Those autumnal weekends spent pottering in the kitchen and garden, radio chuntering softly, are a gift to yourself that you’ll be thankful for twice. It’s time alone to be not only quietly creative but also properly useful. And then, through winter, you’ll enjoy a regular rummage in your larder from which you’ll always emerge with something wonderful – a gift from the previous year to bring colour, flavour and cheer to colder, bleaker days.
While there are practical reasons to create a proper larder, such as using up a glut and reducing waste, the real joy is in creating something special. Bottles and jars of homemade produce are never ordinary. A homemade Worcestershire sauce (see page 20) is a world away from any bottle you’d find in a supermarket; and why…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2019