Shrubs and Bushes
Punnet
Henrietta put on her dark-coloured apron, collected her punnet and…
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Canes!
….went out to the raspberry bushes!
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Prickles and shade
There were a lot of raspberries…
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crop
…so many that after harvesting enough for the Hittys…
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ruby red
Henrietta helped pick some for the humans! We will eat some, share some and make some into jam.
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Black Currants
After the raspberries were collected, Henrietta visited the Black Currant bushes…
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Loaded!
…which were loaded with fruit…
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bowl full
…enough to try a different recipe this year, which includes a few black currant leaves…
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Lemon Balm
…and a few lemon balm leaves…
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stitch
…which are stitched together into a little bouquet garni…
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shrub infusion
…and is added to the crushed black currants and sugar. This is set into the fridge to infuse for a few days. Soon we will strain it and add vinegar, making a Shrub drink mixture! Delicious diluted with fizzy water on hot days! We hope there will be enough pulp leftover to make some jam, like we did with the rhubarb cordial recipe!
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Quimper Hittys 
Oh yum. My mouth is watering from all these possibilities. Those raspberries must have been a treat.
Such a treat! And we have enough to share which is always so nice too.
Seems delicious.. Beautiful photographs of this dreamy Miniature World, Thank you, Love, nia
We love the fresh berries from our garden! Fresh summer fruits are so delicious… I am glad you could visit our garden with us today.
Wow! My raspberries are far from ripe. Beautiful photos as always.
Thank you! The raspberries were not ripe last week! Then they suddenly swelled up and darkened to red! Time for summer breakfasts!
oh yum, the Hitty kitchen is going to be busy.
Summertime, and the kitchen is busy!
I know there will be a lot of delicious jam at your house in the near future!
Oh I’ve heard about Shrub drinks – interesting to read how one is made!
It is a pretty easy recipe! And delicious!!!
Oh, the one raspberry punnet is perfection! How very lovely. I’m so glad there’s some jam to be had. And fizzy black currant Shrub Drink too! Good picnic fare. Just saying.
The raspberries are extra plump and delicious this year…one raspberry for all the Hittys is plenty! And we hope for picnics galore this summer!
I love berry season! So many tasty choices!
I love berry season too – it’s my favourite time in the garden!