tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post4409602274346043196..comments2024-03-16T14:38:25.745+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Pear blossomMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-80405706804009609592013-05-08T15:15:14.376+01:002013-05-08T15:15:14.376+01:00Beautiful! My pear blossoms are pink. I must say t...Beautiful! My pear blossoms are pink. I must say that I'm a big fan of artisan breads, I used to bake bread with rye leaven, but now my mom bakes a fantastic bread with spelt flour. It's healthy and takes less time to prepare than the rye bread. Dewberry / Amanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15414491661460075503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-54573196295395446792013-05-08T13:59:55.578+01:002013-05-08T13:59:55.578+01:00Simply exquisite photos Mark,
The blossoms are en...Simply exquisite photos Mark, <br />The blossoms are enough without the pears surely? No? <br />Okay well pears would just be the cherry on the top wouldn't they? Although that doesn't sound right! ;D<br />Your bread looks fantastic and Jane is right...it just wouldn't keep so just go forth and enjoy. I know I would :D<br />Neesiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629847485174945501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-71050689114934949342013-05-08T13:26:07.578+01:002013-05-08T13:26:07.578+01:00If that was your first attempt at breadmaking you ...If that was your first attempt at breadmaking you have done really well - what a great loaf. I made some Parkin from a recipe of PH's Bread book - it was awful - turns out that flour had been left out of the recipe - so beware.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-64444368718185925332013-05-07T21:47:58.654+01:002013-05-07T21:47:58.654+01:00Those pear blossoms are gorgeous...hope you get lo...Those pear blossoms are gorgeous...hope you get loads of pears. My, but that bread looked wonderful. You did a great job!Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-46191821149047559962013-05-07T21:00:44.451+01:002013-05-07T21:00:44.451+01:00Very nice photographs of the P ear blossoms Mark a...Very nice photographs of the P ear blossoms Mark and nice to see a bee in amongst them. My fruit trees are fairly well in blossom the best being my Cherry tree. It will be the first year for Cherries with the right weather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-34467452962641193412013-05-07T18:37:59.230+01:002013-05-07T18:37:59.230+01:00It made me smile reading about Jane's comments...It made me smile reading about Jane's comments.:) But the bread, for a first-timer is really good. I do a bit of baking myself and my first breads were nowhere near yours!<br /><br />The pear blossoms are very pretty. The pictures reminded me of our tree (when we were kids) in our garden. But the pears in the north-east are rather tart. These must be sweet, I guess?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-24921806159459632262013-05-07T18:19:17.666+01:002013-05-07T18:19:17.666+01:00I was distracted and wanted to comment about pears...I was distracted and wanted to comment about pears. Our trees had loads of blossom last year which set but once the weather turned bad all the baby pears dropped off. We have blossom again but wil we get pears?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-78314724938980292442013-05-07T18:17:33.082+01:002013-05-07T18:17:33.082+01:00Martyn is our breadmaker and when we have more tim...Martyn is our breadmaker and when we have more time is wanting to get 'into' soudough. Maybe a winter pursuit.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-3516947808134198152013-05-07T18:14:27.743+01:002013-05-07T18:14:27.743+01:00so no "Bingo Wings" for you now then Mar...so no "Bingo Wings" for you now then MarkDavid Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-6372807825974327092013-05-07T17:09:54.961+01:002013-05-07T17:09:54.961+01:00That's the way we often make bread too! Making...That's the way we often make bread too! Making it by hand is quite time-consuming - but worthwhile if you're not in a hurry, I reckon.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-27262941468745778612013-05-07T17:08:35.397+01:002013-05-07T17:08:35.397+01:00Jo; I was amazed at the difference between machine...Jo; I was amazed at the difference between machine-made (which we do most of the time) and hand-made bread. The hand-made one was just so tasty - and the texture was very different too: sort of "elastic", and sprang back into shape when you squeezed it, unlike some of the commercial ones which are still doughy.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-56895505822180305142013-05-07T17:02:47.534+01:002013-05-07T17:02:47.534+01:00I really enjoyed watching his series & have pr...I really enjoyed watching his series & have promised to buy the book myself. I tend to chuck my ingredients into the bread maker & let it do its magic. I have one pear tree covered in blossom whilst the other is still unfurling its leaves slowly. Your bread does look lovely. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-82544285032934451122013-05-07T16:14:40.298+01:002013-05-07T16:14:40.298+01:00I'm hoping we all get a good fruit year this y...I'm hoping we all get a good fruit year this year, there seems to be plenty of blossom around, and it's later than it was last year so hopefully won't get caught by frost. Well done on the bread making, it looks like a very well made loaf. I cheat and use my bread maker for making the dough, but then bake it in the oven.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com