EP103: Irish Homestead Life: Honey Harvest, Scones & Quest for the Perfect Renovation,

[@heatherprendergast2288]

I’m with Claire and the way she eats scones too.

[@WestCorkWander]

The correct way 😉

[@clarebailey9803]

I’m with Clare all the way!

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰

[@sherrygiordano6478]

Yes ! Butter and jam ! I’m with you Clare ! 😊

[@Marie-yx5ie]

Butter than jam and sometimes cream 👍 love your video's guy's, thanks Rob for bread making.. Claire did you wear a mask when using spray paint gun? 👍😉🇨🇮☘️Eire

[@WestCorkWander]

Yes, sorry I did, I know in some parts it looks like I didn't, but it's funny as soon as I forget, within a few minutes I remember 🙄

[@terricollins8450]

I absolutely love you two 😊

[@WestCorkWander]

Love you too 🥰

[@geraldinemcguire1698]

Claire..you are one courageous woman! Tackling the army of bees. I am in awe of you. We grew up near a field of beehives

[@WestCorkWander]

I've always wanted them but was afraid until I decided to just try it. Love them now, very calming in a crazy world!

[@Ex-patKiwi]

I’m with you Clare, butter, jame and cream makes the perfect scone.😊

[@WestCorkWander]

Yes it does!

[@888Donna]

Team Claire ❤ butter, jam and cream

[@WestCorkWander]

Absolutely 😁

[@konstrict1121]

Wanted to say you two are doing amazing, have watched all of the episodes up to this point and wanted to say thanks for the fun and amazing content.

[@WestCorkWander]

Awesome, thank you for coming along with us 😁

[@sharonhorley4786]

My nan used to make cheese scones and place them unbaked on top of a beef stew and then bake , was delicious now im hungry😂

[@WestCorkWander]

Never had them in a stew but sounds interesting!!

[@KerryBrown-kw1ei]

Hi guys, I'm from Australia and have a client from Ireland and she always asks me to make potato bread, l have tried it but would live to see how you make it, if you can. Thanks heaps.

[@WestCorkWander]

Absolutely, on the list 😁

[@anniebee2962]

Team Claire Butter and Jam all the way. Or on a good day, Clotted cream n Jam

[@WestCorkWander]

Love it!! 😍

[@stknmggs1788]

You know you have a lot to do but you have hit the place that your quality of life is high! Beautiful

[@WestCorkWander]

Ahh thankyou, still slow going but I think we have discovered to enjoy life a little now😊

[@patrinacossey7063]

I love the realness and variation of your content. I just watched you making scones and wonder. Are your pendant lights a bit low?

[@WestCorkWander]

Yip they are, we have cleats to adjust the height, just gotta fit them. Annoying to film with them!

[@FionaRowland-b7e]

Definitely must have butter with the jam sorry Rob. We don't use sugar in our scones here in NZ. Savoury scones are big here, Cheese scones are very popular and you spruce them up by adding ham, bacon, onion. What about making potatoe bread and soda bread? I remember Granny making this for my Granda - they lived in Co Tyrone. My mammy broke that many wooden spoons on the backs of our legs that she ended up buying a big solid plastic fecker so we lived in fear of the wooden (plastic) spoon. Well done with your honey harvest, must be great to be more self sufficient. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@WestCorkWander]

This made us laugh! I love it, the big plastic wooden spoon🤣

[@carolwinch-buist2356]

Definitely jam and butter together. I’m passionate about it like Clare. People also have cream and jam.

[@WestCorkWander]

Love to hear the passion, I do also like the jam and cream alternative 😊

[@sheilamcgough5948]

Butter then jam on a scone always 😊

[@WestCorkWander]

Love that!

[@kellyh8347]

My grandmother would make me Irish soda bread without caraway and for grandpa with caraway-and of course raisins!! Thank you so much! I love a crunchy scone!!! Has to have a crunch! Butter under the jam, definitely!!

[@WestCorkWander]

Yes we will have to give soda bread a try 😊

[@noaplank3231]

YES BUTTER JAM CREAM

[@WestCorkWander]

Absolutely 😁

[@mrsk4343]

You have such patience ❤

[@WestCorkWander]

Do we, gosh I'm not sure I do all of the time 🤣

[@mrsk4343]

@@WestCorkWander Well, you edit it well. 😂

[@dianebeauglehall9511]

Thank you I have received my postcard all the way from Ireland to Australia

[@WestCorkWander]

Delighted to share a lil bit of our life and world with you 🥰🥰🥰

[@andreakerry3411]

Thumbs up for pb&j.

[@WestCorkWander]

Ahh really, how lovely hear 😍

[@leeoregan9766]

Pumpkin scones... it's a Queensland, Australia thing. However, our staples were Barn Brac ( also called Tea Brac) or Soda Bread. Scones were trotted out for guests and we'd get the ugly scones as kids with honey.

[@WestCorkWander]

Pumpkin... Wow gotta try that! Love barn brac

[@lindafoley3381]

A tea back in our house was nothing a barm brac it was much richer had to be wrapped for a day or two before cutting The brac was like bread with dried fruit sultanas mostly

[@miriammuskal5402]

Great easy recipe for scones 👍

[@WestCorkWander]

Yes they are!😊

[@annsmith-rudnick-ss9gh]

When I was little butter then jam.

[@WestCorkWander]

The correct way 😉

[@dishmurphy6539]

Rob, If you have any extra tile you can extent the sides of the shower to make it look intentional. Looks great though. I’m sure the honey is incredible. Btw, I’m with Clare. Butter 1st the jam or marmalade yummmmm ✌️💚

[@WestCorkWander]

Great tip, definitely on the snag list and will correct soon! Absolutely agree... After Rob stopped recording had to ask for the marmalade 🥰🥰🥰

[@annsmith-rudnick-ss9gh]

When I was little butter then jam. Love chocolate scones. Look forward to all the videos you guys are great. Denver CO

[@WestCorkWander]

Chocolate, that's a new one😊

[@karenmcglone4166]

Absolutely butter then jam!

[@WestCorkWander]

That's it 😊

[@donnacarroll7483]

I’m with Claire all the way… butter melted through the half and jam on top!! Yum yum

[@WestCorkWander]

Oh yes! 😊

[@diannehayward7945]

Your scones are just like my grandmother made. 🇦🇺

[@WestCorkWander]

Ahh how lovely to hear 😊

[@spudsnsalsa]

Team Claire!!! NEEDS butter AND jam!

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰🥰🥰

[@mocarra100]

Claire is 100 percent right!

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰

[@zodiaczigzag1853]

Like butter and jam:) and as for putting stuff in safe place, that you can't remember where, when you find safe place about ten years later, thinking dont remember putting it there lol

[@WestCorkWander]

I have done this many times, and it's so frustrating 😂

[@emmetmartin4083]

Butter and jam together every time ! And a bit of whipped cream on top if you’re feeling extravagant 😂

[@WestCorkWander]

Oh my 🥰🥰🥰

[@misszoe6514]

Butter clotted cream and then jam or butter and marmalade always with a sup of tea 😁

[@WestCorkWander]

Sounds great! Love marmalade also, in fact any kind of jam😊

[@stknmggs1788]

Oh and I am a butter under the jam! Philistines I know. Hi from North Carolina, Maggie

[@WestCorkWander]

Gosh glad I'm not just some kinda weirdo😊

[@geraldinemcguire1698]

Butter under the jam😊

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰🥰🥰

[@conniemackirdy3042]

I'm with Claire. I need butter my jam.

[@WestCorkWander]

Completely😊

[@zuzanaaddo]

I love your videos...❤❤❤

[@WestCorkWander]

Love you here with us 🥰

[@carolwinch-buist2356]

Funny how the Americans say bisciuts, in Australia it’s scones as well.

[@WestCorkWander]

It's always so lovely to hear of the alternatives from around the world 😊

[@josephinekavanagh4047]

Well done Claire you did such a great job Great achievement 😊❤❤

[@WestCorkWander]

Thank you 🤗

[@theresalloydevans4862]

Scones, Irish and UK basic recipe the same. As kids we were adventurous and made cheesy ones, or tomato and paprika.

[@WestCorkWander]

Very adventurous 🙂

[@chrismclachlan6765]

Date and walnut scones 👍

[@WestCorkWander]

Wow... Love dates and wants!!! Gotta try this!!

[@nunyabiznez3128]

when we were young and acting up... all mom had to do was open the drawer that held the wooden spoons and cooking utensils... we would hear the sound, even from another room, and we would run the other way!! LOL

[@WestCorkWander]

Haha how lovely to hear the old Irish traditions when you were naughty😊

[@ChristineKelly1000]

I stood like an eejit when I was told, and was then informed that I was going to get the wooden spoon across the arse for being so bold! All the while my 4 sisters who had much better survival instincts than myself were all upstairs hiding under their beds.

[@bigmama2135]

Scones with Chocolate chips and oange zest....delish.

[@WestCorkWander]

Ohhhh gotta try that 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@kristybaird5938]

Butter under the jam all day. Couldn't eat it any other way😊

[@WestCorkWander]

Right!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@traceyclines5278]

I agree with Claire. It must have butter. 😊

[@WestCorkWander]

Absolutely 😁

[@miriammuskal5402]

I love blueberry scones

[@WestCorkWander]

Sound delicious 😋

[@BrightestBlessings7899]

My buddy keeps bees around his property, and he showed us that if you put your honey filled wax in a low and slow oven, then cool it, all your wax will solidify on the top. Just lift it off and the rest will be more usable honey. Fantastic honey harvest! Great job! FYI; I watch Just Alex too. 😊 Yup my British Gran would make us red currant sconce for Canada Day, that was called Dominion Day when I was young. At 56yrs, I make sconces but with black currants (gluten free) for my family in the fall. I also like butter and honey on my sconce.

[@WestCorkWander]

Wow waitta go you. Sounds fab! Will try that!

[@leeoregan9766]

a cheap old crock pot/slow cooker from an op shop on low for a few hours, turned off overnight, then lift off your wax... the honey from the slow cooker i use for cooking honey.

[@lindahedley9049]

I’m from Sunderland North East England, our house very much like an Irish home, my mother made bread every day, I’m the eldest of 5 kids. I’m with Clare on this one you cannot have scones without butter even if you have jam as well.

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰 nothing the smell of fresh bread!!

[@anniedavis4569]

Clare the honey looks absolutely amazing and fascinating to watch you explain the process. Rob I bake scones plain too I use buttermilk though and I also use a small glass to cut them out. Cant beat home baking. I love butter and jam on scone and I love butter only on scone too. Did ye ever make mousse? Daddy used to make it also Bogbine. It’s very good for you as it purifies the blood. I love your channel as there’s a bit of everything in it

[@WestCorkWander]

Never tried mouse but will defo give it a go 🥰 gotta look up bogbine!!

[@susanlamb1484]

My family loved date scones

[@WestCorkWander]

Never tried dates in scones, that's an interesting one 😊

[@noaplank3231]

APPLE SCONES FAB

[@WestCorkWander]

Ooh that's a new one 😁

[@reannejarvis9464]

Tasmania..scones were plain,currant, cheese depending on season. Strawberry jam homemade or raspberry also homemade and clotted cream from our jersey cow

[@WestCorkWander]

Clotted cream sounds wonderful 😊

[@reannejarvis9464]

@@WestCorkWander it was, very thick,. A knife could stand up in the bowl. so creamy and gorgeous

[@asilva4138]

❤🎉 Brings tears to my eyes watching you cook the scones and bread today. My grandparents from Ireland always had "tea breads" tea and homemade jam of some sort ready to go when we arrived. Peach n apricot were the best, grandpa said it was how he cared for the trees. I feel back at home listening to you both. Tanks for dat! Gpa was from Cork, Gma Waterford. How about some pasty makin? I'm the master pasty maker here. Oh, Gma had a wooden hanger that she took after us with, once we could out run her...there were lots of religious words! Hahahaha! But we were all good kids. Lovely memories 💖 Tanks 🎉

[@WestCorkWander]

Sounds perfectly Irish, love it 😍 any particular type of pasty?

[@asilva4138]

@@WestCorkWander Beef, potato and rutabaga

[@LindaThorpe-v2h]

What about just fitting a thin piece of tile where your tile line is uneven. It would make the line look neater and more finished 😊

[@WestCorkWander]

Good idea, it's on the snag list for sure

[@LindaThorpe-v2h]

@@WestCorkWander 👍

[@Blakely-Anderson]

Ain't no more traditional that an Apple Tart at this time of year 😮

[@WestCorkWander]

I know. Gotta find our pie dish!

[@mariemullahy1667]

butter & jam all the way 💚❤️

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰

[@martp197]

Hey Rob there is no instruction manual for life, that's what I love about you guys, you just get on with it, my sort of folk. Clare, fab job with the bees and honey, I bet the honey tastes fantastic. Best I have right now is to bottle my bramble vodka and elderberry tincture, it's looking good :)

[@WestCorkWander]

Sure is!!! Sounds delish!! Gotta try!

[@philharvey3279]

Yummmmmy, scones are my thing!!! In London at mo but looking forward to making some once Im home!!!it has been awhile, you cannot beat a scone straight from the oven. Rob I'm interested to know how you developed your startersourdough. I tried it a few times during lockdown but it was a huge fail. I too suffer from stomach issues from overload of bread and thought it was the yeast. I am now keen to try spelt flour. Thanks to you and Claire for the fabulous videos. Well done to you both on all levels, your talents are at the top of best scale❤🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@WestCorkWander]

You know what there was a huge amount of trial and error with this. There are many many good KZbin videos on how to start a starter, then create the leaven (which at the start we didn't really understand) and then the dough.. Rob was determined to get there and do didn't stop until he finally got there. Definitely worth giving it another lash 😊

[@maeveskelly4686]

My mother used to make cheese scones sometimes for tea in the evening. She didn’t use a cutter for this but once the dough was in a round semi-flattened shape, she cut it into slices so you got triangle scones. We’d eat them straight from the range slathered in butter. I loved them so much, that’s the version of scones I make most often now. Oh and I’m with Claire on the butter/ jam front (tho I’m not a jam person unless it’s raspberry or marmalade). Put it all together, none of your faffing about Rob 😆😜

[@WestCorkWander]

Love it! I have never made the cheese variety, Rob only just coming around to cheese 😊

[@Debbie-kt6ck]

Love the honey 🎉 that must be so satisfying and yes it is amazing, I’ve just ground a load of organic spelt flakes, made the starter in the jar and have written down your recipe going to make the bread tomorrow, I said Rob use a glass for the scones, reckon you heard me 😂😂 p.s. is it 250g of water or 250ml ? Thanks

[@WestCorkWander]

250g it's easier on the same weighing scales. But we needed to feed our starter for almost a week before it got good. It smelt like vinegar for 5 days and I wanted to throw it out but Rob said stick to it and it's perfect now. 🤞🤞🤞 For you!

[@Debbie-kt6ck]

@@WestCorkWander ok thanks will leave it on the windowsill for a week ❤

[@mariankenny8467]

Butter and jam .

[@WestCorkWander]

The right way 😊

[@jeankatajamaki8469]

Pumpkin scones are delicious.

[@WestCorkWander]

Wow, an Halloween version, sounds tasty 😋

[@PeggyForrest-o9k]

I’m with you Clair definitely butter then jam or some of your delicious looking honey yum

[@WestCorkWander]

💯 🥰🥰🥰

[@meggraham3670]

Clare you are so right. Butter and jam. Mmmmm good. We had biscuits and Dad used a soup can to cut them. Worked really well cheap and cheerful. Great videos thank you

[@WestCorkWander]

Whatever worked and was at hand eh 🥰

[@phelimoneill2813]

Just get some one inch UPVC trim strips and fit them either side of the enclosure. Mastic them in and it'll be flawless.

[@WestCorkWander]

Great tip!! It's on the snag list and will swing back to it soon 👌

[@donnamurray4675]

Butter, butter, and more butter 😂

[@WestCorkWander]

I'm with you ❤️

[@johnshaw4140]

You might want to sit down when reading this..........bread...no butter...jam....and mayonaise..........Mum , Kerry . Dad , Balbrigan.....son (Me) Windsor Berkshire.....have been known to have Bread , Jam , Mayonaise and sliced pickled gherkins 😁

[@lindafoley3381]

Omg I'll be nice haha.. Heave

[@WestCorkWander]

Holy jaysus!! We had to lie down 😂

[@soniayoung5097]

I agree with Claire but my favorite is blueberry scones ❤❤❤

[@WestCorkWander]

Gotta try them 🥰🥰🥰

[@tracyboswell9333]

My Nana used a glass to make her Cheese Scones and her plain ones. I got the ball too when I was there

[@WestCorkWander]

Love it! 😍

[@TheHavasu_77]

Thanks for the honey comb and the scone demonstrations! So cool! I can relate with the Celiac issues, I have Hashimoto’s which is also an autoimmune disorder and I also can’t eat gluten anymore. 😩 The upstairs is looking great! Love you guys! 😊💚 Edit: Clare I’m with you, butter under jam tastes better. I would also love to try an Irish scone with Kerry gold Irish butter and Clare’s Irish honey!! 😋💚

[@WestCorkWander]

Oh you poor thing, that doesn't sound nice😔 However I think we would all do better to cut out gluten. If only I could package it🤔

[@TheHavasu_77]

@@WestCorkWander well we can get the Irish butter here, but the scones would probably spoil in transit and our postage people aren’t gentle with packages and would probably break a jar of honey. Not to mention it’s still 106°F here because I live in the fecking desert 👀🌵🔥😩😅🤣

[@francesherati8195]

Butter ,jam and cheese heaven

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰

[@Miranda-k2u4s]

No jam without butter underneath!

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰

[@sheilamcgough5948]

What about cooking good old Bacon, Cabbage, Turnip and spuds, couldn’t eat a more Irish dinner 🇮🇪 💚

[@WestCorkWander]

Great idea! Already on the list but will do soon 😍

[@cynthiabruns7178]

Brave indeed…and you have to negotiate a barb wire fence to escape. Honey looks amazing. How is the second hive at home doing?

[@WestCorkWander]

Haha, ahh it just a wire not barbed, it's to keep the cows in check. Honey is amazing, second hive is doing well, it is a small colony so it will be difficult to keep them going over the winter, but I will do my best 😊

[@jamesgause9546]

Yes, It’s traditional to have both butter and jam with cream on top.,Claire, but to each his own. I use sour cream ,instead of milk for scones. Rob, You’re supposed to rub the butter in as little as possible to keep the scones light and fluffy. For a first try using spelt instead of flour they looked pretty good. Growing up in Cambs, UK., I did cookery in high school for 4 years. I still live to bake. 😅I made sausage rolls with my own puff pastry yesterday. Then today I-made rolled ginger cookies, enough to freeze most of the dough for another two batches, same with unbaked sausage rolls too. I pretty much always make at least double batches of many recipes and freeze for another time. I made a baked potato andd ham cream soup earlier this week and made four meals for two people. Like you both, home baking tastes fresh, you know what’s in it, and saves money for other things in life and to save. I see online that the holiday goodies are now getting in shops there, Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s…. Have a good week both of you. 😊 M.

[@WestCorkWander]

💯 sounds great! Can't beat home baking, soup sounds great but I gotta try the sausage rolls!

[@lauriehinderks9154]

Butter under jam

[@WestCorkWander]

It's a winner 😁

[@chisamosa]

Oh I got it with the wooden spoon😂 right on the butt! Our scones were plain but when done, mom would whip some fresh cream 🤤 Try your scones with some cheddar and crumbled bacon mixed in

[@WestCorkWander]

Gosh not sure how I feel about savoury ones, but might have to give them a try 😊

[@chisamosa]

@@WestCorkWander you could try with just one scone, that last ’ball’. Then you won’t ruin a whole batch if you don’t like it. Sorta ends up being a breakfast biscuit type thing

[@teresaowens4528]

I'm like clare butter and jam. Or just butter

[@WestCorkWander]

🥰🥰🥰

[@Catherinemab]

My granny made cherry scones and wheaten scones.

[@lindafoley3381]

Jaysus lads yer on fire that. Honey!! Well done But Yep the dreaded. but Scones without buttermilk Ouch Not only does it bind best it also topcoats the scones so well a lovely crusty finish with a dash of castor sugar I also use the leftover yoghurt all flavours as a binder Fav is strawberry flavour and a few crushed walnuts or cranberries A family thing to do when I was a kid in the 60s was mother would slather on the buttermilk to our face as we headed out in the cold to school it would smell until the air hit it then evaporated quickly. I never had a blemish or a spot as teenager.. Not one😅 ever.. True story! I must go back to using it now for the laughlines and age spots. Grr Soooooo what happens to all the honey comb and other bits and bobs that have been removed from the bee hives? Enjoyed the updates.. Thanks for sharing Oh and mise spent the day playing with driftwood and a hot glue gun.. Whoooo If ya find it grab it.. You can incoperate it s some where in the house Maybe in Ciaras room I'm lovin her bathroom

[@WestCorkWander]

We totally use buttermilk but it's hard to get down here. Would love to .ake butter so we may get our own. Never heard it on the face! Amazing! And love driftwood art. We have a cool huge piece that i made and has hung over the bed for years. Can't wait to get it outta storage. 🥰🥰🥰

[@lindafoley3381]

Supervalue have it up here Iin Dublin everyday ré buttermilk Oh can't wait to see the driftwood piece I made the hubby a driftwood boat Told him it was the love boat Well it is most days but also called the Voyage.. Gowan Christy Moore! And some days called the The Titanic..😂 He loves it. Shure what do you give those men who have us good irish women and everything in between haha Try the buttermilk on the skin. Nothing to. Lose x

[@nik2141]

Must have butter under the jam, and I'm from a long line of Irish mammies! Also the Honey looks amazing. Are you saving the wax?

[@WestCorkWander]

💯 saving the honey. Trying to figure out a way to share with the county here...

[@teresawalters1070]

I have to have butter under my jam

[@WestCorkWander]

That the correct way to have it 😊

[@MrMooneclips]

hi there wcw. one of the few times i eat jam on bread then i dont use butter on my bread, but i do use jam like butter. whit that i mean i put jam on the bread then i put like cheese on top of the jam. when i was little i loved to eat strawberry jam whit cheese on top and then i drank chocolate milk whit that. but everyone have their taste so i think many use butter underneat jam :) have a great day!

[@WestCorkWander]

Oh my that's a whole taste sensation 🥰

[@Rangergoal]

Butter and jam, there is no other way. I would have put raisins it in too.

[@WestCorkWander]

😍😍😍 love it with raisins too!

[@poo2764]

Jam or butter it does not matter to me. Strawberry jam yum yum Kerry gold butter melted yum yum.

[@WestCorkWander]

💯 🥰

[@patrickcarroll960]

My wife says jam and cream ha , myself i. Hoping you could look at leitrim pan fry boxty mmmmmmmm memmories , love the channel guys paddy in oldham manchester

[@WestCorkWander]

Ooh let me check this out, it's on the list 🙂

[@patrickcarroll960]

Get in you little beauty

[@brucejordan3339]

Must have butter and jam with you Clare, or jam and cream no butter. Although my wife is on Robs side.

[@WestCorkWander]

Haha funny how people grow up to have food a certain way😊

[@carolmartin1852]

Perhaps you should have additional strainers?

[@WestCorkWander]

Possibly, but you know we left it over night and it was strained in the morning, the slower way if life 🙂

[@vickijohnson8151]

Isn’t that shower small?? There seems to be room for a bigger unit??

[@WestCorkWander]

It's the standard size here. We grew up with one, be grand for the kids 👌

[@rosemariescotter3561]

Sorry, Clare, just realised I've been spelling your name wrong 🤦‍♀️My sister is Claire with an 'i' so it's my default 😂 Will try to remember remember in future 😉 x

[@WestCorkWander]

Don't worry, it's a common mistake, but don't worry 😊

[@maureenbrophy7852]

Scone putter both sides then jam in the middle. Umm

[@WestCorkWander]

Perfect 🥰

[@juliamcguire9120]

Butter and jam …. If I have cream I only have jam … we are such fickle folk lol

[@WestCorkWander]

Now yes cream is a whole other matter🤣 Rob doesn't like cream, but yes I would have cream instead of the butter 😉

[@ChristineKelly1000]

Rob you are WRONG. Clare is right.

[@WestCorkWander]

Why thank you 😀

[@legrandeileen4863]

Ni VTT

[@karenklucas923]

Butter under jam .peanut butter on the side.😊

[@WestCorkWander]

😲 wow, love it!