The Rose of Mercia

Tag: Recipe

  • Dandelion Honey

    Dandelion Honey

    The grass is a awash with dandelions and has been for a few months now. Dandelions are an important source of nectar for bees early on in the season, so try to avoid picking them until other flowers are available. Now is the perfect time to give this spring time recipe a go. Ingredients: –…

  • Jack O’ Lantern Soup

    Jack O’ Lantern Soup

    Every year, millions of pumpkins are thrown away after being carved for Halloween. Pumpkins are delicious and often over looked, so here’s a simple recipe for your Jack O Lantern. Ingredients: This will make six good sized portions, if you wanted to use all of the pumpkin then just double the ingredients. This will take…

  • Autumnal Uchiki Kuri & Patty Pan Soup

    This year, we have grown some more unusual types of squash. Naturally, as it is autumn, we decided to make a tasty soup with a couple of them. Ingredients: One large Uchiki Kuri, around 450g when peeled One large Patty Pan, around 550g when peeled 80g Courgette, peeled [optional] Three white onions One red onion…

  • Elderflower Champagne

    After much trial and error, I have finally created a recipe for a lightly carbonated, delicately floral elderflower champagne. This should make six 750ml bottles. Ingredients:– Twelve to fourteen elderflower heads– Two medium sized lemons– 600g sugar– 1 heaped teaspoon of citric acid (optional)– 4.5 litres of water plus an additional 100ml overage for any…

  • Hearty Pumpkin Soup

    Here’s a simple recipe to use up some of your pumpkin glut. This will make enough for four large portions. Ingredients:– 900g of roughly chopped and peeled pumpkin– one large red onion– one parsnip– one carrot– one large potato– three cloves of garlic– 150ml of double cream– Two vegetable or chicken stock cubes– 1tsp cinnamon–…

  • Strawberry & Raspberry Mix Jam Recipe

    Here is a simple recipe for a small batch of mixed jam. This should make two jars or about 700g-750g of jam. Ingredients:– 200g of strawberries– 200g of raspberries– 200g of granulated sugar– 180g of pectin sugar– 50ml of lemon juice Equipment:– Two metal pans, one for the jam and one for sterilising the jars–…