Sweetcorn and onions

Last of this year's crop of sweetcorn.

Plants were slow to start due to cold, never really got any height due to heat; some did not make cobs and some made multiple small cobs that did nothing.  We have eaten more than enough ourselves, gave a box of 16 large ones away and sold about a dozen. 

The onion crop has been drying in the shed for a couple of weeks so I went in to rub off the dirt and loose skins, roots and cut the tops. They now are nice and clean and ready for use- should be enough to last to the New Year.  It started to rain yesterday afternoon so I gathered some of the red onions  and store cupboard ingredients and made a red onion marmalade.

The onion smell was a bit much for me so I did not get the onions really finely chopped so I cheated a bit by whizzing the mix. Only made 3 jars which is enough for us and a small jar which will make an ideal present at Xmas.

I am really looking to make chili jam which I also love.  We have loads of green chili but they are being very slow to go red.   Next week is looking warm and sunny so I am hopeful this last bit of summer will turn them.