tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post8628660262838812482..comments2024-01-11T17:17:37.361+00:00Comments on The Raft Journal: Summer Sponge PuddingWoman on a Rafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-2346724064866978502023-10-17T23:55:33.952+01:002023-10-17T23:55:33.952+01:00Thanks for posting thiisThanks for posting thiisBiti Dragonhttps://bitidragon.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-71775207149710591322012-07-07T08:43:08.746+01:002012-07-07T08:43:08.746+01:00"Our raspberries were disappointing last year..."Our raspberries were disappointing last year." <br /><br />*Sigh* For someone who blows hard, it must have been self-delusion, JuliaM.MTGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-11483199583957406832012-07-07T07:00:57.640+01:002012-07-07T07:00:57.640+01:00I'm no good at bee identification but Mr Raft ...I'm no good at bee identification but Mr Raft and I both noticed that the numbers of bees seemed lower. <br /><br />The beekeepers at exhibitions last year were warning that colonies had been dying; they have had problems with mites which has been building up for years. Nobody seems to know quite why the population is falling so drastically; there are various explanations from pesticides to mobile phone signals. <br /><br />I don't think the rain can be helping much; even when there are flowers out there the bees can't get to them for days.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-82458884905980652782012-07-06T18:07:09.073+01:002012-07-06T18:07:09.073+01:00Regarding raspberries; has anyone noticed that thi...Regarding raspberries; has anyone noticed that this year there were ZERO honey bees on the flowers? Yet there were many rather small bumble bees to take over the niche.<br /><br />WOAR: I would only ever use the sort of dish you picture. By proper English custard I meant bog standard instant, none of this infusing vanilla pods malarkey.ANDY5759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-56818799581282030182012-07-03T23:40:22.887+01:002012-07-03T23:40:22.887+01:00A dog eats raspberries - that's a new one. I w...A dog eats raspberries - that's a new one. I wonder if it was because the dog found they were sweet or if it was a catching game. <br /><br /><br />The finest blueberries are in fact bilberries and they grow in great carpets on the moors in Yorkshire, particularly Sutton Bank. <br /><br />Being wild they are smaller than the commercial cultivars so you have to work harder to collect enough but the plants are very generous. I've seen large families going up for their free treat, looking like a cloud of very fat sparrows. <br /><br />Sutton bank is easy as it is just a little stroll up from the car park.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-88679636565587417062012-07-03T21:38:18.260+01:002012-07-03T21:38:18.260+01:00Looks delish and defo a few of your 5 a day!! Quit...Looks delish and defo a few of your 5 a day!! Quite right about raspberries, oftentimes supermarket ones just seem like squidgy tasteless matter, and blueberries too; dare say you could work them with sufficient sugar but kinda defeats the object really.Dick the Prickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683095612320513712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-31706998889689637992012-07-03T20:50:18.355+01:002012-07-03T20:50:18.355+01:00Our raspberries were disappointing last year, and ...Our raspberries were disappointing last year, and this year doesn't seem to be turning out any better. But yes, when they are good, they are really good! Though we had to be quick years ago, as our dog developed the habit of picking his own!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-67151878820466824262012-07-03T19:11:56.546+01:002012-07-03T19:11:56.546+01:00Raspberry has a wonderfully distinctive taste and ...Raspberry has a wonderfully distinctive taste and smell when you get it from the garden. The supermarket ones are OK but something is lost in the transport. <br /><br />One thing I have noticed is that pottery pudding basins with their slightly conical shape seem to produce better results than flat pans using exactly the same ingredients. <br /><br />Go figure. It might be something to do with the way the steam travels up through the sponge mixture.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068105406305319114.post-18279843175594333082012-07-03T17:22:30.884+01:002012-07-03T17:22:30.884+01:00Our raspberries are beginning to ripen. So, along ...Our raspberries are beginning to ripen. So, along with black/red currants and some stewed apple from the freezer I shall make this old family favourite this weekend. Served with 'proper' English custard.ANDY5759noreply@blogger.com