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It is almost midsummer, the magic date around which green or wet walnuts (from the walnut tree Juglans regia) must be picked. If you want to pickle or preserve them, or soak them in wine to make vin de noix (or walnut vinegar, depending on how it goes), you'll need them to be soft enough to… Continue reading Wet walnuts
Besides all the obvious challenges of making a haggis (not least obtaining all the ingredients) it is surprisingly difficult to settle on a recipe. Although the basics are so well known as to seem unchangeable - oatmeal, sheep offal, pepper-based spicing - the briefest look at historical sources reveals subtle and not-so subtle variations in… Continue reading Haggis
Jane Levi 