Mmm, as I type we have a Herman the German Apple Friendship Cake baking in the oven and what better day to enjoy it?
Today, 21st October, is Apple Day, where all things good from our national fruit can be celebrated. As you know, here at Hen Corner, we’ve made cider and chutneys, jellies and jams and as the last of this year’s harvest is baking in a cake, we can sit back and remember the great fun of Cider Sunday whilst listening to the demijohns bubble in the background…
Hen Corner TV – Cider Sunday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AkM0RYYfUk
Other Highlights:
- Our small harvest of figs was wonderful, the late summer sun helped to ripen them.
- The hens that have been moulting have started some lovely new feather growth; hopefully they’ll start laying again soon…
- The bees are still bringing in loads of pollen – a real benefit of keeping them in London, so much flora nearly all year!
Jobs for next week:
- Start blowing the leaves off the lawn into a tidy pile for leaf mold
- Fix a mouse guard to the bee hive (to stop them trying to hibernate inside!)
- Protect my baby aubergine with bubble wrap; thrilled that it’s taken – but why so late?
- Crack on with the big winter prune and clear up
Have a good week yourself…
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Thanks for the comment, I do like this time if year... warm enough in the afternoon sun, but not too hot...
Then chilly enough to light a fire in the evenings...
We had a good selection of squashes this year and I keep them on the conservatory window sill (as they are so pretty) then roast them as a side dish or make rich velvety soups...
Did you see the Cider Sunday film at www.HenCorner.com?
Surrounded by apples at the moment at work, as we had an apple day here, we have a lovely farm that donates them to us to sell for donations.
Love this time of year, making all things apple related, I made Apple Surprise cup cakes and Dorset apples cake last week.
Had no luck with figs this year, and thanks for the tip on baby aubergines mine is really late too :-)
Just got to think what to do with all the squashes and pumpkins now !!