hemp n tares part 2

Glyncar69 · #1

got my tares,thanks to everbody for info.
going to soak overnight then bring to boil and simmer for about 15 to 20 mins with some bi carb,let em cool down and bag them up for the freezer.
will this method be ok? any other ways to prepare tares will be most welcome,anybody got any secret recipies !!!!
cheers.

#2

Glynn,

Use an old pan, mate!
It really depends how 'hard' the water is in the area you live.
I used to soak mine for about two days. Don't try and do too many at a time.
Stick 'em in a big old pan and put a couple of heaped teaspoons of bicarb in. You can do them without bicarb but they do not go very dark.
Put the mark straight on 'boil' and let them boil for about a quarter of an hour, you may need to add water as it boils away.
It all froths up and becomes a bit messy but you are OK. After fifteen mins or so switch off and leave them to cool down on their own accord, - important - keep the lid on to retain the heat as long as you can at this stage.
You will loose the odd one or two because they are over ripe and split but you should end up with a nice batch of very deep purple/brown coloured tares all ready for the hook.

While you are cooking them do not answer the door or the phone, - I have crappity smack up many a pan doing that!!

You can actually grow a few in your back garden or a few pots, - they are not difficult.

#3

Forgot,

We used to use the water they were cooked in to add to a bit of gb

The hardest job is cleaning the pan afterwards!

Don't try and do them in a flask!!!!

joffmiester · #4

I THOUGHT THE TINS WERE ALRIGHT BILL

I've had to buy some for this weekend i will give your method a try mate

we are off on the Trent

at Clifton and the embankment for the first of swinos matches i'm told its full of prime roach at the minute unlike long higgin yesterday

#5

Never used ready done tares Joff; like you say they are probably good.

#6

Everyone seems to have there own method for cooking tares. So here is mine.

There are 6 simple steps to getting perfect tares.

1) Soak with plenty of water for 48 hours.

2) place in a saucepan and and heat to a very gentle simmer ( do NOT boil) the slower you cook them the better.

3) After around 15 to 20 minutes test them by squeezing one or two between you thumb and forefinger. You want them to be just soft enough to get a hook in. If they are not ready test every 5 minutes.

4) leave to cool in the same water

5) Sieve and put in resealable bags with enough for each session.

6) Finally, and most important,put in the freezer for a minimum of 2 to 3 days before using them.

If you do a pint or two at a time you will have enough to last ages.

I really believe that freezing them is the key to perfect tares as it seems to make the texture smoother and they are easier to hook. I dont add anything to them as im happy with the lighter colour.
If you want to be different to everyone else try them on a commercial. The carp love them

( Sorry Bill

)

#7

The carp love them ( Sorry Bill )

Sacrilege, - a proper roach bait.

Looks like they'll go on the banned list

#8

Tares make a great paste for Carp Bill.

#9

The carp love them

Ban the crappity smack things !

#10

Joff, I do not think Clifton and the embankment are full of prime roach but good luck anyway

craftytafty · #11

I THOUGHT THE TINS WERE ALRIGHT BILL
I've had to buy some for this weekend i will give your method a try mate we are off on the Trent at Clifton and the embankment for the first of swinos matches i'm told its full of prime roach at the minute unlike long higgin yesterday

are any of Swinnos matches on the embankment midweekers?

joffmiester · #12

i think so taff

and saturdays

craftytafty · #13

goin whiteacres for 2 weeks tmrw, might be tempted to fish the odd midweeker when I come back.

Saturday Joff is time for "THE DARK SIDE"

joffmiester · #14

saturday is work day for me mate

i'd even turn to the dark side if i could get saturdays off

joffmiester · #15

no i wouldn't

thinking about it

#16

Please disembolish me (whatever that means) from putting a post up on this thread.
As soon as the subject moved onto 'hook a duck' fishing I don't want to know

craftytafty · #17

yeah, stick to those gudgeon and Roach matey lol

joffmiester · #18

YA taff stick to fishing will you know lets get back to tares

craftytafty · #19

Please disembolish me (whatever that means) from putting a post up on this thread.
As soon as the subject moved onto 'hook a duck' fishing I don't want to know

thought the whole thread was about that

craftytafty · #20

YA taff stick to fishing will you know lets get back to tares

When I was at school ( more years ago than I care to remember) we spent the whole 6 weeks holidays fishing hemp and tares down the Trent at Willington cos we couldn't afford maggots and casters, tares were cheap.
we had some proper nets of roach