Christmas Goodies in September...

 This is the time of the year that I start to make goodies "not to be open till Christmas".  

They include Christmas cake and piccalilli.  I did the piccalilli at the weekend whilst the family were away to different parts of the UK.  Peace....

The ingredients for the piccalilli included cauliflower, cucumber, onions and green beans, tumeric, ground ginger, garlic, mustard powder, salt, sugar, cornflour and pickling vinegar.

I placed all the veggies in a large bowl and covered with the salt, stirring to make sure all the veggies are covered.  I left them to stand for a good few hours.

When ready I washed all the veggies and left them to drain.  I added all the other ingredients, except the cornflour, to the pan and heated gently until the sugar had dissolved. I added the veggies and let them cook gently until they reached the consistency I wanted.  When ready I bottled them and low and behold 11 jars of golden yumminess.  Roll on Christmas LOL.

I also took the opportunity to make my Christmas cake, or rather cakes.  I made one for us, one for my son and daughter -in - law and some small sample cakes.  As I have a gluten intolerance I substituted the flour for gluten free flour.  They are now away in the freezer after receiving a good drink of brandy.

Laura's Quilt..

This is quilt no.4, my youngest granddaughters.  

I used a 3" square design, using blue as my center square and using other colours to build the square.  I added a border all around and then 2 more borders at the top and the bottom to give it some length.

I have 2 other quilts to do, one for a 4 year old and another for a new baby due next year.

I get great pleasure out of making the patchwork quilts but I also think that I am looking forward to a break from them and will do the other 2 in a few weeks time