Whilst trundling along on a bus this past week she remembered that she had forgotten something.. are you with me or are you still trying to work that out?
The past week has been glorious.. yippee.. with hot and very sunny days, but today old sun did a disappearing act and it rained very hard this morning and then drizzled for the rest of the day.
Secretly she is glad as the fruit and vegetables will all benefit from this rain but it does mean that her trip to the forgotten place might not happen for a week or two, we are, apparently, due to have the good weather back after this belt of low pressure moves away.
Well, it will swell the fruit is what we say!
Back to the title of this post.. it was on Friday that she remembered this place, the bus was trundling across Tooting Bec Common and they came to the stop for the Lido.. Lido.. she thought! Now why have I not been there every day this week, how very silly of me!
And for two pins, she would have got off the bus right then and there and spent the afternoon lolling in that hot sun with not a care in the world, but she was scheduled to meet Dean at home at two of the afternoon clock as they were taking the trees and the buckets of soil out to the allotments.
So she stayed on the bus Gus.. ah.. 'Fifty ways to leave a lover'! Such a catchy tune.. make a new plan Stan.. you don't have to be coy Roy..
No searching for Goaty Milk tomorrow, Debbie is a'jaunting in far distant places like Blackheath! Blimey.. she'd need a visa to go there it's so far away!
What we do have brewing, and successfully this time, is Beetroot Kvass.. the first lot failed as the containers were not air-tight. There are two 5 litre buckets with their own lids hubble-bubbling in the yumyum HQ, one she used goaty whey as the starter and for the other one she used sauerkraut liquid.
They have to be checked twice a day as the pressure caused by the fermentation is forcing the lids up and they would blow, think of those bottles of exploding homemade Ginger Beer and you're on the right track, if she did not release the pressure.
There are masses of bubbles and the colour is magnificent, all it took were four medium sized Beetroots, a small amount of sea salt, the cup of starter of either whey or sauerkraut liquid, filtered water and strong airtight containers or jars with an air-lock fitted which enables the pressure to escape without letting oxygen into the containers.
Oxygen stops fermentation and allows mold to grow. Not what you want at all.
Next year she wants to do it with her own Golden Beetroots, you have to be very beady eyed to see these at a Farmer's Market in London, she has only seen them once and they were a very silly price indeed.
Oh.. talk about 'silly' price!
Do you know what half a litre of Raw Camel's Milk sells for in London.. go on.. guess.. or cheat if you have already read Debbie's post on her Ellie's Dairy's Blog.. the herd of camels are in Southern Holland and a Dutchman (his name was forgotten) is selling it.. for.. wait for it.. £12.99!
Goodness me.. it is way past our bedtime.. PipPip Dear Readers.. I hope you are enjoying the sport?
GeeGee Parrot.
July 5th, 2014.
Post Script: Caroline in Exeter knows what the significance of July the seventh is.
No searching for Goaty Milk tomorrow, Debbie is a'jaunting in far distant places like Blackheath! Blimey.. she'd need a visa to go there it's so far away!
What we do have brewing, and successfully this time, is Beetroot Kvass.. the first lot failed as the containers were not air-tight. There are two 5 litre buckets with their own lids hubble-bubbling in the yumyum HQ, one she used goaty whey as the starter and for the other one she used sauerkraut liquid.
They have to be checked twice a day as the pressure caused by the fermentation is forcing the lids up and they would blow, think of those bottles of exploding homemade Ginger Beer and you're on the right track, if she did not release the pressure.
There are masses of bubbles and the colour is magnificent, all it took were four medium sized Beetroots, a small amount of sea salt, the cup of starter of either whey or sauerkraut liquid, filtered water and strong airtight containers or jars with an air-lock fitted which enables the pressure to escape without letting oxygen into the containers.
Oxygen stops fermentation and allows mold to grow. Not what you want at all.
Next year she wants to do it with her own Golden Beetroots, you have to be very beady eyed to see these at a Farmer's Market in London, she has only seen them once and they were a very silly price indeed.
Oh.. talk about 'silly' price!
Do you know what half a litre of Raw Camel's Milk sells for in London.. go on.. guess.. or cheat if you have already read Debbie's post on her Ellie's Dairy's Blog.. the herd of camels are in Southern Holland and a Dutchman (his name was forgotten) is selling it.. for.. wait for it.. £12.99!
Goodness me.. it is way past our bedtime.. PipPip Dear Readers.. I hope you are enjoying the sport?
GeeGee Parrot.
July 5th, 2014.
Post Script: Caroline in Exeter knows what the significance of July the seventh is.
Ah yes! It was DEAN!
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