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Back in May 2022 we made some tangerine liqueur from some locally made aguardiente and the peels of a load of fruit from our tangerine tree – but we have yet to do a taste test and reveal how it turned out. In this video we're going to fix that. We've also got a couple…

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Apr 2024

How to Make Homemade Liqueur from Citrus

Making liqueur at home couldn't be easier, and it's a great way to make use of citrus peel which often ends up going to waste. And if you have a…

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Sep 2023

Preserving Videos

Tasting FOUR Homemade Wines and FIVE Beers

It's time for something a little bit different. Over the last couple of years we've tried our hand at making wine - and beer - from various fruits and vegetables that grow on our small farm in Portugal. We've made a selection of country wines from a wide variety of fruit including cherry wine,…

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Dec 2022

Crafts Preserving Videos

Making WINE from COURGETTES?

We love a good experiment and this one is certainly going to be interesting! We've made country wines out of all sorts of fruit but can you make vegetable wine out of courgettes? We had a HUGE glut of courgettes this year and ran out of ideas for what to do with them -…

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Oct 2022

Gardening Preserving Videos

End of Summer Harvest and Pantry Tour

It's been a busy season in the garden with bumper crops of many of our favourite foods. As the summer fruiting crops start to finish we're already sowing and planting food for the winter. Join us for a quick recap of the growing season so far and then a few odd jobs in the veg…

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Oct 2022

Cooking Preserving Videos

Harvesting Chillies and Making Spicy Sauces – Sriracha, Sweet Chilli, Chilli Flakes and Cowboy Candy

About six months ago we planted seven chilli plants from our local garden centre and pretty much let them grow wild. We've now got plants ladened with colourful peppers and it's time to turn them into something tasty. Join us for a morning in the garden and an afternoon in the processing kitchen as…

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Sep 2022

Crafts Preserving Videos

Melon Fizz: DELICIOUS Drink or Massive Mistake?

We've had a bumper crop of melons this year – from massive watermelons to slightly smaller Sapo greens to cantaloupes of a couple of varieties. There's still a few fruit ripening in the garden but we have a whole load that need eating or preserving. Join us in the temporary processing kitchen for an…

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Aug 2022

Preserving Videos

Making Summer Cordials

Cordials, concentrates, syrups and squashes - there's many names for these sweet and often fruity additions to good old fashioned tap water. In this video we preserve some of our summer harvests into concentrated sugary treats for quenching our thirst (and brightening up our G&Ts) on hot summer days. We'll show you how to…

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Jul 2022

Cooking Gardening Preserving Videos

Preserving Summer Harvests for the Future

Our vegetable garden is already producing bumper crops of summer squash, cucumbers, onions, peppers and more. Join us for a session in the kitchen shed where we prepare three different recipes to preserve some of these huge amounts of food. Of course, not all goes to plan (when does it ever!) but we'll take you…

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May 2022

Crafts Preserving Videos

Making Homemade Liqueurs with Citrus Peel

We love a project round here and this one is nice and simple and can be done by anyone (of legal drinking age) as long as you have access to some fruit and some booze. Our tangerine tree has been in need of a haircut for a while so we thought we'd take this…

Tasting Two-Year-Old Homemade Tangerine Liqueur

How to Make Homemade Liqueur from Citrus

Tasting FOUR Homemade Wines and FIVE Beers

Making WINE from COURGETTES?

End of Summer Harvest and Pantry Tour

Harvesting Chillies and Making Spicy Sauces – Sriracha, Sweet Chilli, Chilli Flakes and Cowboy Candy

Melon Fizz: DELICIOUS Drink or Massive Mistake?

Making Summer Cordials

Preserving Summer Harvests for the Future

Making Homemade Liqueurs with Citrus Peel

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