Long may the mild Autumn continue

[British Red]

Getting a huge basin of raspberries every three days and having to work hard at eating them all

Raspberriesand porridge by British Red, on Flickr

Could dehydrate some more or do jam but raspberries are sooo gooood fresh

 

[Goatboy]

It's a tough job eh!

Growing up in the Scottish soft fruit bowl of Angus I'm maybe biased but I think rasps are the king of soft fruits. Rather have one over a strawberry anyday.
Goosegogs are a close second.
You could make some syrups, puddings, raspberry ripple ice-cream or bake them into things like scones or bread.
Enjoy the bounty, it never lasts long enough.
Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[Macaroon]

I can't remember a nicer, milder and more colourful Autumn, and this is a place where October is usually a very nice month. We've had it sharp at night but shirtsleeves if you're working outside, and the colours of the trees
as good as I've ever known it.

It definitely shortens the coming Winter when we get this kind of mild fall

 

[NoName]

Super nice ��

Enjoy. Ps mild it is. Also here. �� fishing in my T shirt

 

[Toddy]

I picked 300g of them not an hour ago
They're huge, juicy, deep dark purpleypink and as sweet as Summer
Honestly, we're awash with fruit just now; I'm running out of ideas to use it up

It's a lovely mild week here too, though it rained at the weekend. The garden was needing it though…it's nearly the end of October and we've been warm and dry. Quite the Indian Summer right enough.

M

 

[sandbender]

A very mild Autumn over this way too, spent part of yesterday afternoon in the hills with the kids feasting on bilberrys.

 

[Robson Valley]

Get yourself some inexpensive balsamic vinegar, 500ml will do. Mash 2C fresh raspberries and mix. Refrigerate 30 days. Make more.
Or mashed with lime zest as a sauce for prawns.

 

[matt_uk]

It's smashing as long as you're not trying to camp with an unprepared family ... they didn't see the cold night coming and I ended up with the dog whilst the kids ended up cuddled with mom... A price you pay for clean fresh air and a warm fire with good friends I guess

 

[bigbear]

Yes, the mild spell is good but I noticed on a run last week how low the reservoirs are. It has been a dry year in West Yorks, we need some rain over the next few months.