I don't suppose it's a surprise to anyone that I am in disgrace with Jack. He came yesterday.
His first complaint was that I haven't written anything on this blog for a month. As you can see I have remedied that.
Then he moaned about the number of plants I had acquired. There were carrots, beetroot, rocket, tomatoes, mimulus, sweet peas, gazania, salvia, begonia, antirrhinum, geraniums and African marigolds. So he sorted all of them. Except the geraniums which I have been growing on and they are still a bit small.
And anyway he added to the quantity by bringing me a daphne, a cotoneaster and something he couldn't remember the name of. Fortunately I like surprises.
He planted up my vegetable garden but we have plenty of room for other crops. The "snake" is a porous hose. It's the easiest way for me to water the garden.
He filled pots and beds so that I will have a glorious show in the summer.
And he went home with six portions of home-made soup and twelve savoury ducks.
He can't complain about that. But he'll find something else.
Jack is a good friend, please share the duck recipe
ReplyDeleteHere you go!
ReplyDeleteSavoury ducks
200g breadcrumbs
200g onions.
500g pig's liver
500 g minced pork
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp mace
2tsp dried sage
Whizz all the ingredients in a food processor. If you don’t have a processor you will need to mince the liver before you can mix by hand.
Line a tin with aluminium foil and spread the mixture into it evenly. Press it down. Cover with foil. Cook 180-200C, gas mark 4-6, 350=400F for one hour. Remove the foil and cook a further twenty minutes.
When cold, cut into squares. Jack likes them with salad or in sandwiches. They can be recooked in a rich onion gravy and served hot.
Sorry about the wide range of temperatures but my oven is rather old and the thermostat is “interesting”.
Sometimes it's good to step back, your garden is going to look so good this summer ☀️
ReplyDeleteI hope so! Jack will be delighted to read both your comment and Ang's.
DeleteI think I'll pass on the savoury duck! Looks like the hose snake caught some plants when it was laid down.
ReplyDeleteNot quite. We laid the hose first!
DeleteIt's always nice to see Blogging friends back.
ReplyDeleteooh, the plants look good! Well done to Jack, it's good to see you blog!!
ReplyDeleteWhere did my capital O go!??! Sorry!
ReplyDeleteCapital O's are in very short supply and I just used my ration for the day.
DeleteOh, your garden is going to look wonderful this year once again. Jack does an excellent job of planting, and keeping you on your toes.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
He will be very happy to take credit for keeping me on my toes.
DeleteYour Jack is a lot like my gardening friend M! He, too, tends to my garden and brings me plants from time to time.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see a post from you with a garden update. Looking forward to seeing more pictures of your garden as the plants grow and flower.
I'll try! I don't think Jack will let me not blog about the garden.
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