As a part-time carer for my old mum - in her trusty bubble, hello Covid-19! - I have to be a bit ingenious sometimes, trying to get some actual nutrition into a determined old lady who basically likes milk puddings, toast and strong tea.
Today I had a brainwave: because me mum's garden is packed with semi-feral bramble plants. Which have flowered like a bugger over the summer. And are now weighted down with fruit.
Well, the old lass loves orange juice -- only the pricey fresh-squeezed stuff, mind you, no basics from-concentrate shite. Champagne tastes, and make it a mimosa for Mum!
What did I do? Picked about a hundredweight of berries, pressed 'em through a sieve, added a bit of Ribena. Presented it in a nice wineglass, and hoped.
First sip? Bit suspicious. Then she knocked it back in one, and demanded more....
Triple win! Free food, foraging, and tons of bioflavonoid-rich high-Vitamin-C nutrients down her. YAY!
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