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Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter!

 

Autumn is here and that means harvest time.

 

We have been busy cooking over the last 8 weeks and we have the full cupboards to show for. Now we have to concentrate on the harvest. 

 

Last year was the beginning of produce shortages and we are still experiencing this to this very day. So we are not out of the woods as yet as we had another "circuit-breaker" lockdown recently and markets cancelled. It stays challenging.

 

Mid Summer we harvested Currants and these are now in glasses. Many who know from our last years harvest that it will not last so this year we postponed the release until Autumn when hopefully no lockdowns will happen anymore.

 

Next to the Currants we had Gooseberries and our variety Gooseberry/Elderflower Jam didn’t last long - all jars gone in no-time!

 

Raspberries on the other hand are our main crop and our harvest started very late this year. The cool weather and lots of rain delayed it quite considerably and we started harvesting every second day since mid of February and close to 4kg every time. We now consider extending the season with Summer fruiting Raspberries. Works are on the way.

 

We couldn’t be more happy about it, as the uncertainty and availability of other fruit supplies is very challenging, to say the least.

 

Our plum trees produced an abundance of fruit and we are still processing and preserving for the Winter months ahead.

 

This resulted in quite a line-up of new products and favourites of our customers.

Spicy Pumpkin

 

There was a short time last year that we offered this product. With the lockdown happening we ceased this delicious dip shortly after.

As things are improving we got the recipe out again and because our customers were asking for it.

 

Other magic ingredients: Pineapple, Apple Juice, Chilli/Spices

 

If you like sweet and sour sauce, you will like this.

Smother your fried chicken in it or enjoy with a strong blue cheese. 

Currant Jam


Short supply of our own organically grown Currants means you have to be quick if you enjoy it less sweet, but tart. Red and black currants are featured in this jam. 

 

Currants have many health benefits and even the leaves are used in teas.

 

Click here to find out more. 

Plum Jam


Because of the tremendous amount of blood plums we received this year, we decided to leave the Cognac out on this variety. The amount of Cognac we would have needed would have broken the bank.

So enjoy this pure and easy Jam on your morning toast.

 

We are researching for another line of products were we can feature our sublime plums but shortages in Glassware and product availability gets in our way and we had to postpone this one for now.

Kumquat Marmalade

 

The Kumquat tree needed a good prune after our last harvest 18 month ago. The tree bounced back tremendously!

 

Very labour intensive but so worth it.

 

Kumquat Marmalade is back ready for the cooler month when citrus fruit are at their best.

 

Tart, fruity and slightly bitter just how marmalade lovers like it.

Damson Plum Jam

 

Dark rich and full of flavour. A very rare occurrence to get your hands on fresh Damson Plums, unless you grow them yourself.

 

We did not spoil the distinct taste of it.

 

For you to enjoy this pure flavour.

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We are still experiencing shortages and delays on overseas products and raw materials, here is the explanation why. The last year send quite the wakeup-call throughout the world, but some people need to make things worse when the world was on its knees.

 

This article is quite a revealing read.

 

We’re all tied into the supply chain, some more some less but if you’re running a business every interruption leads to a snowball effect. It will take some time until we see a kind of normal again, until then we do what we can to keep you happy with our products we can provide.


We hope you will enjoy our new and previous additions for the Autumn season. They are now available in our online shop. 

 

Let’s hope that things are looking up for all of us soon.

 

Stay safe, stay healthy and positive.

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