What's the bucket for, you ask?
Oh, that's to pick apples into. The recipes I'm making are the sort that start off like this; "First, pick your apples..." Don't complain. I might have picked the recipe that starts like this; "First, plant your apple tree..."
We'll raid the Golden Delicious tree first, I think. The sturmer has a heavier crop, but the Delish is perfect for the first recipe I have in mind. Mind your head on that overhanging branch. Oh, and watch out for that dangling bottle. It's a wasp trap, and you really don't want to stick your fingers inside. Wasps just love ripe apples, and every possum-bitten bit of fruit seems to have its rim of stripy jumpers lined up like blokes at the footy.
While you're picking you can look over to the right. That's where the raspberry and strawberry beds are. It's a bit late in the season for fruit, but the strawberry leaves are turning a lovely dark red.
There, we've filled the bucket now. Don't they smell wonderful? Come in and give them a bit of a wash in the sink while I make the tea.
The first thing I'm going to make is a kind of apple turnover. We'll peel and core about ten apples then stew them in the microwave oven. Oh yes, we always use the microwave. That means we can cook apples without adding water. No need for any sugar either. These are sweet enough.
While the apples cook, we preheat the oven to moderate, and dump a couple of cups of selfraising flour into a basin. Add a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg. Now, melt together three tablespoons of margerine or butter and two tablespoons of honey. Use the leatherwood honey, that dark one with the strong flavour. It's one of Tasmania's most famous delights. You might call it honey with muscles.
All melted? Great. Just make a well in the flour and pour in the honey/butter mixture. Give it a stir and then knead it lightly on a floured board. A bit dry? Add a dash of milk or vegetable oil.
Lovely. Now line a pizza pan or a scone tray with greased tinfoil and press the crust out to cover it. Spoon the stewed apple over half the circle of crust. Add a few of those blackberries, if you like, then fold the other half over to cover it. Put the tray in the oven for ten minutes, then turn the heat back a bit. If it's getting a bit too brown, you might fold the flap of tinfoil over to screen the top. Another five minutes should have the turnover cooked. Get it out of the oven.
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