Cabbage

How have you managed to keep the Cabbage Whites away from your cabbages (which looks great btw) mine ended up like lace, despite being netted up.

This looks like the same kind of cabbage that beat mine at the village show! It was MASSIVE! A great colour too. Probably the best looking cabbage I've ever seen!

Thats a good size cabbage and looking great .

Thanks. The cabbage whites nibbled at some of the outer leaves, but that's about all they've done. I just haven't seen many this year. I use a lot of citrus peels around them as mulch. The natural citrus oils make a nice repellent.

Thanks Karen: Cabbage rolls are on the menu this week, lol. Home made chicken soup with 'cabbage noodles'. A real treat. I'll be planting more next year for sure. I only have 3 heads.

Thanks Thrup good tasting as well - no comparison to the store bought type. Nice on a sandwich as well.

Very Nice , Have you tried Bubble & Squeak Paul ? delicious ........

Yes home grown is far better tasting Bathgate year ago I started 2 allotment s one man gave me a cabbage weighing 17llb to encourage me I was eating cabbage for yonks lol as I blanched and froze it that was tasty. The other men gave me loads beans onions apples grapes rapsberries and Cauliflowers they were huge as well how they got them to grow that big I ll never know I never needed an allotment for the first year or two lol but I did use to grow my own fruit and veg.

Yes you must try Bubble and Squeek very tasty like Amy said tastes best fried in lard or dripping with Bacon and jucies from the bacon poured on top.

Oh, I just love bubble and squeak...make mine with butter. :)

Bubble & Squeak? Hmm i never heard of it until now. So im off to investigate. Sounds a little like collard green & onions fried in ham hocks. I sure have plenty so i need new recipies.

Thrup sounds like you hit the jackpot with your neighbors. I promised away almost all my tomatoes and barely had any left for myself. I had to wait for tbe next crop to ripen. Im off to check into Bubble & Squeak. Thanks for the suggestion.

Not many ladies had allotments so it their way of making you feel welcome and encouage me .

Yes do look for Bubnle and Squeek left over of dinners potatoes cabbage or Brussel sprouts also onion if you like all mixed together and fried. ☺

Another dinner for you which was made especially for our Marines in case called for quick response battle can be quickly eaten for them.

Organic Pasta
Cheese
Mince Beef
Oinions

Cook mince and onions together until cooked adding a gravy mix to thicken then cook for a few minutes simmer until gravy has thickend not to thick while the Pasta is cooking cook the pasta when cooked strain water add cheese melting all the hard cheese then when both are cooked pasta and mince beef mix both together by stiring well the mixture should nt be to runny with the gravey.

Im hungry already. sounds yummy thanks

Oh, you'll like Bubble and Squeek!
Must try the citrus cure next year...

lol Your welcome Bathgate

Curry Chicken Mince or diced Pork
I use fresh cooked chicken to cut down cooking time.

Madras medium Curry powder 1 to 2 tea spoons full
Chilli powder 1 tea spoon full
mix spice with garlic just a few twists from a small jar
Butter or Margerine about 1 to 2 oz s
1 Tin of chopped tomatoes.
2 Oxo s or gravy salt
3 teas spoons of any flour
I large onion
Mushrooms to your requirement same with the meats.
1 Red Pepper.
Tomatoe sauce or sugar added to tin of potatoes if you like it a bit sweet

Fry browning meat and chopped onions with the butter curry powder mixed spice and Chilli powder .
Then de seed the pepper chop fine add chopped pepper and chopped mushrooms .

Heat chopped tinned Tomatoes in a saucepan adding all the fried ingredients
cook until meat is ready about half hour .
Less if you use ready cooked chicken that just needs to boil then simmer for 5 minutes remove from heat then add smoothe cold water paste stirring quickly add 2 oxo's and tomatoe ketchup to taste re heat until gravey is thickend and serve with rice or chips.

Breast of Lamb
Carrots
Parsnips
onions
leeks
potatoes
dumplings

Boil breast of lamb night before let it go cold so the fat sets on top scoop off most of the fat with a spoon and bin it add you chopped carrots parsnips onions leeks parsnips dumplings cook until done about 20 mimutes add more water if needed no gravy just the jucies from the meat and veg.
You ll have to try Welsh cakes as well ?

https://youtu.be/qt930NfW7Ec

Around here, we plant cabbage, etc. now to avoid the Cabbage Whites. Also collard greens, which make a better soup than cabbage.