Apple Cider Vinegar Success

Three cheers for the Apple Cider Vinegar – at last!

Just when we were about to give up, we successfully bottled 15 litres at The Secret Acre this winter.

We first, and last, successfully made Apple Cider Vinegar back in 2017, using it the following year for pickling all sorts, even radishes.

But the half dozen attempts since then to replicate that initial ‘beginners luck’ success have all failed.

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Wild Garlic Three Ways

Followers of our adventures at The Secret Acre will know that we go wild for Wild Garlic.

It’s usually one of our first big forages of spring, and one of the easiest for beginners, growing profusely in woodlands over a long period, and not easily misidentified, smelling and tasting of, well, garlic.

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