This week I made strawberry jam. I started with a kilo of strawberries. I then added sugar. I was supposed to add half a kilo at this stage, but didn’t notice until afterwards. I added a kilo of sugar. This went into the fridge overnight, which brought the juice out of the strawberries. I put ...

This evening I made spiced gooseberry chutney, using this recipe: http://www.chefheidifink.com/blog/seasonal/spiced-gooseberry-chutney/ First I spent about an hour and a half washing and topping and tailing the gooseberries. Then I spent about forty-five minutes simmering the gooseberries. Then I forgot to take any photos while I was doing the canning/bottling, because I’ve never done hot water bath ...