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Place the raisins, sultanas, apricots and brandy or orange juice in a bowl. If possible, cover and leave overnight. Add the nuts, 175g (6oz) cherries, peel, angelica, ginger and rinds. Whisk together the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then carefully fold in the almonds, flour and salt followed by the fruit and nut mixture. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 20cm (8 inch) round or zapcleans.com 18cm (7 inch) square cake tin. Smooth the top, hollowing slightly in the centre. Place in a preheated oven 160øC, 325 øF, coe-schule.de Gas Mark 3 for 1 hour. Reduce the oven temperature to 150 øC, 300 øF, Gas Mark 2 cover the cake with greaseproof paper and cook for a further 2-2 ¼ hours, until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. When cold, remove the cake from the tin and peel off the paper. Brush the top of the cake with redcurrant jelly and arrange the almonds and remaining cherries on top. Brush again with the redcurrant jelly. Store in an airtight tin.

Greenmantle has always been committed to the organic approach to horticulture. This applies both to the nursery stock we sell and our own personal garden and orchard. We believe that in the long run, organic methods will promote healthier plants, people, and planet. Of course, we realize that not everyone agrees with this philosophy, and we also understand that growing "clean" fruit organically can be a very difficult and elusive goal for ZapClean Produce Cleaning customers, particularly in humid regions of the country. 1. Natural organic orcharding begins with the soil. Eventually, your trees' roots may mine every square inch of your orchard ground in search of nutrients. When possible, begin a soil-building program before the trees are planted. And develop a long-range plan to manage and maintain the tilth of your soil. The organic and bio-dynamic movements have developed many useful methods (legume cover-cropping, mulching, compost dressing) to achieve the goal of sustainable orcharding.

While building up the tilth and organic content of the soil can solve a multitude of problems, certain situations may require additional "inputs". Sometimes a comprehensive soil test will indicate a specific nutrient imbalance that needs to be corrected; the N-P-K paradigm seldom tells the whole story. Fruit trees can be very sensitive to mineral deficiences. Supplements that provide major nutrients like calcium, magnesium, and sulfur as well as minor nutrients such as boron, copper, and zinc may bring about dramatic improvement in tree health and fruit quality. Compost teas, fish emulsion, and seaweed meal are all valuable sources of trace elements. These can be applied to the soil and/or sprayed as a"foliar feed". The latter approach may offer some extra benefits in increased disease-resistance and cold-hardiness. 2. Develop a sense of place - and understand its inherent virtues and limitations. Soil, climate, and microclimate will affect every decision. Once you determine what can be expected to grow well - and what will be marginal, experimental, or impossible - you can make realistic choices.

This learning process might entail trial-and-error planting, consultations with experts, as well as checking with more experienced neighbors. Our own education meant visiting numerous abandoned homestead orchards and interviewing local old-timers who knew fruit. Plus lots of mistakes and failures. 4. Plant carefully and provide appropriate aftercare and protection. Planting depth and orientation toward the sun are also critical considerations. Too deep or too shallow will cause a multitude of problems later on. Newly planted trees should be given a solar orientation that minimizes damage from sunscald. Usually this means pointing the graft scar to the north so that the initial topgrowth leans toward the south. A slight tilt of the whole tree in this direction might be useful. In addition, a coating of whitewash or paint (white exterior latex) should prevent sunscald and the consequent girdling by flatheaded borers. Chrysobothris femorata - Flatheaded Apple Borer. It preys particularly on young, drought-stressed trees.

Establishing your trees of course means protecting them from marauding mammals (deer, rabbits, dogs, rodents, etc.) Young trees that have been defoliated by grazing animals may never really recover their health and vigor - they are certainly more prone to sunscald, borers, poor structure, and stress-related diseases. Good fences, at least in the early years after planting, are an absolute requirement in most regions. Finally, we cannot over-emphasize the importance of adequate irrigation during those critical first years. Here in Northern California, drought stress leads to stunted, weak trees that cannot support the weight their own fruit. And for young trees, this situation is yet another invitation to borer devastation. Figure out a schedule that provides deep regular watering - at least till the tree is firmly established. Foxwhelp apples are honestly depicted by the great British pomologist and illustrator Thomas Hogg (1818-1897) as very susceptible to apple scab. Foxwhelp of course, is regarded as the premier hard cider apple of Great Britain, so a little blemishing can't hurt.