Did you know…?

Did you know….that if you store soap where it is dry that it will last much longer?  (Under the sink therefore is not ideal)!  Unwrap it and store with your linens and towels.  It will scent the laundry and will harden over a period of weeks, making it last longer.  This is especially useful with glycerin based and castile soaps which otherwise tend to lather away in a heartbeat.

Once in use, make sure that you use a soap dish for storage – one that drains well.  Letting soap sit in a puddle of water quickly makes it turn to mush.

Cooking with the Seasons – Autumn

We’re so used to buying food at the supermarket, where everything is available all year round, that we’ve lost touch with knowing what is ‘in season’.  At this time of year, look for the following:

Seasonal Vegetables – Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrots, Califlower (surprisingly, these are often at their best after a frost), Celery, Courgettes, Kale, Leeks, Marrow, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Pumpkin, Runner Beans, Spinach, Swede, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Watercress

Seasonal Fruits - Apples, Blackberries, Blueberries, Damsons, Dates, Elderberries, Figs, Grapes, Greengages, Peaches, Pears, Plums

Seasonal Fish, Meat and Game – Mussels, Sprats, Oysters, Whiting; Rabbit, Grouse, Guinea Fowl & Partridge

Depending upon where you live a good deal of the above will be locally produced and therefore at its fresh best and very reasonably priced.