My UNGRATEFUL HUSBAND doesn't appreciate my smoothie | Ep 32

[@DM-it1qf]

I have to say that Mapperton videos have very quickly become a happy escape for me. Julie and Luke, your approach to your beautiful life with having such an astounding historical estate to call your home with such happiness and liveliness always brightens my day. A big thank you from Australia. Much love to you both ❤️

[@joseeallyn9950]

You are correct ! I have changed since finding their site. I resented the hard work in my garden until I saw Julie's 'meditation 'under the trees. I saw then the great beauty of my own wonderful old oak trees and although they make so much work raking leaves and dropping giant limbs on my roof, I have a happier attitude now, thanks to Julie.

[@jeebanjeeban87]

".. smoothie that will appeal to rabbits.. or perhaps slugs.." 😂😂

[@edenwalsh1014]

Julie and Luke. Oh my gosh! you are sooo lovable! So funny. Love you guys. You do not know how much you help make this crazy pandemic period sane. xx

[@la_lisa_homegirl]

I could just get lost in those amazing gardens😌🙌🏾💆🏽‍♀️

[@MappertonLive]

They are perfect for this!

[@AMJDG]

Is it just me or is there a small resemblance of Hyacinthe and Richard in these two hilarious people? I can just imagine them in the car with poor Luke driving and Julie snapping directions. All that's missing is Hyacinthe's hats and Richard's suits... 😂🤣😂

[@mattypants]

Honestly, that show is one of the best things to come from the UK. I get cramps from laughing it's so funny!

[@nicolas2970]

You mean Mrs. Buckets of the famed" Candle Lit Dinner Parties "! LOL

[@roselee4445]

Exactly, mind the pavement Richard, Luke, no banana Richard, you don't want a banana, Luke, but I want banana, no you don't

[@roselee4445]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nancycolbert2703]

Richard was a henpicked husband......

[@kathleensmith8365]

What a beautiful place for a yoga retreat! Time to slow down and appreciate life and health. The smoothie sounds perfect. I found the soil restoration very interesting. Old, dark, rich, loamy soil is absolutely beautiful. Must bring a lot of joy to see your own fields regenerated.

[@MappertonLive]

Thank you! The yoga retreats are very popular.

[@rebekahlow8375]

Luke is very brave to be a taste tester. It looks lovely.I'm so happy it tastes yummy! I really enjoy learning about sustainable farming being done at Mapperton! Love from Vermont

[@clove4240]

English applesauce and American applesauce are totally different. Lol 😂 Julie’s face made me lol. In England apple sauce is more like an apple chutney you put with meat like pork chops.

[@christianoliver3572]

Yes I agree wholeheartedly!! When I was growing up starting at about 7 years old my dad started working in the UK for 4 to 6 months a year and we would go from Texas to London for summer and Christmas. This started in 1980 so just a few years ago but as a seven year old, American style applesauce was a definite favorite. But not available then even in Knightsbridge so Mom tried some kind of chutney. NOPE!! But in the UK the different varieties of apples is so different to what we could get in Texas especially back then so I was a happy young 'lad' getting to go with mom to the market and picking our different apples and cheese to try together.

[@ericduffield524]

Correct. American applesauce is smooth, not chunks. But, I love British applesauce, it reminds me of my mom's homemade applesauce on the farm in central IL ❤ Luke is thoroughly correct. Chunky applesauce goes well with a pork roast or chops.

[@jolynnaerobert3190]

I read about Luke's medical problems just today. I found a couple of good articles describing what happened to him and how he basically cured himself..... and is still having long time residual effects... after more than one doctor gave him horrible advice, over prescribed medications, and left him debilitated. Thank goodness you stuck by him, and even supported him when he was unable to continue with his company. You two have such an amazing relationship full of love and humor. You are fun to watch and it is interesting to learn about Mapperton.

[@bridgetackley2164]

I'm curious I have some medical problems also where did you find out about it L1ukes medical problems. I have several different actors and they're all driving me bananas. I'm looking for a different alternatives. I'd like you back into yoga and I'd love learn how to make the different smoothies I'm wondering if these would help me out with what is going on in my body right now. Truly I have no hope.

[@paulybarr]

@@bridgetackley2164 I was curious too, so I've just searched under his name, Luke Montagu, and one of the articles is entitled 'How antidepressants ( and benzos) ruined my life.' You can read all about his awful experience with painkillers.

[@Kate98755]

i've been grinding up my leaves every year and put it on my flower gardens, it protects plants during the winter and through spring and summer it breaks down as a mulch, nature drops the leaves to the soil, usually people rake them and throw them away, I'm just trying to help nature by grinding the leaves some to speed up the composting

[@nicolas2970]

Back in the day I worked for a Local Cafe in (Arizona) and we served Smoothies and we always started with Apples as the base and even a bit of Apple Juice and whatever other ingredient the customer wanted however we also added half cup ice and blended it! ( I know UK is not too keen with ice in beverage). And on the Field don't forget to CROP ROTATE !

[@ChristopheMassey]

I really enjoyed the farming segment. And Yes Apple sauce does go well with pork

[@joannebogias9299]

Wonderful! Hi from Temecula, California

[@stefanbeckerbauer8867]

I just love Tom - he is so knowledgeable and seems to be the nicest chap

[@blupoppy608]

I love the way you are utilizing products which grow on the estate for your smoothies. As a recycle junkie, I applaud you for that, but also it is so much healthier and fresher. Love spending time with both of you, so thank you for the fantastic, well done videos :) But yes, applesauce with pork is amazing :) especially pork schnitzel :)

[@kimberlyjoyce2031]

The only applesauce I had as a child was in quart jars because my mother made/preserved it every year! Now I buy the big jars you're talking about.

[@ladydelahaye]

11:55 " please please please BACK OFF" .....lol adorable ....Luke you fell in love with the American 😂🥂👏🕊🙋‍♀️ ADORE JULIE SHE IS FANTASTIC !!!

[@cyndyb6553]

Yes we still have jars of apple sauce in America. It’s very good. We also do eat it with pork dishes.

[@rinaloume]

I just love how Luke popped in about applesauce! I love watching the two and their banter.

[@jodobie6157]

Yes applesauce over in Western Canada 🇨🇦. Meddlers learning something new . Enjoy you two and all the wonderful information that is shared. Thank you.

[@michaelweber7848]

I just discovered these videos today, through watching old Time Team shows. How utterly interesting, funny and joyful these episodes are! Thank you, from MIlwaukee, Wisconsin.

[@suzettekath9860]

LOL. Those looks your husband gave from just before getting the glass with the smoothie up to after he drank it. Is what every man seems to do when he learns that his lady has been experimenting on the consumables.

[@heathermartinez8640]

So happy the foraged smoothie worked out! Hope the retreat is successful!

[@LA-jf1zn]

Beautiful grounds, love all the green country side.

[@MappertonLive]

They are!

[@JenniferJJones-cq7yl]

The Mapperton Smoothie sounds DELICIOUS !!! Now I have to cross The Pond to come and get one !😋 Julie, your exuberance is always so much fun, you and Luke seem a good balance to each other. 🥰

[@susanfabian1521]

Ruth Goodman foraged for rosehips in her Wartime Farm show. She said it was a food recommended by the government because it provided vitamin C.

[@janetclaireSays]

Growing up in Chicago, there was always a jar of apple sauce in our refrigerator. However, in the fall (autumn) my mother would get apples from her twin brother's apple tree and make it herself and it was delicious and put the store bought jars to shame! Pork with applesauce in America? Of course! Remember Peter Brady's Bogie rendition, "Pork chops and applesauce"? 😅

[@rhondamartin3575]

Thank you Julie!!!! I have to agree with the below comment saying that Mapperton videos are an escape but also for me, are the American Viscountess videos! Dealing with a lot currently and when I watch these videos, I'm in my own world and happy! So, thank you Julie and Luke!!!!! Please keep making these amazing keepsake videos that I love so much! And I mean, Keepsake! I am saving each video that I can always return to watch them again! Lovely! I love your opening music and scenes! Please Keep them!!!! My mother and father had 5 apple trees and a pear tree on their property. She use to can applesauce yearly. The pears never really took off They had other fruits and veggies that she canned, though. I shared this with a friend who helps farmers with their crops. Thank you!

[@MsBritishwoman]

This weeks episode...so funny. Loved you guys in the kitchen! And yes Julie they do still have the large apple jars at least in Portland, Oregon! Great funny entertainment. Julie, Luke keep us laughing!

[@marabeth9400]

As an adult, I still enjoy apple sauce with potato pancakes!

[@nanamarler8282]

I love your belt you’re wearing with the yellow sweater. It is different, and so classic.

[@ms.maryjean]

Ha ha this was super funny ... the smothie part I mean 😂 I didn't know that you could eat rosehips raw or in a smoothie and I had to google what a medlar was, it was nice to learn about this historical fruit. The damson gin looks lovely too!

[@pizzafries]

I'm not sure if you've tried them but all varieties of roses are edible,the sweeter smelling they are the tastier.

[@dm7761]

Love this! You are so lucky to have all those apples. When picking apples.. I was told at an orchard... you twist it off the branch. 😊 Pork chops and applesauce!

[@melissahavens6610]

Julie. Whitehouse brand applesauce-big jars. Yes. We would add cinnamon and sugar. And eat with pork!

[@suzyq6767]

I have big jars of applesauce in my pantry. I use it on top of my morning rolled oats in place of honey or sugar and milk. It's a light green smoothie--lol, but it looked yummy. Yes! Yes! Repair the soil for the next generation. Yes! What a fun, interesting video.

[@djdfr]

Turnips greens go nicely in a smoothie. Many plants can be overwintered in the vegetable garden: chard, turnips, kale, parsnips, Italian chicories,..... That tool looks more like a shovel than a spade. :-)

[@patriciahughes5592]

Would Luke like to be a honorary citizen of Sandwich, Massachusetts? I’ll be down to the town hall on Friday. Let me know. I’ll even push for his dad and mum.

[@patriciahughes5592]

And you!

[@reneem9353]

Luke's right...applesauce and pork go great together! Intensive farming has essentially ruined landscapes worldwide. Soil degradation leads to a domino affect in the environment. So happy to see you taking on regenerative farming! Well done. You can aerate that compacted soil and lay down some organic matter like compost on top of it. I'm sure Mapperton has the "ingredients" for compost.

[@anxen]

You've got to put compacted soil to wildflower mix appropriate for the area for couple of years if you can bear it.

[@lottemostert1915]

great idea for a smoothie. One tip, even though the medlar you used is soft... there is always a risk that it is rotten, which is hard to judge until you try it, the taste is similar to the ripe but a little bitter. Medlar is ready to be picked, that is, collected ... only after the first real frosts! Luckily we are in November, so it will soon be the right time. And if they aren't quite ripe and you can't wait for a week, just put them in the freezer for a day or two and when you take them out they will soon be ok to eat.

[@DH007-w2d]

Applesauce is "une compote de pommes", in French. Here it's almost obligatory on Chrimas tables and is served with roast turkey. I do mine with a bit of curry, a few crushed nuts and some marmelade as I avoid adding sugar. It isn't too smooth as I prefer it too be chewy and undercooked. I have it as a snack or dessert as I scarcelly eat any animals...

[@lyndao7356]

Just a smidge of banana! No mushrooms… It’s a smoothie that easy on the eyes. The orange nasturtium is perfect!

[@lindawoody8501]

Applesauce in the USA, currently comes in little plastic containers with one serving per and packed six to a cardboard package. There also are larger plastic quart jars of applesauce in supermarkets. I have not seen any glass jars or can with applesauce in many years. I have never eaten a Medlar and never heard of that fruit.

[@melissamybubbles6139]

Soil mining, root/hair extensions - I like the analogies here. My Colorado clay is quite compacted. This year I'm planting bulbs. As I plant, I'm stuffing handfuls of leaves and potting mix in the holes along with the clay. I'm not sure if that's ideal, but I hope it's better than nothing to loosen and feed the soil. I may open other small holes to stuff in leaves.

[@thesolitarycyclist9005]

Fascinating item on farming at Mapperton. Luke and Tom explained an important concept interestingly and engagingly to a non agriculturalist like myself! Question is what is the yield like on the "no till" soil? Maybe that can be covered on the next episode.

[@melissamybubbles6139]

Yes. I'd like to know more about what no till agriculture is.

[@Lovelifealways16]

We have apple sauce with our roast pork in Australia 😊

[@paulybarr]

Nasturtium with an 'm' at the end, not nasturtiun. What a lovely discovery your channel is! Thank you!

[@N-A-uw5fp]

We have tons of applesauce and love to make it too. AND… pork & applesauce are made to go together! Very popular in Pennsylvania.

[@janne5058]

I have never heard of medlar (I'll have to see if it's available here in the states) but I am a smoothie lover and I'm going to do my best to make this one. I love that Luke tried it without the banana and liked it! And that everything was grown at Mapperton 😊

[@hellenicsunshine7032]

Loved you're sense of style! Can you begin your videos with outfit of the day?

[@larryevans5193]

plant winter cover crop garden beds instead leaving them bare, as wind or rain erode top soil. Use a crop that provide nutrients to soil

[@kellyburgess671]

OHMYGOSH how funny...as you were asking about apple sauce... i was thinking that its good with porkchops, and then luke came in and said its good with pork... 😃

[@monicagaitor6751]

Please make a smoothie with a banana in it for Luke. Bananas are very good in smoothies.

[@kellyburgess671]

oh julie! the smoothie is so pretty 🏵

[@maryfinch8773]

Yes. We have applesauce often and it’s wonderful with pork. Musselmans.. big jar. Mid west.

[@lissygomez1886]

Love love watching you guys are so funny.

[@Hydennsfan]

Yes! I have a big jar of apple sauce in my pantry as I text! And I just finished the one last night! I love apple sauce with brown sugar! It’s lovely! I would love your smoothie!!! I’m a lover of apple sauce! And I’m from Louisiana, where we eat crawfish

[@AmerAmyMN]

I am in SE Minnesota and yes, we still have apple sauce. I make my own, you should try it. Apple sauce is awesome with pork, as Luke said

[@peggyvick935]

I love the drone videos ❗️❤️

[@ibuguru]

Applesauce is incredibly easy to make! And make without sugar, just apples. Or add some raspberries for raspberry-applesauce (a favorite). Apricot-applesauce is the best! And a bit of cinnamon for cinnamon applesauce is a treat.

[@pal7252]

Yummy, yes apple sauce with pork AND pineapple with ham. 😊

[@roselee4445]

I'd say ham and applesauce ok

[@janepomfret]

Fantastic that you are doing regenerative farming at Mapperton as well as the rewilding project. Is the regen for the whole estate or just Tom’s farm?

[@brighteyes6559]

Julie often reminds me of Katherine Hepburn :)

[@SeldimSeen1]

I have no idea what you both would do without each other.

[@grendaal2007]

😍Exactly. Luke is such a funny guy, but without her energy he would not be able to put up with all this work and responsibilities...

[@lindaharvey2649]

Pork with apple sauce. Wonderful autumn food in the Midwest of america

[@nancycolbert2703]

Applesauce is quite common with pork. I make my own applesauce with a Canadian spin. A bit of maple syrup in it. Delightful.

[@Gloria.A]

We have large jars of applesauce that we love with all kinds of meals.

[@carolmiller2683]

Wonderful episode! 😊😊😊

[@2JobsStillPoorUSA]

Ha! My grand niece when she was 8 or 9 called Nasturtiums "Nasty dermishes." 😂

[@dianestroud8006]

Mott's applesauce in a jar....yes! I also make my own. Cut & peel apples, add a little bit of water, some sugar & cinnamon (courtesy of Betty Crocker). Yum!

[@bridgetackley2164]

I love unsweetened applesauce with some cinnamon and just warm it up for about maybe 15 to 30 seconds in the microwave and then stir it and if it's still a bit cold warm it up put in for at least another 15 seconds. That's on a cold winter's day but normally I just eat my applesauce at room temperature I don't like it when it's cold. However I do love to have the cinnamon in it. I'm trying to find out how to make homemade applesauce cuz I think it would be healthier for you.

[@janetuesday6473]

I put a small amount of water in my saucepan, then peel and chop my apples. When the water is boiling, add the apples and cook until they are soft. They will thicken up as the water boils off. You can add sugar as needed although the apples are usually sweet enough. Add cinnamon if you want. I like it chunky but you can make it smooth if you prefer. Easy peasy.

[@kathymcfarland5516]

Quarter your green apples,and cut those quarters in half through the middle into chunks, no peeling or coring. Dump into large pot with just a bit of water which is used to steam the apple chunks so they get soft. Simmer until apples are mushy (use a wooden spoon to smash apples against the pot side. Get colander with sufficient holes to let cooked apples to drain and push through (mine was my grandmother's and it has round holes). Using oven mitts, pour cooked apples into large bowl, then put colander over that big pot, and pour cooked apples into colander over pot. Use a smallish measuring cup to push cooked apples through the colander holes, back into pot. This pushing through the apple flesh will leave the skins and seeds in the colander. Push the apple flesh through the colander holes until all that's left is apple skin and seeds. The apple 'sauce' now back in the pot can be flavored with cinnamon and lemon slices. Taste it and only if your taste wants it, add a tiny bit of sugar. I use green Granny Smith apples, about 3 pounds. This is how my great grandmother taught me when I was about 7 or 8 years old. Good warm or cold. Wonderful with pork roast! Once told a co-worker how to make apple sauce and she said she made apple sauce by opening a jar. I just lost it!

[@deeannaschutz4049]

I'm looking forward to trying medlars, if I can find them. I also use applesauce in my smoothies

[@FruitingPlanet]

Funnly enough the banana you were holding is actually a britsh aristocratic fruit, it is like most bananas available in europe, it is a Cavendish banana named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. The variety is not just named after him, but was breed on his Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire, by his head gardener. Ofc. you wont have much luck cultivating Cavendish bananas without a properly heated greenhouse, but there are more cold hary varieties, like the Musa 'Orinocco', Musa "Dwarf Namwah', Musa 'FHIA 23', and Musa 'ICE CREAM' all of them tolerate light frosts(that would hinder fruits though) and should even be able to complete fruiting if they are in a greenhouse with frost protection heating(in your mild region that should be fairly unproblematic and cheap). Another "exotic" plant you could try cultivating to not have to by them from overseas is Avocado. Many people have the perception they are tropical plants, but that is not really true, there are Avocado trees that grow naturally in Texas, some experiencing frosts up to -9 C° every few years and i know for a fact that there are big avocado trees in London(that also fruit), so these varieties could grow outside in Mapperton for sure. Here is a great introduction: floridafruitgeek.com/cold-hardy-avocados/

[@susanmicheledavis4192]

Spiced apples are often served with pork in America, but fried and stewed apples were served with pork down south especially.

[@roselee4445]

Close ups of medlars or plants would be worthwhile

[@be6715]

Try diakon radishes to break up the soil. Those roots can really break up and mine compacted soil.

[@boblowney]

you both need to re-market your vids together for couples. the dynamic you both present is priceless.

[@richardzagozeski892]

In England, don't you practice Organic Farming without the use of chemicals. Every other year you plant a Green Manure Crop to add texture and nutrients back into the soil, so you are actually in a 3 to 4 year crop rotation. One Green Manure crop is planting Clover that you can cut for Hay & Bale it, and then let it regrow and then plow it down into the soil. The next year you plant a crop of wheat, oats, etc.

[@cricket8438]

Yep, applesauce was a standard with pork at my home in the US.

[@michellestrange4805]

I guess it’s just a thing in the American south, but I wouldn’t mind a couple hours in that field to pick turnip greens. Luke was right. You should serve those in the cafe’ with vinegar of course.

[@jukes243]

"for a rabbit" ... LOL Yes, applesauce and pork go well together. Homemade "chunky" applesauce. Yum.

[@christyd1144]

So fun to watch!

[@roselee4445]

Also rotation of crops

[@colorfulbeauty3003]

Your first comment about the giving tree made me think of "Apple Pigs". It is about a tree that has too many apples. They fill the house with the apples and invite people to come.and eat the apples.

[@jym225]

Excellent. Thanks.

[@MidnightVisions]

no til farming is not sustainable. You only get a few years at best, but the ground just compacts until the plants can't grow. Then you need to drastically fertilize to keep up growth, and then the costs of fertilization just increases with lower output. Yearly plowing keeps the ground light for plants to easily grow. Pesticides and fertilization is only needed if the area has problems. it should not be mandatory for all crops. For small volume crops hydroponics has replaced open air farming for producing the highest quality food.

[@susenjarvis8281]

Great job on the smoothie, it looks yummy!

[@MappertonLive]

Thank you 😋

[@tiffinyharrington9307]

I know the big applesauce but now I prefer making homemade. I’m curious to know more of “meddlers;” never heard of the fruit. What is the taste?

[@hbouhl563]

You two crack me up!

[@MsJPA79]

Apple and sharp or medium cheddar grill cheese sandwich. It's delicious!

[@daveofyorkshire301]

In the UK without a license there are very heavy penalties for distilling alcohol in the UK. You can brew as much alcohol as beer or wine as you like for personal consumption. But Gin?

[@tracyevans8977]

Rosehip skin care oil . That would be fun to see you do the process . Sell that in the shop . Vit C . I would have a ball there.

[@karolynmcelwain7857]

Applesauce is very good with pork, potatoes, and creamed spinach!

[@karengray5755]

Apple sauce is great with pork 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@stacyoberhellman]

Yes...applesauce goes with pork chops!!!

[@deniseharrell1591]

Being from Illinois myself, your husband might like the fried apples with the pork. You could have him help you can apple jelly, cider, apple butter. Or you could make apple fruit crisp....as American as apple pie!😜😜😜

[@kamay9067]

My Gosh it looks absolutely stunning in the Dorset area. I absolutely love this episode. I’ve often wanted to visit The UK for the sheer beauty of it, but these,(so to say,) virtual tours of Mapperton and surrounding areas are exquisite! It far exceeds my expectations on what I expected with these visuals of the area. So stunning! I’m a Des Moines gal originally and had transplanted myself to South Florida for several years and now NW Arkansas BUT a move to UK may be in my future 😂 LOL

[@curiousman1672]

My wife and I make applesauce. Plain, and spiced with cinnamon and cardamom. Many people eat pork and applesauce, a surprisingly good combination.

[@kmom1357]

Not only the flower but also the leaves