Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I remember admiring your backyard orchard during Brian's visit. A true gourmand posting. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 26 April 2010 18:41, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > It's a nice time of year here. I spent the weekend in the tropics > sweating myself into a frenzy, but it's cool, clear and sunny in South > Australia. In the nineteenth century some idiot brought radiata pines > to Australia and they continue to be grown as a plantation timber. > They are invasive here, changing the soil chemistry and playing havoc > with native animals. But a nice hitch hiker came with them: Lactarius > deliciosus the saffron milk cap > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Randomness/L1005422.jpg.html > appears with the first Autumn rains and will make an amazing dinner > with fresh tagliatelle, onions, a little pancetta and creme fraiche. > The pocket knife belonged to my grandfather; the bone on the other > side was replaced with a piece of Australian red cedar by my father in > the 1940s. I like using it. > > In the garden, the Hachiya persimmons are ripe: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Randomness/L1005438.jpg.html > - I'm never sure what to do with them, particularly since we also have > a hundred kilograms of grapes to deal with at the moment. I'll skin, > seed and reduce them and freeze the paste. Some will go into jam, > some into sorbet. There are thousands of them on the tree. In a few > weeks I will trap some rabbits and slow roast them with persimmons. > It's just an idea. > > I hope Spring in the Northern Hemisphere is as pleasant. > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >