i might go blackberrying at some point and make some
apple and blackberry. Although I think I have all the good apples for the moment - I suppose there will be more in a week or two
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:28, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

Sounds nice. Is jam difficult to make?
An ex of mines mum used to make damson jam from the tree in their garden, it was easily the finest jam I have ever had.
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:30, Reply)

this one's easy
although I use a pan
www.mydish.co.uk/recipe/apple-jam
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:31, Reply)

You can make jam in a microwave? Now I've seen everything.
Might give that a go, plus apple and ginger sounds good.
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:33, Reply)

i don't remember the recipe being in the microwave last time
I hope I have the right one. SHould work, anyway
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:34, Reply)

Don't you need special thermometers and stuff otherwise?
+ I was looking at the wrong one
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:35, Reply)

i haven't
but perhaps some jams do? I have a fancy thermometer, but that's for dyeing and has been in cochineal and fustic (not up a bum, though) so I don't think it belongs in jam
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:38, Reply)

Given the temperature that sugar boils at you'll be fine using that thermometer.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:39, Reply)

not after it's been in the mordants, too
I only have alum atm, but you can use copper and iron, too. I don't think that will help the flavour
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:40, Reply)

Possible not.
What have you been dying? Making you own brand of interesting fashionable clothes? Bringing back tie-dye?
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:40, Reply)

i've been doing some natural dyeing
some in big vats, and more recently i did a course making pretty things by using random plants and the like to dye thinks with. Another reason to go blackberrying
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:41, Reply)

That sounds both different and interesting.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:42, Reply)

ha! that's what I say to students with a poor idea

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:43, Reply)

I realise that may not have come across as particularly genuine
But that wasn't my intention.
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:44, Reply)

okay,
well thanks, I shall take it as such
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:45, Reply)

I think it's good when people do things that are a bit different from the norm.
I should find something to do one day.
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:47, Reply)

I started doing it after going to a wool festival
yeah, a wool festival. So best way to start is to jettison your pride and do the least cool thing you can find
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:49, Reply)

Having heard that there *is* a wool festival...
I think I will now have to find the second least cool thing I can find.
( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:51, Reply)

it was good
there were sheep and lots of colours and types of wool and dyeing kits and hippy old ladies
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:54, Reply)

Can't believe I missed it.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:56, Reply)

Cavy have you asked him if he is HAWT and from S/Wales yet???

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:46, Reply)

nah
dating is for chumps and all men lie and are bastards, or whatever I'm supposed to say as a bitter old hag
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:48, Reply)

I see apple season is back again

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:51, Reply)

yeah,
2.5 kg of them after peeling and chopping today. Also, the compost is topped up and smells of cider sick, and I have a bin bag of not too terrible ones to go too a friends horse
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:52, Reply)

I thought you was off LARPing this weekend?

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:59, Reply)

that was last weekend
this one is mopeing and pickling weekend
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:02, Reply)

I could have gave you a load of black cherries a few weeks ago
would apples and cherry work? I have no idea
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:11, Reply)

no idea
I'm not a good cook, really. Pickles and jam are more like chemistry or something
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:11, Reply)

Yes. They would work together.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:12, Reply)

I take offence to this.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:52, Reply)

i'm a bitter old hag
it's in my contract to say that
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:55, Reply)

Fair enough, I wasn't aware of your social standing.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:57, Reply)

She's overstating herself.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 19:58, Reply)

st r
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Sat 31 Aug 2013, 20:00, Reply)