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The Allotment Kitchen
Around a month ago in one in my previous videos I mentioned an idea to make a cooking program where I share recipes and cook produce grown in my allotment. So this video is my little experiment, obviously the cooking series will be a little better filmed. I will set my little oven up outside and have a better script too 
But in the mean time I just wanted to share some cordial recipes using foraged sloe berries and cherry plums.
Alan
August 19, 2014 at 10:55 am (1 month ago)Where did you you get the bottles Katie?
Katie
August 19, 2014 at 4:20 pm (1 month ago)The 500ml bottles are from Wilkinsons and they are currently on offer for a pack of 6 for £6.00! The smaller ones are Kilner Sloe Gin bottles and the large bottle is ikea I think
Penny
August 19, 2014 at 1:10 pm (1 month ago)Hey Katie
Love your cooking show in the shed!!!
Don’t buy a stand for your Muslin just use and upturned stool four legged better than three.
Tie with string tie wraps or strong elastic bands a each corner of a square muslin to each leg. Place the bowl underneath and pour mix into muslin. You can do whatever you like then whilst it drips away and you get the maximum amount out of the berries. Telling all my Friends about Lavendar and Leeks it’s fab!!!!!!
Katie
August 22, 2014 at 1:20 pm (1 month ago)Hello Penny and thank you so much for your comment!
I was thinking of trying to make my own stand seeing as some of the stands in the shops are £18.00!! So thanks for the tip and thank you for following my allotment adventures
Stephen Blaze
August 19, 2014 at 1:41 pm (1 month ago)love the new foodie video
Katie
August 22, 2014 at 1:19 pm (1 month ago)Thank you so much Stephen. I can’t wait to make some more, it’s just finding the time!
Gayle Bigelow
August 20, 2014 at 6:12 pm (1 month ago)What fun! I love your shed, actually I’m fascinated with them. Allotments and sheds are so different from the way we garden in southeastern US. I also learn so much from watching and hearing how you do things
Katie
August 22, 2014 at 1:12 pm (1 month ago)Oh don’t worry I’m obssessed with sheds too! I often get a lot of questions about allotments from U.S residents so it’s great to share stories
Deb
August 24, 2014 at 6:28 pm (1 month ago)Hi Katie. I really enjoyed your first cooking video! You made it interesting and informative, but what I liked best is how naturally you talk to the camera and the homey feeling from your shed and little stove. I don’t know that I’d change a thing :-).
Katie
August 29, 2014 at 4:58 pm (4 weeks ago)Thank you so much Deb, this was just a little experiment really just to see how things go. Its a little short of space in the shed so I may need to buy a bracket for my camera! Thank you again
Jennifer
August 26, 2014 at 7:32 am (1 month ago)Thank you.what a lovely video I have been inspired to make some. They do say fruit cordial is a good winter tonic and a teaspoon in hot tea works too.
Katie
August 29, 2014 at 4:55 pm (4 weeks ago)Thank you Jennifer I’m alittle obssessed with making cordials, we currently have sloe, plum, elderflower and strawberry bottles on the shelf so we are all set for winter! I’ll have to give the hot water a go, never thought of that xx
Rachel Fisher
August 29, 2014 at 2:00 pm (4 weeks ago)Thanks so much for sharing this video! I’ve always wanted to make my own cordial and today I’ve done just that! 2 bottles of Sloe Berry Cordial…looking forward to trying it later
Katie
August 29, 2014 at 4:56 pm (4 weeks ago)Yay! Well done you! I never realised how easy it was and now my shelves are full of the stuff Thank you for watching the video and enjoy your homemade goodies!
Fran
August 29, 2014 at 8:29 pm (4 weeks ago)What a lovely blog. I have just got my own allotment (very excited) and what an inspiration you are : ). Please keep up the good work. I might just have to go foraging tomorrow now too!
Helen
August 30, 2014 at 7:53 pm (4 weeks ago)Hi Katie,
I have just returned from our family holiday and I am very impressed with my fix of Lavender and Leeks! There is lots of apples about this year for foraging. I love making cordials as well, I saw somewhere a recipe for rhubarb cordial which is on my to do list.
Once again fab video Katie, great work.
Helen
Sharon
September 13, 2014 at 5:08 pm (2 weeks ago)Hi Can you tell me if the pulp from the Sloe is green and a bit sticky like its almost a jam already? I found a bush today and wanted to check it was a sloe, my husband said the berry was bitter, but i found it more of a dry taste.
Thanks
Katie
September 23, 2014 at 8:45 am (3 days ago)Hello and so sorry for the late reply! The pulp is indeed green and the sloes don’t taste very nice raw. They looks almost like blueberries, a dark purple/blue colour and around 1.5cm. I think I have a photo somewhere on the blog and on Instagram.