These improbably bright pink berries are the fruit of the European Spindle Tree (gotta love internet research for making yourself sound like a bona fide botanist!). Frankly, that name is rubbish. In honour of the colour of its berries, it should be called the Barbie Tree!
1st November is "Toussaint" - All Saints' Day. In France it's traditional to put flowers (usually chrysanthemums) on the graves of relatives. The flame coloured tree adds even more colour to the scene.
Even the ivies are joining in!
And the mellow fruitfulness continues with a Nigella apple and walnut cake.
Apples courtesy of Ray and Brenda. Walnuts courtesy of Gauvin, the big brown stallion. (Gauvin really is a horse, not just a bloke in the village with a walnut tree who fancies himself a bit!)
3 comments:
Beautiful photos. I like autumn too. (I'm making no comment about Gauvin )
Autumn is my absolute favourite! Maybe it's the Canadian in me but I just love everything about it and especially the food. We are baking with apples every weekend and running out of recipes. I'd love to try this cake!
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Sam
Sam, the recipe for the cake is in Nigella Lawson's "How to be a Domestic Goddess" cookbook. You can probably find the recipe online somewhere, but I would recommend buying at least one copy of each of Nigella's books. They're brilliant!!
We're also getting through the glut of apples. I make apple sauce to go with potato and rosemary rosti and I've made several pots of sloe and apple jam.
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