Not On The High Street have a great Grow Your Own Tea plant Kit for £17.95 which would make a great Christmas gift for any tea lover. These amazing kits have all you need to grow your own tea plant at home. Harvest and dry the leaves for the ultimate in homegrown tea. Whether a keen gardener or someone who enjoys herbal tea, there’s nothing more satisfying than growing your own chamomile flowers and drinking some tea you’ve brewed at home. Our Grow your own tea kit has been specifically designed to the highest quality. A greenhouse, conservatory or even…
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Did you know that according to Wikepedia fish and chips first appeared in the 1860’s and by 1910 there were more than 25,000 fish and chip shops across the UK, and by the 1930’s there were over 35,000. The National Federation of Fish Friers say that there are now 8,500 fish and chip shops across the UK. Historic UK site says that the potato is though to have been brought into England from the New World of the 17th century by Sir Walter Raleigh although it is believed that it was the French who invented the fried potato chip. In…
Two tips on using eggs in your baking from The Village Kitchen are – When making your cake, leave the eggs and fat our overnight so that they will be at the same temperature. If a recipe calls for butter the size of an egg, use four tablespoons.
World Vegan Day ( 1st November) is part of World Vegan Month…The free VeGuide app provides you with all the support you need to go vegan this #WorldVeganMonth and beyond. Available to download now on Android and iOS! https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/veguide
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your brides who were setting up home. They were intended as work manuals, they were without lavish photography or even set in fine bindings but if you can get hold of one from a book shops they will amaze you. They tell us about the lives of the women in the past from where you can see social change and the disappearance of domestic servants. Mrs…
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before icing a cake, sprinkle the top with some flour, this will stop the icing from running down over the edges of the cake. To make sure the essence you use adds flavour to the whole cake, mix it into the egg before adding the egg to the mixture. Don’t crowd the oven with Baking tins. The pans should never touch each other or the sides of the oven, or be placed over or under each other on the racks. Grease…
Monday 21st October is National Apple Day. Apple Day is a holiday which is celebrated on either October 21st or the weekend closest to October 30th each year and is a celebration of all things concerning apples and orchards. Although usually celebrated in the U.K. people all over the world are beginning to catch on to this fun day. The first Apple Day was held on October 21st, 1990 at an event in Covent Garden, London in the U.K. The initial event was quite small, but over the years, more and more people began to attend them until there were almost 700 events in the U.K by the…
When using two fillings (jam and cream), spread each one on a different half of the cake and then sandwich together. .If you haven’t got time to decorate your cake then wrap it with cling film and leave in the fridge overnight before you decorate it. Incorporate dry ingredients together with a whisk before adding them to wet ingredients. Always start and end with dry ingredients when alternating with wet ones. .Ingredients for cakes should always be at room temperature. Put a tablespoon of tapioca into your apple pie, it will absorb excess water while baking. .Store flour in an…
For the flakiest upper pie crust, brush the top lightly with cold water before baking. To avoid your pie crust from becoming too soggy, sprinkle it with equal parts of sugar and flour before adding filling. If you haven’t got a pastry cutter for your pies then improvise with an aerosol lid instead. To stop pastry sticking to your rolling pin, put the pin in the freezer or fridge so that it’s cold before you use it. Buy a Silicon Pastry Brush – non stick and heat resistant to 315C so you can baste with hot oils. A common mistake…