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Post by Lesley on Jul 9, 2005 21:59:54 GMT
fresh corn would be wonderful! i bet you need a lot of space for that!
lesley
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Post by Ann on Jul 9, 2005 22:30:58 GMT
I tried growing some last year in one of my tubs, but I never got anything worth harvesting. Although the foliage looked like sweetcorn, I never got anything remotely resembling a cob.
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Post by Cathrin on Jul 9, 2005 23:16:42 GMT
Not enough water perhaps? One of the guys is growing ears of corn on the elopment near me and I forever see him watering them.
Cant stand either corn, raspberries or blackberries, (too many seeds for me and corn tastes wierd to me) give me cherrys any day.
I like the sound of the puree though. (over vanilla icecream perhaps?)
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Post by Ann on Jul 10, 2005 23:28:22 GMT
This thread got me motivated. I had my first home made icecream of the season today. Raspberry of course!
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Post by Lesley on Jul 12, 2005 2:17:28 GMT
ann homemade icecream how wonderful! what type of machine do you use. and is it difficult.
lesley
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Post by Ann on Jul 12, 2005 10:13:10 GMT
If you make it from scratch it's a bit timeconsuming, but worth the effort. I use a Mrs Beeton recipe for the base, it's just an egg custard really, but it takes on the flavour of the fruit beautifully. (It doesn't actually take that long to make the base, but then it has to cool before you can add the fruit and meringue.)
I bought my icecream maker a couple of years ago when it was on a half price offer. It's a Kenwood. The bottom part has to go in the freezer for 24 hours. You just switch it on, pour the mixture on and then watch it start to turn into icecream. It's quite mesmerising.
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Post by Lesley on Jul 12, 2005 15:56:18 GMT
ann, the icecream maker sounds quite easy. i'll have to ask 'captain hardware' if he can get a similar model at the store. the makers were popular in the seventies here - i seem to remember someone buying dry ice! and turning a crank forever - i'd rather just turn a switch!
lesley
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