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Good Start to The New Year!

It’s been a good start to the new year because the weather has been dry and sunny (except for today, of course, there are rain clouds and it feels like it wants to rain).  Anyway, with the good weather, we felt uplifted and ready to start the new year full of energy and enthusiasm.  Well, it started off with Gnome fixing the washing machine!  Yay, we have clean clothes now!!  I’ve been doing a big spring clean inside the house and throwing all sorts of kipple and the like.  It’s a lovely feeling dumping things and making a great big fire…whoopeeeeee!!

Kipple…stuff…just multiplies!!

Kipple

Anyway, Gnome has been doing some manly, physical work (so, I’ve been very nice to him…bringing out cool lemonade and dainty egg sandwiches to keep him going).  He is setting up the platforms for our water tanks.  This time we will be ready for the dry season and we won’t be caught out.  We will have our tanks lined up  to catch the rains from now to April.

Water Security!!

Water Tank.

And as usual the farm has been producing so there is the usual Munchkin harvesting….

Carambola Fruit.
Cleaned Plate of Akee.

More Sour Peach Jam to make:

Sour Peach.

These are Monkey Cap; the taste like peanut butter and have the consistency of peanut butter.  They are nice but kinda get stuck in your teeth because they are gummy-like.  Don’t eat them when you have guests around or you’ll get into a right old mess with orange gums and teeth…Ha-Ha!  I wasn’t trying to put you off this fruit by the way!

Monkey Cap.

We hope that the year is starting off well for y’all out there!!

Belize, Food, Plants

Christmas Fruit Leather Yule Log.

Munchkin.Eating.Bun

Here’s one for the Festive Season.  I have taken a Tropical Fruit called “Sour Peach” and made a Christmas Fruit Leather with raisins, cinnamon and cloves.  Here in Belize, the days are hot and dry so it is the perfect time for sun-drying food outside.

Christmas Fruit Leather.

Sour Peach imparts a tanginess to the taste of the leather which gives a “sweet and sour” taste.  It takes about 2 to 3 days for it to completely dry.  After this, it is dusted with cornstarch, cut into lengths and then rolled into Yule Logs.

Fruit Leather Yule Logs.

These Yule Logs are very versatile and make a great garnish for desserts and puddings.  The rolls can be sliced and used as a topping:

Fruit Leather Garnish.

They can also be served whole with turkey or ham as an interesting, tropical accompaniment to traditional Christmas fair.

Read my full recipe: Fruit Leather Yule Logs.