Pinewood Pages

Kitchen

What happens to the harvest.

Blackcurrant jam, low sugar

19 July 2026

The blackcurrant bush finally earned its place this year. About 1,5 kg off one bush, which is a lot of stalks to pick off. Read on

Pine needle tea, once

15 February 2026

Someone at work mentioned pine needle tea and said it was full of vitamin C. I tried it. Fresh young needles from a pine I know well (not yew, not anything I'm unsure of), chopped, steeped in hot but not boiling water for ten minutes. Read on

Green tomato chutney

14 September 2025

The tomatoes that won't ripen before the cold get turned into chutney. This is roughly what I did, from memory and a recipe card with most of the measurements smudged. Read on