The Kitchen Garden
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About the show
The Kitchen GardenÌýis Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Solent’s gardening and food show, presented by Rebecca Parker.
Every Sunday between 12 and 1Ìýamateur gardeners, from acrossÌýthe South,Ìýput questions to our panellists onÌýGardeners' Questions. Following thisÌýRebecca takes you on a tour of the South’s gardens, allotments and kitchens, bringing you the bestÌýin our local expertise.
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Rosie Yeomans' popular garlic recipe for keeping slugs at bay!
- Take one whole bulb of garlic, put it into 2 pints of cool water and boil it for 10 mins.
- Cool the pot outside (Ìýit smells too strong to leave indoors).
- When cool decant into a bottle (this will become your garlic concentrate).
- Add 1tbsp on the garlic concentrate into one galloon of water.
- Water plants with this every fortnight and when it's not raining.
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On-air: 0808 100 3 800
Text: SOLENT ( and your message) to 81333
Email: thekitchengarden@bbc.co.uk
Belinda Clark's Basic Marshmallow Recipe
Ingredients
24g (2 packets) gelatineÌý
100g water (or raspberry puree....)
450g Granulated SugarÌý
175g water (or 50g puree, 125g water)
1 teaspoon vanilla extractÌý
100g cornflour (0r 80 g cornflour, 20g raspberry powder mix)Method
1.Put the gelatine in the bowl of a stand mixer (or another bowl) and add the water or puree. Stir thoroughly to combine.Ìý
2. Lightly oil a 15cm x 15cm tray with a mild oil (light olive oil, vegetable oil etc) and dust with cornflour (or mix).Ìý
3. Put the water/puree and sugar in a medium sized saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.Ìý
4. As soon as it boils, turn the pan down to a gentle simmer and set the timer for 10 minutes.Ìý
5. After 10 minutes, check the temperature - it needs to be around 108-110 degrees c.
6. Pour hot mixture carefully on to gelatine mixture. Stir gently, then whisk on medium for 2 minutes. Turn whisk up to high and continue whisking for a further 7 minutes. Add vanilla extract if using and then continue whisking until the mixture is thick and the bowl is still slightly warm to the touch (2-3 mins).Ìý
7. Scrape in to the tray, sift cornflour over the top and leave to set for at least 2 hours.Ìý
8. Cut and coat in cornflour or mix. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.