Water Cabbage

Sometimes the only thing that gets me out of bed is not the need to go to work, or pay bills or support my family, but purely because the sun is shining and there's dew drops on the water hyacinth. Then I think about going to work and paying bills and .....

Straw Berry

And this is whats possible when you grow out of reach of the beagle

Bluetooth working

Ok, so I got the bluetooth keyboard working. There's no stopping me now

Hard Marmalade

There I said it. Hard marmalade. Its a thing I've been trying out. 

Normally I would cut up the oranges and soak in water overnight, boil the next day and then add an equal amount of sugar. This produces marmalade similar to shop bought, without the pectin and preservatives obviously. But it takes about 24 hours of waiting around.

What if I only wanted one jar and I need it now? As in right now....

I took two lemons and sliced them thin. I added sugar and brought to a fast boil. Once it went sticky I let it cool (for a about 10 seconds) and then ate it on toast.

Not bad, I have to say. Just a bit chewy. 

More investigation is needed. No one liked it but me....