Cherries are big in July, as were the Cherry Fairs or Cherry Feasts. Cherry Fairs were not only part of the traditional celebration of the…
12 July 2020 – Pestle Pies
I made pestle pies today, or at least an approximation thereof. The first Sunday after 7 July was the traditional date for the Lapford Revel in…
26 June 2020 – National Cream Tea Day
Today I made a surprisingly tasty cream tea. I say surprisingly as my track record so far with baking has been less than stellar. This…
25 June 2020 – Jam
Today was too hot to make jam. But I did it anyway because that’s how I roll. So it was a bit of a tenuous…
24 June 2020 – Midsummer’s Day
Today I butchered a rose in the name of love and folklore science only to realise at the end, I’d gone horribly wrong. It’s Midsummer’s…