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matt_hooks

Joined: 01 Aug 2010
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Location: Lambourn(ish) Berkshire

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:01 pm Post subject: Newbies from Newbury

Hi everyone.

Was given the link to this from someone on Freecycle, so thought I'd drop in and have a look.

We're trying to grow our own veg (learning the hard way at the moment) and I've got my mitts on a load of brewing and wine making kit, so we'll hopefully be producing some tasty beverages in the near future too.

Loving the look of the site, looks like huge amounts of useful info.

So hi everyone.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:01 pm Post subject:
Welcome aboard.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:02 pm Post subject:
Croeso, Matt.

cir3ngirl

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Location: Cirencester

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:05 pm Post subject:
Welcome onboard

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:07 pm Post subject:
aha, were you speaking to my mum by any chance She said shed passed the site onto someone today.

matt_hooks

Joined: 01 Aug 2010
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Location: Lambourn(ish) Berkshire

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:18 pm Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

aha, were you speaking to my mum by any chance

She said shed passed the site onto someone today.

I believe so. If I said "we've got boxes of cherry plums and are trying to work out what to do with them" would that mean anything to you?

We're under orders to return when the apples and pears ripen, cider and perry anyone?

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:19 pm Post subject:
Welcome!

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:22 pm Post subject:

matt_hooks wrote:

sally_in_wales wrote:

aha, were you speaking to my mum by any chance

She said shed passed the site onto someone today.

yep thats her, did you have to admire the lap-chicken

I made plum and chilli jam with those plums last year, am going to do a spicy plum chutney this year with the boxful I have.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:23 pm Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

yep thats her, did you have to admire the lap-chicken

Sally, why haven't you entered your mother in the 'Most Eccentric Parent' competition yet?

matt_hooks

Joined: 01 Aug 2010
Posts: 312
Location: Lambourn(ish) Berkshire

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:27 pm Post subject:
Haha the bantams are lovely Sally, but between you and me, there's not much of a meal on one is there! As for the plums, we're trying wine from some, and the rest will end up in jams/chutneys galore! I made the mistake of trying one raw, they're somewhat sharp!

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:29 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

sally_in_wales wrote:

yep thats her, did you have to admire the lap-chicken

Sally, why haven't you entered your mother in the 'Most Eccentric Parent' competition yet?

here you go, mum with Freddie the pekin-bantam/cat

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:31 pm Post subject:

matt_hooks wrote:

Haha the bantams are lovely Sally, but between you and me, there's not much of a meal on one is there!

As for the plums, we're trying wine from some, and the rest will end up in jams/chutneys galore!

I made the mistake of trying one raw, they're somewhat sharp!

too right, they arent eaters, but they cook up well and carry the flavour of other ingredients well.
I've been disowned at least twice for suggesting we make soup out of the surplus bantams

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:40 pm Post subject:
Aw

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 6:42 pm Post subject:
hullo matt

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 10 7:01 pm Post subject:
Hello Matt Aww, I love the lap chook Sally:)

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