One of the most surprising ways to use up your chillies is to make a sweet chilli jam. I find this so useful to have in the kitchen and I never seem to make enough. So versatile it can be used simply with cheese, cold meats and the basis for a great sauce for all types of dishes.
In this the second of my mum’s reminiscences of a lifetime of gardening she chats to me about my great uncle who was a gardener for a large Edwardian house and the knowledge he passed on to me
Here we make one of the simplest but also most versatile condiments to have in you kitchen.So easy,So quick and really rewarding
There’s still lots to do in the Autumn garden,we can even still be sowing vegetables to grow right through the winter
The solution to most problems we encounter when gardening is to find someone with the experience and knowledge to ask the question. I’m very fortunate in having access to nearly 50 years of my own experience, but all of my mother’s as well. Both her father and father-in-law were incredibly accomplished gardeners and in one of my occasional chats with her I get to share her philosophy and thoughts on gardening where I learnt to my surprise about her own wedding flowers.