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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Author Archives: Tasmanian Traveller
Other options for using non-astringent persimmons – part 5 of 5
When M gifted me the large bag of persimmons my mind drew a blank as to how I might use them other than munching as for an apple. On reflection I realised other options existed. My excitement grew as I … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged alcohol, Cocktails, Crumble, ginger, Lawrenny, mint, non-astringent, peanut butter, persimmon, Persimmon cocktails, Persimmon crumble, Stir fry, vodka
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A couple more persimmon recipes – part 4 of 5
This blog post introduces you to a salad recipe and a process to create savoury patties using non-astringent persimmons. Julienned persimmon in a salad To accompany savoury patties (see below) I chopped mushroom caps, cos lettuce, red capsicum, spring onion, … Continue reading
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Tagged besan flour, non-astringent, nut, patties, persimmons, salad, vegetable patties
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More recipes for non-astringent persimmons – part 3 of 5
You may not be able to access non-astringent persimmons, so bear with me on this series of blogs. Perhaps there will be ideas here for use with other produce which comes your way. Below I have created recipes for jam … Continue reading
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Tagged Allspice, calyx, carrot, chutney, Garlic, ginger, Jam, non-astringent persimmon, olive oil, onion, persimmons, salt, sauce, tomato, Turmeric, white pepper
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Persimmons – part 1 of 5
Today’s post is the start of a long tale of two Persimmons – two types of Persimmons. Persimmon Australia clearly shows and describes the difference between the two. In particular, I noticed the size difference. Some years ago I planted … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged apple, astringent, non-astringent, Persimmon Australia, persimmons
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Bucks Horn Plantain
A couple of weeks ago K emailed and asked me if I could identify the weed shown below, noting she had seen it ranging ‘in size from a 10c piece to palm of my hand sized just smaller or larger … Continue reading
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Tagged Bucks Horn Plantain, erba stella, minutina, Plantago coronopus, plantain, Weed Book
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