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[alp]

We had some connectors so 4 of them are connected. But where my butts are, there is a slope, so we have to use tiles, wood or anything we can get hold of to make the butts stand on a proper level, so they don't wobble .. It's all like a ghetto! LOL!

 

[BigC]

My lips are on fire..
Just made my first batch of homemade Chilli Sauce I'll call it Diablo because it really is the Devils Brew..
quite an experience being a midnight Jamie Oliver. I'm just waiting for the flaming elixir to cool before bottling.......full recipe details revealed when the sun comes up or in this country when the ducks go quack. , which is pretty much a constant.

 

[alp]

I bet you're crying, like my son when he was furious when his dad didn't order the extra hot. On his birthday, I ordered extra hot and guess what, he said it was too hot to handle. When I was in secondary school, a swot went to have a hot meal with us. In her eagerness to please, she said the spicy meal tasted lovely and was crying at the same time. Love the name Diablo .. Haha! A joke to keep me company in the dead of the night!

 

[Logan]

Morning all

 

[Logan]

@BigC I bet it came as a shock, with the heat.
I don't mind chilli,as long as it's not in a casserole, if it's in fried onions and i can put it on things, I'm ok.

 

[alp]

Some more snaps from Waddesdon Manor - there could be repeats as I have taken so many photos.

Frank Ferdinand took away 9 feet of top soil to build this estate and then his architect said he built his manor toooo small.

Would like to try my hand at topiary or niwaki.. GW shows an interesting clip.

Here is the tropical planting

There are tons of statues on the estate..

pheasant and Kate Marlow's squash (a broken one)

aviary which houses exotic and rare birds

The exotic planting again. See the palm trees ...

Really is a gem - top 7 most visited places of National Trust!

 

[Logan]

@alp the topiary are amazing. I think you'll be good at it.

 

[alp]

I'm looking forward to seeing @BigC 's! I reckon he's still nursing his hot lips and throat! Haha!

 

[Logan]

 

[BigC]

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you DIABLO I

Early This Morning (1am) whilst I was killing time before the Conor Mcgregor fight, I decided to go ahead and make a batch of Super Hot Chilli Sauce..It was an experience of sorts I can tell you..mind the fumes they said...what fumes I gestured....OH THEM FUMES..I winced....Wow...lessons were learnt in the dead of night to quote @alp.....
Undeterred I soldiered on with my trusty damp tea towel as this evil brew bubbled in its cauldron.
I kinda took a basic recipe and just threw everything within arms length into the flames (well not technically speaking, but you get the drift)

Diablo I recipe (non-professional) is as follows:-

2 (Tablespoons) Olive Oil
10 Apache Chilli Peppers (from the Greenhouse) chopped
2 Scotch Bonnet Chilli Peppers (from the Greenhouse) chopped
2 Tomatoes, (from the Greenhouse) chopped
1 (Sml) Red Onion, chopped
1 Braeburn Apple, chopped
3 Garlic segments, chopped
1/2 (Teaspoon) Rock Salt
1 (Teaspoon) English Mustard
2 (Tablespoons) Balsamic Vinegar
1 Knorr Chicken Stock Cube
1/2 cup of Water

Heat Oil in deep frying pan until not too hot (No.3 on electric bonfire will be fine), add in the peppers and onions. Sweat the onions off until soft (dont burn) Add the Tomatoes and Apple cook and stir for 10 mins...add in the Mustard, Vinegar and Salt, keep stirring (at this point Open all doors and windows and prepare to be hit by the Deadly Fumes) Make up 1/2 a cup of boiling water and dissolve the stock cube and add to the bubbling liquid of perdition....Simmer and reduce down for 20mins, then blitz in the blender until smooth.
As you can see I've come up a little short on my measures 100ml to be precise, so I will adjust that for the incarnation of DIABLO II

The After...I mean Shelf-life is about 1-2 weeks but can be increased with additives and sterilisation...Hence probably better not making too much at once unless one wants to present former friends with a bottle or two

Warning. This is Soul Burning

 

[Logan]

@BigC that sounds great, but i think i won't try it. It's bad enough putting chillies into fried onions.

 

[BigC]

@BigC that sounds great, but i think i won't try it. It's bad enough putting chillies into fried onions.

Well it does make your lips tingle, your tongue sting and your body feels like it's on the road to readily give up the ghost so it wouldn't be for the faint of heart.... 2ltrs of milk would be a handy item to keep close to hand on this one
Of-course future plans will include the Carolina Reaper...now that should blow the blinkin doors off

 

[Logan]

Yes it will. They're a lot hotter, got some growing in the concervatory. I've got a lot in the freezer taking up valuable space. I might cook most of them in vinegar. I do a chilli vinegar to go on hubbys salad. But i don't use it, it's too hot for me.

 

[MaryMary]

Warning. This is Soul Burning

Uh... Umm...

Congratulations!! (... I think....)

 

[johnny canoe]

I was pleased to make friends with a White Breasted Nuthatch this morning. It's rare for them to land on hand, usually they just pick up seeds on the table or ground.