Blackberries can be foraged in a large number of locations in Abingdon at the moment.
The next crop are being pollinated by some very helpful insects. What would we do without them?
Other helpful insects are tucking into the fruit that is too ripe for human consumption
Mix oats, honey, and desiccated coconut. Cook in the oven until crisp. Put in the bottom of a desert dish. Cover with a layer of uncooked blackberries. Cover blackberries with crème fraîche. Puree some cooked blackberries and put on top.
Put any left over blackberries in the freezer.
Thank you what a great recipe!!!! As a non wheat eater, anything based on oats is always welcome. Guess it is warmer down here….in the North East the blackberries are later. I always associate ‘blackberrying’ with the week before going back to school.
A great post….always something to learn on this blog!!
The grandkids and I picked blackberries at my daughters place in Abingdon over the weekend. Tonight we are having apple and blackberry pie.
Oxfordshire County Council are asking people to comment on their proposals to close the refuse dumps at Drayton and Redbridge. I for one value the countryside and it is nice to pick blackberries without old mattresses etc being dumped in country lanes and hedgerows. Abingdon residents fear that to close these centres will lead to an increase in fly tipping. You can register your comments on these proposals on the Oxfordshire County Council’s web site.
I have just commented on the OCC proposals regarding the refuse sites. I have never seen such a poorly constructed ‘consultation’ document. I would urge anyone who regularly reads this blog to review the proposals and add their voice. Fly tipping plus the associated clean up and litigation costs are funded by the ‘tax payer’. This seems to be a exercise in making small savings within the OCC budget at the expense of the district council.
Having looked at the proposals for the future of the Drayton and Redbridge recycling centres I see that for both it says “expand or replace”, and that the first stage over the next two years is to look for sites to serve central and south Oxfordshire. It does not say they will close either site, they are keeping all options open.
That would seem to me a reasonable approach seeing that the OCC, like all authorities, needs to make huge savings.
The increased risk of fly tipping is also being considered.
I often worry about fly tipping when making my Bramble Scrunch.