That is the result of boiling up those crabapples last weekend. I have been having a week of preserving; since the jelly making I have also turned out pear jam and marrow and date chutney.

For the past few weeks we have been enjoying the sight of fruit decorating our crab apple tree (Malus Sylvestris ‘John Downie’). The vivid red and yellow apples seemed to glow against the other colours of the garden. However, I … Continue reading →