23 December 2018

Angels, Cherries and Walnuts


Our Christmas has started early.  It feels a bit strange having the weekend immediately before Christmas so, once Kat arrived home on Friday evening, we started our merry making .

You may remember that our tree was without an angel or fairy.  Kat wielded her magic with her crochet needle and we now have Annie the Angel atop the tree.

On Friday afternoon I was daft enough to let Paul and Sarah visit the local Farm Shop while I stayed home and made our annual Whisky Dundee Cake.  They came home with some very expensive liqueurs (Rhubarb and Ginger and Sloe), cheeses and a turkey crown big enough to feed the whole village.  Well, it is Christmas.


Today I unearthed my jar of pickled walnuts (as per Cro’s recipe) and nervously served them with cheese at lunchtime.  They were delicious.  Probably the last time we will have them as I no longer have a convenient walnut tree nearby.  We finished lunch with cherries in eau de vie.  We savoured them again in the knowledge that we no longer have an endless supply of cherries and eau de vie.  

pickled walnuts for lunch


23 comments:

  1. Looks like you preferred the Sloe gin. -Jenn

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  2. Love the angle. Kat is so clever. I remember her poppies.

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  3. That angel is pretty and meaningful too as it is made with love. Now tell me what is a turkey crown?

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    1. It's a turkey with the legs and thighs removed, cooks quicker and easier to carve.

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  4. For next year you will have to get used to Lincolnshire delicacies. Have you tried genuine Lincolnshire sausage and brawn yet? Merry Christmas.

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    1. Lincolnshire sausages but not the brawn.

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  5. Annie the Angel appears to be singing. If I had a Christmas tree up my jacksie I'd be screaming!

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    1. Probably something to do with the koala looking up her skirt.

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  6. It seems that you all are going to have a very Happy Christmas.

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  7. Your festivities have started off with panache! Cracking into those seasonal treats makes it rather fancy. Have a Merry Christmas Sue! x

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  8. I shall broach my own 2018 pickles today (Walnuts and Onions). Happy Christmas from a surprisingly warm S W France. Cro x

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    1. Happy Christmas Cro from a rather cold but merry Lincolnshire x

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  9. Merry Christmas to you and Paul and the girls! It looks like a good time at your house! :)

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  10. Uncle Henry may empty your pockets, but in return he will feed you on good local food. Redhill Farm make very good Lincolnshire sausages, they have a shop near the cathedral.

    Clever crochet!

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  11. Happy Christmas and New Year to you all. X

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