Monday 30 September 2019

In the Dales

We've just returned from a week back 'home' in Yorkshire. The weather wasn't remotely conducive to walking on the moor tops, but it felt very mild and each promising patch of sunshine would tempt us out of doors. Then a sudden downpour had us scurrying back inside. Wellington boots were always at the ready!
 
The village on the opposite side of the dale was often hidden in mist and rain. When the rain lifted would we have enough time in the dry for our daily stroll to the end of the no through road?
We looked to the west to see what sort of weather was rolling in. Yes, we should be able to get there and back before the next downpour.

At the end of the lane we always ritualistically touch the farmer's gate before turning back the way we have come. I've been doing this for very many years.
Bad timing - by the time we got home we were soaked!
Although we missed our moorland walks we did have a good catch-up with friends. When they came round for supper I  made a tart from the figs that hung over my garden from the neighbours' tree. (It was planted many years ago by my father.) 
Bought puff pastry with a scattering of fig slices, pecan nuts, flaked almonds and a good drizzle of honey. It's good with cream, but we ate it with toffee apple ice-cream.
I've made some fig jam with a recipe from a Yorkshire farmhouse cookery book. I don't  always follow recipes very diligently and on this occasion didn't leave the fig slices to soak and, presumably soften, instead I cut them into smaller slices and they remain intact in the finished product. Neither did I use as much sugar and water as stated. It set well and didn't need skimming.



19 comments:

  1. That fig tart looks wonderful.

    Your countryside is spectacular and I really enjoy seeing it.

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    1. I'm so glad that you enjoy seeing photos of the dales. This is where my heart belongs - in any weather!

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  2. I never associate figs with England - I'd always thought the weather wasn't conducive. Maybe the older varieties needed a tonne of sugar to sweeten them? Anyway, your tart looks delicious! Perfect for rainy day entertaining!

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    1. Figs do seem rather exotic for Blighty! This one is 'Brown Turkey' variety. It has been going strong for years and I've taken many successful cuttings from it for myself and for friends just by sticking a bit of branch into some soil. I have one outside in the ground and another in the greenhouse in a pot, but I don't notice any difference in sweetness of taste between the two. They are delicious!

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  3. Beautiful, beautiful Yorkshire! I'd rather walk along that road today, even in a downpour, than sitting in an office all day (much as I like my job).
    I would not have expected fig trees do so well in Yorkshire, after all, they do get frost, and harsh winters occur regularly.

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    1. The fig tree is on a south wall that just slants away a bit from the prevailing weather and has, so far, survived many tough winters. It just does it's own thing without any attention.
      Oh, the Yorkshire Dales, the landscape and the people, just wonderful. (Okay, so I'm a bit biased!)

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  4. My children had fond memories of wellies. Now they are grown and still talk about them.

    Figs. Oh how I love them.

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  5. Oh that fig tart looks delicious Rosemary! And I love the photos of the countryside.

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