Share the spoils!

1kg down, 5kg to go – I gave 1kg to my mate Shirl and another 1kg to another friend. It's only right that you share the harvest!

I'm going to roast the remaining 2kgs and then separate the roasted fruit from the syrup and then freeze both.

The tree is still loaded and I refuse to waste the fruit – another 4kg today!

I ask Shirl if she'd like any more – I know she's already made jam. Shirl is juggling stuff that would put circus plate spinners to shame – you know what I mean, where they spin plates on poles and the object is not to let them fall. 30 portions of shortbread – 50 cheese biscuits plus a panna cotta – that's apart from routine meals I might add! So, have offered to open freeze 1kg in halves – my good deed for the day!

1kg down, 3kg to go and I decide to follow suit for myself. The great thing about open freezing is it takes no time at all – I am going to save some for our friend who has arrived from the USA this week and is due to visit this afternoon. I know how much he misses puddings like crumble and so reserve some fruit for him to take home in the hope that his Daughter will transform into just that!

A good days work.