What can I bake with these ingredients...

Don't think we are now Zig, not this year anyway. We're getting into the wet and windy season now for this year (even wetter and windier than usual I mean).

Maybe late spring time next year.

When's proper cider season? I know this year's harvest has probably happened, and I know cider has a short period when its at its best, but I don't know how long it takes to be ready at its peak.

Incidentally, guess what I bought myself today?

 

Clean bowels........ that would be the poached prunes........

 

A Horse

This years pressing is just taking place. The mature stuff won't be ready till next year. They do a christmas special matured in ex rum barrels at the farm behind me Thats Brown too.

 

Not quite. I went into the new home brew shop that's just recently opened down town. I told the very knowledgeable chap in there that I wanted everything I need to start making wine and cider. He was very excited, because here was his chance to make a big sale.

I came out with:
-A five gallon bucket thing with lid
-A cider kit
-A large bag of brewer's sugar
-A syphon tube
-A demijohn
-An airlock
-Some yeast
-Some sterilising gear
-A huge plastic spoon, which he threw in for free

 

Nice one, you're all set now then

The beauty of it now is that your basic kit will last for ages, last night I was decanting "Yellow & Brown" using a funnel I bought in 1977.

Just had a look at the dial on the cooker, looks like I bake things between 180 to 200.

 

If you also had a small amount of syrup you could make these:

Twink's Hob Nobs

I'd also make some cheesy biscuits (delicious warm) and walnut (they've starting falling down) cookies whilst the ovens on.