Green fig konfyt and fruit teas

In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful.

25 Dec 2014

Last night I could smell the sea on the night air, it nearly always rains on Christmas Day in Cape Town. Today Abu's Aunt Daadi, has come to visit. Before she arrived we scuttled around to clean house, mop floors and prepare a light breakfast.

So earlier on Abu and I were busy in the garden - I was transplanting asparagus into pots, they were not doing too well in the shade of the tomatoes. It will be two more years before the canes are big inshaAllah, but I am so opgemaak I see a small asparagus growth.




asparagus

The guava trees are blossoming - is this the right time of the year? Despite the light drizzle of rain, the bees are happily collecting nectar and the grapevines are doing well entwining with the wire. Abubakr is busy transplanting strawberries and cleaning up branches






Guava blossoms
 



grapevine entwine













After soaking it for 24 hours in salt water, I started the green fig konfyt by rinsing them and gave them a quick boil then discarded the briny waters. I then added sugar of the same mass as the fruit, some dried ginger and slow boiled them.


figs in cauldron




bee in sunflower bonnet

By the time Daadi arrived we had them with brie on Panini, it was awesome. I got some fruit tea from a dear friend and was dying to try it. It is delicious! So after a light breakfast, Daadi and I are enjoying a movie Salmon fishing in the Yemen. We thought it would be a lekker day for a drive and a walk on the beach, but lets see what the weather is like later, die motreentjie maak nat!

To all our friends and neighbours celebrating Christmas today, have a wonderful day!

plant food and try some fruit tea.

Yasmine