tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post3522309358698063554..comments2024-03-28T12:56:22.917+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Hamper PlansSue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-54972455746309696122018-10-30T17:15:53.308+00:002018-10-30T17:15:53.308+00:00I'll try and convince hubby I am being a good ...I'll try and convince hubby I am being a good person by keeping lots of jars in the shed...He apparently thinks otherwise! xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-35818986200985233812018-10-30T06:03:42.544+00:002018-10-30T06:03:42.544+00:00glad you decided to make a few things for Christma...glad you decided to make a few things for Christmas gifts. I like to keep nice jars that have interesting shapes and sizes. Made a few jars of jam to give away for gifts when I made yellow plum jam this year. Maybe I'm make up a hamper for my son and family as they moved this year and don't have alot of money for things. Food and fun things too!<br />Grandmabeckyl.blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362600588981799211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67800042468612673522018-10-30T01:58:37.680+00:002018-10-30T01:58:37.680+00:00Hampers my favourite of all gifts. You are going t...Hampers my favourite of all gifts. You are going to have so much fun putting them together.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-69031500494448674382018-10-29T20:53:55.921+00:002018-10-29T20:53:55.921+00:00Good for you ! I was just thinking the same about ...Good for you ! I was just thinking the same about getting the ingredients for the Christmas cake sorted . I always love it on the Archers when they have ‘Stir up Sunday ‘ !! <br />Shelly Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849461150570092349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-77339585722042931392018-10-29T19:52:16.631+00:002018-10-29T19:52:16.631+00:00It was only about two months ago that I was absolu...It was only about two months ago that I was absolutely sure I wouldn't make things for hampers!<br />Christmas cake with cheese and an apple is a favourite thing for a "meal" after Christmas. Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-2473727353746408442018-10-29T19:48:12.286+00:002018-10-29T19:48:12.286+00:00I am totally useless with a saw so no chance of me...I am totally useless with a saw so no chance of me doing nest-boxes!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-7274854544956935142018-10-29T18:20:40.194+00:002018-10-29T18:20:40.194+00:00A hamper is always such a thoughtful gift, made wi...A hamper is always such a thoughtful gift, made with love.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-72121055898444003272018-10-29T18:17:32.444+00:002018-10-29T18:17:32.444+00:00Thank you. I feel its something I would like to p...Thank you. I feel its something I would like to pursue but I think you're right Susan, a book on preserving and/or You Tube is probably the way forward. xMarksgranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870471905590321642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-79893286479188558962018-10-29T17:21:47.197+00:002018-10-29T17:21:47.197+00:00It's funny how the resolution to do something ...It's funny how the resolution to do something comes over one. I'm determined to make Christmas cake this year after about five yrs not doing it. Only two of us like it but it is nice to snack on in the winter by the fire after working outside in the cold and wet. I've always admired your hampers, lucky are the people who receive them.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-87472951570488625902018-10-29T17:18:25.676+00:002018-10-29T17:18:25.676+00:00Hello Marksgran. I was sixty before I began preser...Hello Marksgran. I was sixty before I began preserving with hot water bath. I say go for it. I was a nervous wreck the first time but in the end it all turned out fine. This is my third year and now that I know what I'm doing it was a breeze. Apple sauce is a nice easy one to start on. A book on preserving or the internet will give you all the instructions you need.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-22209209394040283762018-10-29T17:08:29.909+00:002018-10-29T17:08:29.909+00:00Sue, I'm so glad you are doing this. I've ...Sue, I'm so glad you are doing this. I've sensed that between losing Col and moving to a new place, that you have been at loose ends...as who wouldn't be? This will keep you busy and, hopefully, get you back to the kind of life you enjoyed before he passed. My mother-in-law, who was left with a paid-for house and car but no income when dear FIL passed, had to get a job to eat and spent her spare time gardening...which she had never done much of before. It was her salvation. She took whatever plants were offered and bought a package of snapdragon seeds that came up all over the place for many years after.<br /><br />Now, about those birdhouses...if you don't think you could build them yourself (nothing is impossible, I saw how you repaired your greenhouse), how about getting someone to build them for you, or buying some unfinished and painting them yourself? I was in a new town last winter and entertained myself by buying inexpensive bird houses and tarting them up (as you Brits would say) with paint. You can get small amounts of craft paint, or--in my case--I used leftover exterior house paints. They would make spectacular gifts!<br /><br />God bless you, Sue.<br /><br />PS What would it take for me to get on the list for one of your hampers??? LOLmikemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569666073239903588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-26310080308713953622018-10-29T17:04:54.396+00:002018-10-29T17:04:54.396+00:00If I was ever short of jars at the smallholding I ...If I was ever short of jars at the smallholding I used to put a blackboard out the front asking for jars and then would get boxes and jars by the hundred - trouble is lots were no good and had to be taken to the glass bank down the village!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-33771920821382024572018-10-29T16:57:19.523+00:002018-10-29T16:57:19.523+00:00My Christmas book goes back to 1979 so I know what...My Christmas book goes back to 1979 so I know what I've given everyone since then which is handy for ideasSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-63236909948368285312018-10-29T16:55:13.717+00:002018-10-29T16:55:13.717+00:00That's interesting to know, wonder why it chan...That's interesting to know, wonder why it changed hereSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-71574535268368486742018-10-29T16:54:10.885+00:002018-10-29T16:54:10.885+00:00It all depends on vinegar or sugar. Jam has high s...It all depends on vinegar or sugar. Jam has high sugar, chutneys high vinegar and often sugar. So they keep OK - usually.<br />But apple sauce on its own wouldn't have either so would need water bath but I don't do anything that needs a water bath method so can't really advise on times/techniques etc. SorrySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-11956890290944889842018-10-29T16:47:16.499+00:002018-10-29T16:47:16.499+00:00Well getting this lot sorted will keep you out of ...Well getting this lot sorted will keep you out of mischief for this week. <br /><br />Your hampers over the years sound lovely, and what a good idea to keep a note of what you have included over the years so you can vary the contents.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-21819560149391147922018-10-29T16:14:25.807+00:002018-10-29T16:14:25.807+00:00Can I ask you if you water bath your jars of goodi...Can I ask you if you water bath your jars of goodies? I'm fairly new to preserving and have made some jam and chutney so far but I would like to make some more stuff, I'm particularly keen to make jars of apple sauce to use the apples in my garden. I currently freeze them but it would be good to have some in jars to give away, but everything I've read says I must process them in a hot water bath and I'm not sure how I go about that or why. I sterilise the jars and lids in the oven and they are hot when the food goes in, but is that enough, I'd love it if you could pass on your experience to me thanks. xMarksgranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870471905590321642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67056776436011751772018-10-29T16:11:15.774+00:002018-10-29T16:11:15.774+00:00Love your comment on Phyllo Pastry - that is still...Love your comment on Phyllo Pastry - that is still how we spell it and it took me a minute to realize what Filo was when I first encountered it on the internet; I thought perhaps it was a brand name! (Canadian here)<br /><br />Your hampers sound wonderful; such variety. Lucky people who get one!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-9523790992422829352018-10-29T15:45:16.115+00:002018-10-29T15:45:16.115+00:00I love how you are so prectical and organised. I u...I love how you are so prectical and organised. I used to be but since the menopause I just seem so impractical. I do still work full time but I don't have half the inclination or energy I used to.VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326477975870777023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-72851434571926654012018-10-29T12:01:15.197+00:002018-10-29T12:01:15.197+00:00I love the idea of hampers. They are personal gift...I love the idea of hampers. They are personal gifts, put together with thought and love. There isn't anything else you can ask for from a gift. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039174572211086359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-69964096281937459522018-10-29T11:06:23.987+00:002018-10-29T11:06:23.987+00:00That is what I call enterprising, hope it all goes...That is what I call enterprising, hope it all goes well. Just finished making some crabapple jelly, I am sure it is only for the beautiful amber colour.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-64501698916715582272018-10-29T10:21:23.805+00:002018-10-29T10:21:23.805+00:00You are just so organised. I like how you vary the...You are just so organised. I like how you vary the contents. I brought a very large heavy box with me to the new bungalow and it's full of jams, pickles and chutney. I'm sure I'll make more bits to go with them, when I can find stuff!!! Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-15515487125137430932018-10-29T10:10:40.773+00:002018-10-29T10:10:40.773+00:00Keeping jars is a must, the pretty ones I put nigh...Keeping jars is a must, the pretty ones I put night lights in, safer and the wind doesn´t blow them out. xcxChrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613570629230619992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-70090760832504106822018-10-29T10:09:27.484+00:002018-10-29T10:09:27.484+00:00Delicious treats! You make lovely hampers, Sue, l...Delicious treats! You make lovely hampers, Sue, lucky recipients. Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-55851963648348276422018-10-29T09:42:54.475+00:002018-10-29T09:42:54.475+00:00All of those sound delicious.All of those sound delicious.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.com