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Shannon Morgan's avatar

I pass through a business park on my way to the gym and never noticed the few apple trees planted at one corner of the car park. But this past week, several windfall apples were lying on the mulch below. The next day, I brought my shopping bag and collected most of what lay on the ground (left a few for squirrels, birds, and other city dwellers). They came to about a kilo of apples; today I'm turning them into apple butter. :)

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Lia Leendertz's avatar

What a ridiculously autumnal thing to do. I imagine your kitchen smells pretty wonderful now…

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Anne's avatar

Had never heard of apple butter, but definitely making some now I’ve looked it up!

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Shannon Morgan's avatar

It’s so yummy. I love any excuse to use cloves. :)

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Anne's avatar

The smell of the leaves as I gather them up to make leaf mould compost.

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Lia Leendertz's avatar

Oh I love this, yes! Made me take a deep breath in. I must do this too.

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Corinna Mazzotta's avatar

I had an Autumnal baking afternoon today. Gingerbread and Soul Cakes. Only ever make them at this time of year!

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Lia Leendertz's avatar

Gorgeous! But will you dare to present them to your trick or treaters or are you going for the more traditional ‘box of Celebrations’ offering?

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Corinna Mazzotta's avatar

Neither as we don't celebrate Halloween - they are for our church lunch tomorrow (celebrating with one of our young guys who is getting married in 2 weeks) and our Light event on Monday evening.

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Lia Leendertz's avatar

Ah well I bet they’ll go down very well

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Mark Diacono's avatar

I am glad to see those pumpkins are actually pumpkins - s you know, few things annoy me more than squash being called pumpkins. It should be a capital offence

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Lia Leendertz's avatar

I am nothing if not botanically correct. Thank you for signing up! x

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Cathryn Thompson's avatar

I spotted a group of puffball mushrooms, plus some jelly ear fungus in my local nature reserve. Love looking for new fungi varieties at this time of year.

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Lia Leendertz's avatar

It’s something I don’t know much about. Would love to learn. They are popping up all over the common where I walk the dogs, it would be great to be able to make a few more.

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Lia Leendertz's avatar

*name a few more

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Jill Fuller's avatar

I made barm brack today, which tells me it's well and truly Halloween season!

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Lia Leendertz's avatar

Oh yes very Halloweeny!

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Charly @ Foxfire Learning's avatar

I’ve just made this year’s batch of sloe gin and learnt how to make a macrame plant pot hanger! 💛🍂🌙

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Sue Armstrong's avatar

I’m working my way through a huge box of green tomatoes ( picked at the end of the season still unripe) which are turning red day by day - I try to use them in cooking, or in salads and turn the big ones into sauces and ketchup. Also I’ve begun knitting small poppies to wear in November and give away.

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