our garlic last autumn.
Now's the time to pull it up though, otherwise you get garlic rust, which makes the bulbs go mouldy. Pull up and leave in the sun so's they go hard, then store them away :)
Cheers mate , it's not been in that long though but the stem near the bulb is a good thumb thickness in size, and one is starting to fall over.:biggrin:
Silverback
06-07-2009, 12:37
I didn't realise you could grow garlic that size. I have always been led to believe that they tend to come up a bit on the small side so have never tried to grow them. Can someone please give me some pointers for next year (as I have obviously missed the boat this year :rolleyes:) so I can have a go?
Lovely haul BTW :)
Cheers
Dave
psudovegetarian
06-07-2009, 12:39
I reacon there also must be a way to reduce it further to make a fruit pastle style sweet, dunno how though.
Fruit Leather is the stuff you looking to make. Xlaria probably has a recipe for it, but you basically make fruit pulp and then dehydrate it in flat sheets or as patties.
Fruit Leather is the stuff you looking to make. Xlaria probably has a recipe for it, but you basically make fruit pulp and then dehydrate it in flat sheets or as patties.
Yes of course I have, you basically make a fruit pulp and then dehydrate it in flat sheets or as patties.
:lmao::lmao:
Sorry, maybe remove seeds by pushing the fruit through a sieve. Don't bother with hawthorn fruit lather unless you want a dodgy pectin source. I dry mine in the oven on 75c over night then in a warm window. It is like fruit winders without the aditives.
Here's what I found today on my lottie.
More weeds, scented mayweed aka wild chamomile and pineapple mayweed. I am going to dry them in a warm window and make tea.
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I am really pleased that the hazel has come good this year. I have never seen a squirel on the allotment so the harvest should be as heavy as it looks now. I could pick the nuts now and let them brown but it can they can be a little small if they I do that, but it does save your nuts from the squirrels if they are problem.
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This is my intresting weed for the week black nightshade. It is growing among the squashes, it is doing no harm so it stay for now.
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I have a very unconventional approach to weeds, unless a plant is an out right greedy pest, nipplewort, cleavers or dock it stays as I can make use of most of them. I have somniflorum poppies and I am keeping them to use the seeds for bread. I have tried eating the leaves, they taste suprisingly pleasant, but have quite noticable soperific effect even in small amounts. I only have one corn poppy, they have quite tasty leaves but without the knock out effect so I will commit gardening herasy and let its seed drop. I have kept some of the plantian for seed as well. They won't be given the chance to drop seed.
I also picked a cabbage and some mangetout today as well.
All round to yours and Andy's for dinner then mmmmmmmmmmmm yum!!
tell me more about the somniflorum poppies ?
This year's onions - trying to dry them at the minute :rolleyes:. If the weather had been nice and sunny I would've left them in the ground a few days longer but, everywhere is just sooooo wet :mad:
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Looking good :) It's a nightmare trying to dry things in the wet isn't it - our garlic was put up on a sunny tin shed roof but it's probably swimming by now!
Looking good :) It's a nightmare trying to dry things in the wet isn't it - our garlic was put up on a sunny tin shed roof but it's probably swimming by now!
Know what you're saying. Got the shallots drying in the greenhouse but haven't the room for the onions. Unless we get a decent dry spell I can see this year being a wash out on the allotment - so to speak :)
Last year, I plaited our onions and hung them in the shed as there were so many but lost quite a few because they went all mildew-y :( Definately a lesson learnt there!
if storing veg long term try dipping in a bucket of milton,itll kill yeasts on the outside and help preserving. to preserve apples and pears better do the same then wipe round with a waxed rag,then seal the storks with wax as thats where the moisture leakes out.
if storing veg long term try dipping in a bucket of milton,itll kill yeasts on the outside and help preserving. to preserve apples and pears better do the same then wipe round with a waxed rag,then seal the storks with wax as thats where the moisture leakes out.
I will have to try that out. I picked some bilberries before the last SW meet on the tuesday in pouring rain. They had started to go proper funky by friday and weren't really edible. your thing with the should stop that in the future. thanks :You_Rock_Emoticon:
milton is very mild as its the stuff used for sterilising babys bottles etc,it realy makes a difference to the shelf life of fruit.
Definately sounds like something to try next time! Thanks :)
I've got my onions drying upside down this time, tip off an old chap on the allotment. He was saying that a lot of people (me included) dry their onions then hang/plait/bag them etc when we think they are dry. The problem being that the top still contains moisture hence the later probs with onions going bad. His tip - dry them as normal then dry upside down, then carry on with your usual way of storing them :)
We tried to grow some veg in the garden for the first time this year - it's been disasterous! Originally we planted 2 tomato plants, two rows of cauliflower, 2 of lettus, 2 of carrot, 2 of onion and one of broccoli. We also put in potatoes, runner beans, strawberries, a blackcurrant bush, peppers and various herbs.
The blackcurrant bush just didn't take off at all and is now utterly dead :lol:, the cauliflower saw very little shoots pushing through and what little there was has since been raked up by the dogs, the lettuce went well and continues to grow but the seeded rows must have been disturbed because they are mixed in with the carrots and I don't know what will happen there. The runner beans were doing really really well but after that stormy week last month they got waterlogged and are totally fubar'd now. :bowler:The broccoli has also done pretty well but, like the lettuce, doesn't seem to be doing much more growing and is slowly being picked away by slugs. The tomatoes, after a slow start, are starting to pick up now. The strawberry plant did well and we got a few off it it but has stopped fruiting and now appears to be in a desperate fight for survival. :frown: The herbs have done well but they're easy\\:D/, whereas the onions are nowhere in sight after what few shoots there were being annihilated by our psychotic dog. :rolleyes: The peppers have done ok and need to be transplanted into larger pots now, though I'm sure they'll suffer some grisly fate as soon as that is achieved. :bowler: The weeds are very persistent too, and it's virtually all wood sorrel! If I didn't keep pulling it out it would carpet that whole plot!
So all in all, not a particuarly successful first foray into veggie growing. :redface:
So all in all, not a particuarly successful first foray into veggie growing. :redface:
I know how you feel, i look at the other allotments of neat weedless lines of lushish crop and I look at mine and it looks wrong. i let weeds grow until I harvest them or decide they are no use and are pulled up. I grew a mightly fine thistle and harvested it last week, the stems where pretty nice shaved of thorns and gently cooked. The root weren't much cop on that one, but the root of the small prostate woolly thistle was good.
Conventional veg gardening removes nature in its entireity and sticks non native plants and hybreds that need loads of care, get munched and infected with loads of disease. Why should I conform to that when i know nature just needs the odd push towards growing human food. If ground grows wood sorrel, it will grow ramsons, and burdock as well.
Well I've gone and got it! First time since having our allotment - potato blight :mad: Cut all the tops off today, not sure how many will be ok though. The problem is that with all this rain I've not got anywhere to dry them
Andy2112
07-08-2009, 11:44
Talking of garlic, when do i pull them up ? They still seem to be growing nicely in the pot. First time at growing them for me.
Nagual Angel
07-08-2009, 12:23
Well I've gone and got it! First time since having our allotment - potato blight :mad: Cut all the tops off today, not sure how many will be ok though. The problem is that with all this rain I've not got anywhere to dry them
Yep, that rain! :mad:Dug up my potatoes in a panic last weekend as the tomatoes were showing the first signs of blight. Nice little crop, especially considering I just popped in a few that I had forgotten to eat; nothing special.
It looks like it is going to be another year for dealing with green tomatoes and no ripe ones. I made a rather nice Green Tomatoes Chutney last year - anyone got anyother suggestions please?
Here's one for the oirish boys - spuds to be proud of :biggrin:
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Not too bad a crop despite the blight. All in all I lost about a quarter of the spuds
This is what happens when you miss a courgette and go away for a few days :o
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spiritofold
20-08-2009, 13:15
Those beans look good too :)
countryboy
20-08-2009, 14:06
That's a great haul Max, nice one. :)
Good one Max. We have some good sized marrows too.. Do you know any good recepes for them..?
We are off to the polly tunnel soon to dig up our spuds which are just going down with the blight (despite spraying them with diathane).. :mad:
The feral spuds that have popped up where we grew spuds last year are the only one that haven't got blight. :confused::confused::confused:
My squashes are making babies now. i have ten plants on the go:banana:.
What can be seeded now? to put in the gaps that are now appearing.
Good one Max. We have some good sized marrows too.. Do you know any good recepes for them..?
We are off to the polly tunnel soon to dig up our spuds which are just going down with the blight (despite spraying them with diathane).. :mad:
I only really know about courgette soup and stuffed marrow (cut as rings and fill with sausage meat or, cut length ways and fill with bolognaise)
As for the spuds - its the damp and humid weather we have :mad: A chap I spoke to said that next year he's digging his up end july as they've reached their growth state by then. Cutting the tops off so there's just a stub above the ground helps too
spiritofold
20-08-2009, 18:57
I only really know about courgette soup and stuffed marrow (cut as rings and fill with sausage meat or, cut length ways and fill with bolognaise)
As for the spuds - its the damp and humid weather we have :mad: A chap I spoke to said that next year he's digging his up end july as they've reached their growth state by then. Cutting the tops off so there's just a stub above the ground helps too
Heat up the ground using some cheapo fleece for a week or so, then start planting your spuds early. Do the same for your maincrop spuds as well. Keep the fleece on top of the plants as they come through to stop them getting cold and being knocked back. Keeping the fleece on all the time is sposed to be a good way of stopping blight spores landing on plants as well.
Wont help if you have blight in the soil already though....
Keeping the fleece on all the time is sposed to be a good way of stopping blight spores landing on plants as well.
:o Wondered what it was for. Obviously wrapping round me on those cold winter mornings is not what its meant for :lmao:
Heat up the ground using some cheapo fleece for a week or so, then start planting your spuds early. Do the same for your maincrop spuds as well. Keep the fleece on top of the plants as they come through to stop them getting cold and being knocked back. Keeping the fleece on all the time is sposed to be a good way of stopping blight spores landing on plants as well.
Wont help if you have blight in the soil already though....
Thats great advice, but we unfortunately do have blight in the soil. Is there anything you know of that can kill off the spores in the ground over winter, like having a bonfire on the ground or something..?
We were advised to leave our spuds in the ground and just cut off all the greenery above to stop the spores landing on the soil and into the spuds. Is this right and will they be ok left in the ground..? We don't want to have to store too many spuds and we have a lot in the ground..
Thanks for help on the marrows Max.. :)
spiritofold
21-08-2009, 00:24
I dunno what sort of size area your growing your spuds on, but i do know that lime can help with blight in the soil. Other than that theres the copper sulphate solution that you can spray over the soil (as well as the plants) Trouble is with copper, being a heavy element it can get taken up by other root veg, carrots etc and make them not so good to eat..... Not very organic.....
Your best bet is to plant spuds earlier in the season, and try blight resistant types of seed spuds.
Theres quite a few Scottish types that are productive in coler ground and are very resistant to blight. I cant remember their names at the moment though. One of them is purple skinned ;)
Nagual Angel
26-08-2009, 12:59
Good one Max. We have some good sized marrows too.. Do you know any good recepes for them..?
I've usually make a courgette souffle. Never tried it with marrows. Don't be put off by the thought of a souffle - you just have to be organised and light handed. Guess if the flesh of the marrow is soft enough it would work. Eat with some lovely fresh bread and it is a simple meal that really impresses people!
Nagual Angel
26-08-2009, 13:04
Yes, I got got by the blight this year.
I was able to get the potatoes up in time though lost all the tomatoe plants very early. Made green tomato and apple jam which seems to taste good. And I have wrapped up a few in newspaper to see if they will ripen.
I probably wont bother with tomatoes and potatoes next year to see if by resting the ground etc it will help to reduce the spores. I'll be interested to read what else can be done to reduce spores.
I dunno what sort of size area your growing your spuds on, but i do know that lime can help with blight in the soil. Other than that theres the copper sulphate solution that you can spray over the soil (as well as the plants) Trouble is with copper, being a heavy element it can get taken up by other root veg, carrots etc and make them not so good to eat..... Not very organic.....
Your best bet is to plant spuds earlier in the season, and try blight resistant types of seed spuds.
Theres quite a few Scottish types that are productive in coler ground and are very resistant to blight. I cant remember their names at the moment though. One of them is purple skinned ;)
Sorry, didn't see this until now.. Cheers for that Andy, we did put in first earlies, as well as second earlies and maincrop. All have flowered, so should be ok. We planted about 50 plants, mostly in the polly tunnel, but some went outside. Will certainly look for blight resistant plants next year..
I've usually make a courgette souffle. Never tried it with marrows. Don't be put off by the thought of a souffle - you just have to be organised and light handed. Guess if the flesh of the marrow is soft enough it would work. Eat with some lovely fresh bread and it is a simple meal that really impresses people!
Courgette souffle... :o I would need some persuasion with that one.. We tried Max's suggestion with the bolognaise and it was good. Cheers Max.. :thumbsup:
Yes, I got got by the blight this year.
I was able to get the potatoes up in time though lost all the tomatoe plants very early. Made green tomato and apple jam which seems to taste good. And I have wrapped up a few in newspaper to see if they will ripen.
I probably wont bother with tomatoes and potatoes next year to see if by resting the ground etc it will help to reduce the spores. I'll be interested to read what else can be done to reduce spores.
Hopefully next year won't be so damp.. (we can but hope eh.. :rolleyes:)
Like Andy says, get em in early. First earlies will be OK by the time any blight arrives..
Nagual Angel
11-09-2009, 11:35
Courgette souffle... :o I would need some persuasion with that one...
Here's the recipe, sorry its taken me a while to get back to you with this. Believe me, the taste is worth it.
"Courgette Souffle
One of the best vegetable souffles. The flavour can be varided by mixing in about 150g diced smoked ham with the thick sauce at the beginning, or a tin of chopped anchoives and 60g pine kernels or slivered almonds. The ideal with a souffle is to have a crisp outside and a creamy centre. If by some ill chance you have to keep a cooked souffle waiting, leave it in the oven with the door barely open for a further five minutes.
1/2kg courgette puree
150ml hot milk
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
Salt, pepper, grated nutmeg
4-5 egg yolks
3 tbsp grated cheese (cheddar, Parmesan, etc)
4-5 egg whites, beaten stiffly
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
Courgette puree
Lightly cook the courgette in a little water and drain.
Puree and leave to drain in a seive to remove as much water as possible.
Souffle
Make a thick sauce (Bachemel type) with the 2 tbsp butter, flour and milk
Stir the well drained courgette puree – warm it first with 1 tbsp of butter – into the sauce and season well, remembering that the eggs will soften the flavour.
Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the egg yolds one by one, then about half the cheese, to taste.
Fold in the egg whites carefullly – the bed way to do this is to beat in a tablespoon of egg white fairly vigorously to slacken the mixture, then the rest of the whites can be folded in gently with a metal spoon. A few small blobs of egg white wont matter, better to leave them than turn the mixture about too much.
Butter a 1 ˝ litre souffle dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs, tipping out the surplus.
Pour the souffle mixtue into the dish.
Scatter the remaining crumbs and cheese on top.
Have the oven heated to 200c/GM 6, with a metal baking sheet inside.
Place the souffle dish on the hot sheet and close the door.
Turn the heat down immediatley to 190c/GM 5 and leave for 30 minutes."
From Jane Grigson’s Vegetable Book
And how about this for something different? Think carrot cake if this :o is your reaction to coourgette in a cake LOL
"Chocolate courgette cake.
The courgette melts into the mixture giving the cake a wonderfully moist texture.
200g / 7oz plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
˝ tsp salt
110g / 4oz castor sugar
2 size 2 eggs
6 fl oz vegetable oil
170g / 6oz good quality plain chocolate
225g / 8oz firm courgette, trimmed weight
55g / 20z finely chopped walnuts
Whipping cream for filling.
Grease and flour two 8" sandwich tins.
Sift all the dry ingredients into a bowl.
Beat the eggs with the oil.
Melt the chocolate over a pan of simmering water.
Grate the courgettes.
Beat the eggs and oil into the dry ingredients, then stir in the chocolate, courgettes and nuts.
Divide the mixture between the tins.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180NC/ 350NF or gas mark 4 for 25-30 minutes.
The cake should be well risen and a skewer inserted in the centre should come out clean.
Cool for 5 minutes before turning on to a rack to cool completely.
Fill with whipped cream and dust the top with icing sugar."
From Nigella Lawson's How to be a Domestic Goddess
spiritofold
11-09-2009, 12:34
My missus made loads of cake with courgette in one year when we had a glut. To be honest you would never have known that it was an ingredient :)
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