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Sharron | Report | 9 Sep 2009 17:06 |
Where my dad is a manic blackberry picker at the moment I have been desperately trying to find things to do with them.One has been to make enough jam to feed a small nation.We will never eat it all so I have offered some to the local night shelter where men who are homeless can go for the night. |
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Julia | Report | 9 Sep 2009 17:14 |
Sharron, I am having to rack my brain here, but some years ago when I was involved in some sort of function, that involved food that was over, we took it to the local hospital and OAP home. But you cannot do it nowadays, for H & S regulations. |
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PollyPoppet | Report | 9 Sep 2009 17:15 |
hi silly isnt it you think they would be glad of it but i suppose this day and age its all done by the book my dad and his friends who have allottments take all their excess veg to some of the old peoples homes as well as giving it too neighbours |
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Paula | Report | 9 Sep 2009 17:50 |
Hi Sharron & all . Crazy or what!! Years ago I used to help on a 'Soup supper run' locally. M&S were very good and always donated their unsold sandwiches for the homeless. -As mentioned, can't do it now. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 9 Sep 2009 18:02 |
My friend works for a well-known supermarket and was horrified at having to dump many crates of perfectly good bananas, because their 'best before' date was up. Some of them were still greenish, so perfectly fresh enough to eat and my friend asked if they couldn't perhaps be donated to a nearby home, ...but No..... H & S decree that this OK fruit had to be thrown away. |
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Paula | Report | 9 Sep 2009 18:31 |
QED Gwyn : In the programme one of AWT's dishes was a banana caramel bread & butter pudding. One of the Freegans said there were always lots of bananas. Plus, lots of people prefer their bananas really soft. One man's sell-by date is another's 'just right' !! |
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 9 Sep 2009 19:41 |
I do that with my scones if they get a bit dated, put them in the microwave for a minute and they taste quite fresh again. Not being big eaters this does happen, but you have to bake enough when the oven's on! |
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Sharron | Report | 9 Sep 2009 20:15 |
I expect those homeless men forage in the supermarket bins,at least I hope they do.Bad as my kitchen might be,it can't be worse than a bin can it? |
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Sharron | Report | 10 Sep 2009 13:57 |
Oh happy day! |
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 10 Sep 2009 15:14 |
As I remember from a friend who was WI, they have their kitchens inspected and have to stick to rules and regulations, like covering their hair, and not allowing anyone else in the kitchen and no pets there either. Much more strict than you are yourself. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 10 Sep 2009 16:00 |
You cant be too careful at times!! but be sensible...... |
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Kate | Report | 10 Sep 2009 21:22 |
Last November, I had a craft stall at a local village fair and the people next to me had about 60 jars of home made jam on sale - wonder if you could do something like that with them? |
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Paula | Report | 10 Sep 2009 22:36 |
Hi Sharron , so glad that all your lovely jam won't go to waste. |
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blackrose | Report | 11 Sep 2009 09:05 |
they do freeze very well and then you can either make jam later on or use for blackberry crumbles or in a pancake with a bit of ice cream. |
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 11 Sep 2009 09:58 |
Paula, during the war we ate all sorts of things collected from hedges and fields. Mum would be saving hazel nuts now for the xmas cakes and puddings, and there was a special ration of jam sugar. Anything like rosehips were collected and taken to collecting depots and made into syrup for childrens coughs and colds. Stepmother made wines out of anything that would ferment! Potato peelings and wheat I remember. |
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Paula | Report | 11 Sep 2009 22:52 |
Oh Yes Jean - I'd forgotten the rose hip gathering! My older brother and our evacuee were enthusiastic gatherers apparently. (I was a bit little!) I'm sure in later years this was still done for pocket money. I do remember searching hedgerows for eggs, when hens were laying away (all free range then!) Gran could make jam, cordial, cough syrup out of practically anything we picked - blackberries, sloes, hips, bullaces etc. She brewed amazing dandelion & burdock - I can still taste it now! |