A box of Russets from Kent(following on from the plums, cobnuts and greengages :) The taste of autumn.
Roughway Farm.
Roughway Farm.
October 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
A box of Russets from Kent(following on from the plums, cobnuts and greengages :) The taste of autumn.
Roughway Farm.
Roughway Farm.
Dec 1908: Xmas Hampers ad from Poulton & Noel
(+Rolled Ox-Tongue; Large SMOKED Ox-Tongue; Chicken, Ham, and Tongue Galantine; Potted Wild Duck; Pressed Brisket of Beef; Potted Salmon and Shrimp; Potted Chicken and Ham; Salmon & Shrimp; Lunch Tongues; Oxford Brawn; Ox Tail Soup, and more)
(+Rolled Ox-Tongue; Large SMOKED Ox-Tongue; Chicken, Ham, and Tongue Galantine; Potted Wild Duck; Pressed Brisket of Beef; Potted Salmon and Shrimp; Potted Chicken and Ham; Salmon & Shrimp; Lunch Tongues; Oxford Brawn; Ox Tail Soup, and more)
October 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Dec 1908: Xmas Hampers ad from Poulton & Noel
(+Rolled Ox-Tongue; Large SMOKED Ox-Tongue; Chicken, Ham, and Tongue Galantine; Potted Wild Duck; Pressed Brisket of Beef; Potted Salmon and Shrimp; Potted Chicken and Ham; Salmon & Shrimp; Lunch Tongues; Oxford Brawn; Ox Tail Soup, and more)
(+Rolled Ox-Tongue; Large SMOKED Ox-Tongue; Chicken, Ham, and Tongue Galantine; Potted Wild Duck; Pressed Brisket of Beef; Potted Salmon and Shrimp; Potted Chicken and Ham; Salmon & Shrimp; Lunch Tongues; Oxford Brawn; Ox Tail Soup, and more)
One of my all times favourite. I am now reading Greengages and it's equally promising
October 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
One of my all times favourite. I am now reading Greengages and it's equally promising
Made a fruit pie at the weekend with plums & greengages. Bloody lovely. I'm into batch cooking season too. I've defrosted Italian meatballs for tonight. I found a recipe with a sauce full of blended veggies. Love it. There's a reason why we have 2 freezers.
September 23, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Made a fruit pie at the weekend with plums & greengages. Bloody lovely. I'm into batch cooking season too. I've defrosted Italian meatballs for tonight. I found a recipe with a sauce full of blended veggies. Love it. There's a reason why we have 2 freezers.
I LOVE greengages 😋
The trees at work didn't produce any fruit this year, not a single one, which we were all rather saddened by 😕
The trees at work didn't produce any fruit this year, not a single one, which we were all rather saddened by 😕
September 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I LOVE greengages 😋
The trees at work didn't produce any fruit this year, not a single one, which we were all rather saddened by 😕
The trees at work didn't produce any fruit this year, not a single one, which we were all rather saddened by 😕
How gorgeous are these #greengages? 😍 Our London project manager Lizzy gathered this impressive haul at a recent community harvest day at St Joseph's College in Barnet. She said she'd never seen so many there! #CommunityOrchards
September 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
How gorgeous are these #greengages? 😍 Our London project manager Lizzy gathered this impressive haul at a recent community harvest day at St Joseph's College in Barnet. She said she'd never seen so many there! #CommunityOrchards
4:12 AM, the cottage bedroom:
Two of our solar pond pumps stopped working yesterday, so Crowley was off to the garden centre for replacements.
I opted to stay home, deliver greengages and air cardigans on the laundry line.
Sometimes the day is terribly dull to anyone but us!
But I adore it.
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Two of our solar pond pumps stopped working yesterday, so Crowley was off to the garden centre for replacements.
I opted to stay home, deliver greengages and air cardigans on the laundry line.
Sometimes the day is terribly dull to anyone but us!
But I adore it.
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September 15, 2026 at 3:19 AM
4:12 AM, the cottage bedroom:
Two of our solar pond pumps stopped working yesterday, so Crowley was off to the garden centre for replacements.
I opted to stay home, deliver greengages and air cardigans on the laundry line.
Sometimes the day is terribly dull to anyone but us!
But I adore it.
✨️✨️✨️
Two of our solar pond pumps stopped working yesterday, so Crowley was off to the garden centre for replacements.
I opted to stay home, deliver greengages and air cardigans on the laundry line.
Sometimes the day is terribly dull to anyone but us!
But I adore it.
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6:26 AM, the cottage bedroom:
Yesterday, picked greengages at the empty cottage next door; there is a clutch (group?) of four trees, only two bore fruit this year, so collected several large basketfuls.
Very good exercise!
Shall trundle to Miss Cabot this AM, who will transform them into jam.
Yesterday, picked greengages at the empty cottage next door; there is a clutch (group?) of four trees, only two bore fruit this year, so collected several large basketfuls.
Very good exercise!
Shall trundle to Miss Cabot this AM, who will transform them into jam.
September 14, 2026 at 5:43 AM
6:26 AM, the cottage bedroom:
Yesterday, picked greengages at the empty cottage next door; there is a clutch (group?) of four trees, only two bore fruit this year, so collected several large basketfuls.
Very good exercise!
Shall trundle to Miss Cabot this AM, who will transform them into jam.
Yesterday, picked greengages at the empty cottage next door; there is a clutch (group?) of four trees, only two bore fruit this year, so collected several large basketfuls.
Very good exercise!
Shall trundle to Miss Cabot this AM, who will transform them into jam.
Greengages are the best plums. We caught the market just in time today to get fruit and veg for tonight’s meal.
September 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Greengages are the best plums. We caught the market just in time today to get fruit and veg for tonight’s meal.
And now…dessert!
September 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
And now…dessert!
We used to be able to get greengages from time to time around here before the prune orchards over the hill went away & the varieties of available plums just withered away.
September 3, 2026 at 11:48 PM
We used to be able to get greengages from time to time around here before the prune orchards over the hill went away & the varieties of available plums just withered away.
It's called damson an' pear cordial. Very nice with snowcream pudding and greengages—go on, fill your plate.
September 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
It's called damson an' pear cordial. Very nice with snowcream pudding and greengages—go on, fill your plate.
Dinner. As advertised a baked potato and Greek yogurt with baked greengages and more granola. I need an intervention. If you see me with that jar of granola you need to slap it out of my hand #HelpMe
September 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Dinner. As advertised a baked potato and Greek yogurt with baked greengages and more granola. I need an intervention. If you see me with that jar of granola you need to slap it out of my hand #HelpMe
Loved my selection of fresh fruit and veg this morning.
Italian Carosello cucumber to the left and fresh gherkins in the middle.
Romano peppers, greengages, red spring onions and rainbow carrots.
Italian Carosello cucumber to the left and fresh gherkins in the middle.
Romano peppers, greengages, red spring onions and rainbow carrots.
September 1, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Loved my selection of fresh fruit and veg this morning.
Italian Carosello cucumber to the left and fresh gherkins in the middle.
Romano peppers, greengages, red spring onions and rainbow carrots.
Italian Carosello cucumber to the left and fresh gherkins in the middle.
Romano peppers, greengages, red spring onions and rainbow carrots.
I’ve been wanting to try for a while, and I have a bumper crop of greengages, as well as many pears. The latter are quite small and a bit mealy, so it felt like a good time to experiment.
August 31, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I’ve been wanting to try for a while, and I have a bumper crop of greengages, as well as many pears. The latter are quite small and a bit mealy, so it felt like a good time to experiment.
Celebrating my #HugoAward Florence style, with tortellini, pizza, melon, an 80 month Parmesan, gelato, and my favorite wine, a local Chianti sold unlabeled by a farmer out of his van at the farmer’s market.
August 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Celebrating my #HugoAward Florence style, with tortellini, pizza, melon, an 80 month Parmesan, gelato, and my favorite wine, a local Chianti sold unlabeled by a farmer out of his van at the farmer’s market.
I am roasting the forgotten, slightly over, greengages in orange juice and a splash of Cointreau in the base of an air fryer tray
August 31, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I am roasting the forgotten, slightly over, greengages in orange juice and a splash of Cointreau in the base of an air fryer tray
Hmmmh greengages. Beautifully written - you can picture it
August 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Hmmmh greengages. Beautifully written - you can picture it
Darn it. I forgot I bought greengages from the market on Tuesday. They’re a bit pulpy so I’ll cook them
August 29, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Darn it. I forgot I bought greengages from the market on Tuesday. They’re a bit pulpy so I’ll cook them
Hopefully some of it will be ok to make some grafts at the end of winter and keep the lineage going, they're incredible greengages
August 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Hopefully some of it will be ok to make some grafts at the end of winter and keep the lineage going, they're incredible greengages
A particularly colourful Wochenmarkt (Farmers Market) here in Germany.
Flowering Artichokes on the left and Greengages on the right. The two stalls selling the greengages labelled them as Renekloden and ReneClaude, which appear to be German versions of the French, Reine Claude (Queen Claude).
Flowering Artichokes on the left and Greengages on the right. The two stalls selling the greengages labelled them as Renekloden and ReneClaude, which appear to be German versions of the French, Reine Claude (Queen Claude).
August 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A particularly colourful Wochenmarkt (Farmers Market) here in Germany.
Flowering Artichokes on the left and Greengages on the right. The two stalls selling the greengages labelled them as Renekloden and ReneClaude, which appear to be German versions of the French, Reine Claude (Queen Claude).
Flowering Artichokes on the left and Greengages on the right. The two stalls selling the greengages labelled them as Renekloden and ReneClaude, which appear to be German versions of the French, Reine Claude (Queen Claude).
Love greengages… haven’t got them in the garden. Rarely see them in the shops either- they’re delicious indeed
August 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Love greengages… haven’t got them in the garden. Rarely see them in the shops either- they’re delicious indeed
All our greengages were got at by wasps this year. When they are edible they are delicious.
August 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
All our greengages were got at by wasps this year. When they are edible they are delicious.
The finish - Nice and viscous, staying spicy with a platter of fruits, green grapes and greengages. It’s a nice dram, with plenty of depth, and you certainly done need to go looking for flavour, it has plenty #OneCaskAtATime
August 19, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The finish - Nice and viscous, staying spicy with a platter of fruits, green grapes and greengages. It’s a nice dram, with plenty of depth, and you certainly done need to go looking for flavour, it has plenty #OneCaskAtATime