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    Perfect harvest picnic

    Aug 25, 2022 5 minutes
    Photos: Jason Ingram

    Eating al fresco in autumn is a joy. With the weather still holding out and the days relatively long, this is a terrific time of year to pack up a picnic and make plans for a good stomp in the countryside.

    Fortunately for those of us interested in cooking, autumn also happens to be the most fruitful time of the year for produce, with the shops bursting with harvest-time ingredients – gluts in need of gobbling up and produce that requires processing to preserve it for the months ahead.

    The following recipes are all ideal dishes to pack for a picnic. The piccalilli here is my mum’s recipe and my fridge is rarely without a jar after I’m allocated my yearly ration; good bread and cheese is all the accompaniment that is needed.

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