Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

Our lemon trees are enjoying a spectacular season. This has been the coldest, wettest Melbourne winter for decades  and our lemons are loving it ! The good things about plenty of lemons is that Mr Wren leaps into action to make lemon curd! Grannie's lemon curd recipe is very popular and has been handed down for the next generation to enjoy. I have previously posted our Lemon Curd recipe For further details, click here ! We even made it a prize at one of our recent  Womens Premier League soccer matches. It puts a whole new meaning to the golden boot award! I offered a jar of lemon curd to be awarded to our player  who scored the most goals. It was first playing second in the League Our opposition had the Australian Matilda's co-captain just back from playing in the Women's FIFA World Cup. We won, but it was close 1-0. Mr Wren was not too impressed by my lemon curd incentive and so we were all pleased when the pr

Lemon curd,  is called Lemon Spread or Lemon Butter in Australia   A real Aussie variant is Passionfruit Butter with, you've guessed it Passionfruits! However we are not that in love with Passionfruits so we stick to  our British family recipe handed down by my Mum...delicious on crumpets.   Fresh lemons from the garden We're not that much into cooking in our house. Eating yes, that's a completely different thing.   We don't have an allotment or a veggie patch in the garden, but we can boast of an abundance of lemons!   My neighbour told me we have the street's gin and tonic (lemon) trees, the previous owners were always very hospitable and generous handing out lemons to the whole street.   Gin and tonic is not so much in vogue now and with our ever increasing bounty, Lemon Curd production is in full swing...   Gently melt the sugar, butter & lemons Last weekend the Lemon Curd became a no cook Lemon Pie, when we were enterta