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It makes your mouth water

... summer has. Apples, pears, plums and blackberries are all ready for picking in autumn. It makes your mouth water just to think about all the nice things which can be made to eat from the fruit — apply tarts, blackberry pies, stewed pears, and plum jam s ...

Published: Thursday 27 September 1979
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 427 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Natural vitamins in bygone days

... Government health schemes and patent medicines came to our Northern land, autumn was atime when the countryfolk collected blackberries, sloes, and other wild fruits and herbs throufihout the Antrim countryside. These were made into individual potions and ...

Published: Thursday 04 October 1979
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 148 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

McDowell

... localised species, .but I have not seen them here for a few years. The hedgerows, which have yielded an indifferent crop of blackberries this year, have nevertheless borne bumper crops of sloes and rose hips. Those who are disposed to making beverages from ...

Published: Thursday 01 November 1979
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 244 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Barren bushes: mild winter

... wild fruits are concerned, while the hazelnut crop has been virtually non-existent. The crops of wild raspberr{,es and blackberries have been extremely poor, while few sloes have been seen, most bushes being barren. Strange to say, this state of ‘despair’” ...

Published: Thursday 15 November 1979
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 155 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

A real cough mixture

... perhaps occasional variations) has been one of the most popular down the years. Take three pounds of rosehips, two pounds of blackberries, a pound of sloes or damsons (if available) boil to a pulp in three pints of spring water. Put through a sieve and boil ...

Published: Thursday 15 November 1979
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 165 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

SWEET LASAGNE

... cold. Pipe a wide border of whipped cream round edge of dish. Decorate with pear slices. Serve chilled. BLACKBERRY CRUMBLE (Serves 4) 11b. Blackberries (450 g. 20z. Home-produced butter (50g.); d4oz. Flour (100 g. 30z. Caster sugar (75g.); 1 level teaspoon ...

Published: Thursday 23 October 1980
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 564 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Antrim’s Victorian vitamins

... of these pharmaceutical remedies at their fingertips? Well, not really. Our forebears made their own vitamin syrups from blackberries and other hedgerow fruits, while a small leaf was gathered from the fields in summer — it was known around Antrim as “sour ...

Published: Thursday 21 January 1982
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 134 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

NOW THAT the homegrown types of fruit of late summer are appearing in the shops, why not make some of

... 1 Ib cooking apples, peeled cored and sliced; { 8 oz blackberries, washed and hulled; 2 oz sugar. 1 tablespoon water; 2 oz butter; 6 0z fresh white breadcrumbs; 2 oz soft brown sugar; Blackberries and fresh cream for decoration. Simmer the first four ...

Published: Thursday 23 September 1982
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 230 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

D BETTER DEAL NOW WITH YSOR HYUNDAIPONY DEALER

... *» x THE » : FOLLOWING NEW CARS » are being offered at » * SPECIAL PRICES FOR THIS MONTH ONLY! »* * VOLKSWAGEN POLO ‘GL’, Blackberry VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DIESEL, Mars Red * 4 VOLKSWAGEN POLO ‘GL’, Silver VOLKSWAGEN SCIR ‘GTi’, Mars Red » 4 VOLKSWAGEN CLASSIC ...

Published: Thursday 18 August 1983
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 223 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

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... perfect for entertaining at Christmas. 450 g (1 Ib.) cherries, fresh or canned, 450 g (1 Ib.) plums, stoned, 225 g (8 oz.) blackberries, 2 apples, cored and sliced, 2 pears, cored and sliced, 50 g (2 oz.) Gale's Clear Honey, 5 thsps brandy. Put all the fruit ...

Published: Thursday 17 November 1983
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 698 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

For successful jams and jellies

... Boil hard for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in Certo. Skim, allow to cool. pot and cover. quICKLY MADE STRAWBERRY or BLACKBERRY jam Yield 51b. 2'4 Ibs. strawberries. 3 tablespoonfuls lemon ju!g_e(m}gnon). '*Siim ar. 12 bottle Bird's Certo. Prepare ...

Published: Thursday 21 June 1984
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 967 | Page: 9 | Tags: none