Read that how you will– both the Lee Bros. and their sour orange pie are amazing. They (the brothers that is, with or without pie!) actually have a TV show called “Southern Uncovered” starting in June!!!…
bonny Scots marmalade
As the wind howls and the snow blows– we may be two days from the spring equinox but the weather is firmly winter– the new and very bonny marmalade from les collines is springing forth!!…
les collines rive droite!
So happy to announce, Fleisher’s Pasture-Raised Meats in Uptown Kingston now stocks les collines! Our little jars have crossed the mighty Hudson!!
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Scots marmalade, in a series
Of marmalade and men. No more mice….
in development: marmalade
I resisted but now I am coming around to the idea of making a marmalade. Part of the resistance was that I have not a speck of experience, first-hand or other, with making it, the way I do with preserves and jelly, and historically have not been a fan of eating it.
But in the middle of winter, thoughts do turn to citrus. …
midwinter jewels and gems
Jewels and gems of winter, here are the core of les collines for the coldest months. The fruits are harvested locally—most within a few miles of where I live—excepting, sadly, the Meyer lemons and limes! Yup, wrong climate.
Extra quince, rhubarb, and Concord grape are frozen, while sage I can continue to harvest and good local cider is available year-round.
For more information on any of the fruit and its provenance read my prior posts…for detail on these winter flavors, read on!…
snow day quince
The near blizzard of 2015 was just a mild snowstorm as it turned out. …
fruits of winter
Maybe the title for this one should be, January stock. Here’s the count….
cydonia coing quince
Considered native to Persia and present-day Turkey, grafts of quince were made, it seems, with choice varieties originating in Cydon, Crete. Hence the genus name Cydonia….
a quince in the hand
Mighty quince. Sacred to Aphrodite, supposedly it sprung up wherever she stepped as she was born from the foaming sea. …
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