Co-Op brings back heritage apple juice

The Co-operative is reintroducing its heritage apple juice, made from 1,000 varieties of rare apples, and quadrupling production after selling out last year.

 

An extra 28,635 litres of The Co-operative Farms’ Truly Irresistible Tillington 1000 Pressed Apple Juice have been produced following high demand for the fresh juice last year, which sold out within weeks of hitting the shelves.

 

This year 38,000 one-litre bottles, compared to 9,365 in 2011, will be available at 608 selected Co-operative Food stores across the country, priced at £2.29 each, this week (from February 9).

The 1,000 varieties of apple tree, used to create Tillington 1,000 pressed apple juice, had faced being taken out of commercial production before The Co-operative Farms bought one of three identical collections for its fruit farm at Tillington in Herefordshire in 2008.

The other two parts of the collection were bought by the Prince of Wales and a private Scottish collector, but The Co-operative’s collection is the only one being put to a commercial use.

David Gardner, Head of Fruit Operations at Co-operative Farms, said: “Thanks to an even greater apple yield from our maturing orchard we are in a position to meet the high demand for this fresh apple juice.

“These apples offer a real taste of British history, and were in real danger of disappearing forever. To be able to turn them into a delicious and popular drink is extremely exciting and is an example of what The Co-operative, as a major food retailer and the UK’s largest farming business, can achieve.”

The collection of heritage trees includes “Isaac Newton’s tree”, which is identical to and originated from the apple tree in the garden of Newton’s home, which helped him discover gravity. Other rare varieties grown at Tillington, and included in the heritage apple drink, include Great Expectations, Fairie Queen, Northern Spy, Forty Shilling, Dick’s Bill and Bloody Ploughman.

For further information about Co-operative stores stocking the product, customers can contact the Co-operative Customer Careline on (freephone) 0800 0686 727.

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Get Your Teeth Into This – Try Domino’s Boneless Ribs First Via Facebook

Domino’s Pizza, the pizza delivery expert, is giving Facebook fans the chance to preview a new side order a week before the national launch.

Domino’s UK Facebook fans can try a portion of delicious new bite-sized spicy Boneless Ribs, served with a BBQ dip, for an exclusive promotional price of just £2.99.

Just visit Domino’s UK Facebook page and click through to Domino’s ordering site where the Boneless Ribs will automatically be added to the customer’s checkout basket.

Simon Wallis, sales and marketing director at Domino’s Pizza, said: “We’ve now got over 400,000 fans on our UK Facebook page and to thank them for coming back to our page time and again, we wanted to give them a sneak preview of our new Boneless Ribs and enjoy them at a very special price. Our Facebook fans are very knowledgeable when it comes to our menu so we can’t wait to see what they think of this tasty new addition.”

The Boneless Ribs will be available on general sale from Monday February 13, 2012.

Find Domino’s on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DominosPizza .

Show them you love them with Baruzzo Fine Chocolates

Baruzzo Fine Chocolate has launched a new box of hand-made chocolates for Valentine's day. The chocolates are heart-shaped, with a smooth salted caramel soft centre and an aromatic powerful dark chocolate coating. The chocolates are hidden in a simple brown box, to conceal them and to help lovers to surprise each other on Valentine's day.

The idea of concealing the surprise inside something non-colourful and non-flashy was inspired by Roald Dahl who once said, “The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

Raffaella Baruzzo, founder of this young, London-based company, seems to believe that magic can happen: “I wish to prepare something nice for lovers and chocolate lovers. I think giving a secret heart for Valentine's is intimate, meaningful and sweet. Valentine's Day celebrates the sweetest thrill one can experience. We should never forget it: it is a day made of caramel.” (EDITOR: This is probably the most sensible, true thing I have ever read about Valentine's Day!)

The Chocolate Caramel Heart Boxes are available online (www.shop.Baruzzo.co.uk) and in shops. They come in boxes of 5 or 16 pieces. Price starts from £7.50

Primula Cheese Offers Easy Alternative Very Tasty Recipes For Shrove Tuesday

Primula is offering busy families and individuals a few simple recipe ideas for Shrove Tuesday. The recipes make the ideal lunchbox snack and are a fresh alternative to the traditional 'lemon and sugar' pancake.

The uniquely squeezy cheese is a healthy option for savoury pancakes as it contains a third less fat than hard cheese and is a good source of calcium, ideal for children.

Recipe suggestions:

Primula Cheese & Ham with fresh Red Pepper Pancakes

Ingredients

• 4 large ready-made pancakes

• 1 x 150g tube Primula Cheese & Ham Spread

• 1 fresh red pepper, deseeded & sliced

• Handful of basil leaves (optional)

Method

1. Squeeze lines of Primula Cheese & Ham on half of 1 pancake

2. Fold the other half over it & press closed

4. Cut into 2 equal segments

5. Now squeeze some Primula Cheese & Ham on both of the separate

segments and add some red pepper slices

6. Fold over the top segment to make a plump, chunky pancake sandwich

7. Repeat this with the remaining pancakes

8. Wrap with cling film of foil


Primula Cheese & Chive with fresh Green Pepper Pancakes

Ingredients

• 4 large ready-made pancakes

• 1 x 150g tube Primula Cheese & Chive Spread

• 1 fresh green pepper, deseeded & sliced

Method

1. Squeeze lines of Primula Cheese & Chive on half of 1 pancake.

2. Fold the other half over it & press closed

4. Cut into 2 equal segments

5. Now squeeze some Primula Cheese & Chive on both of the separate segments and add some green pepper slices

6. Fold over the top segment to make a plump, chunky pancake sandwich

7. Repeat this with the remaining pancakes

8. Wrap with cling film of foil


V Suitable for vegetarians

The pancake suggestions can be made using Primula Light for a low fat alternative. With just 37 Kcal and 1.5g of fat per 25g squeeze Primula Light is the ideal cheese spread for slimmers.

For more information on Primula including a huge range of recipe and snack ideas please visit www.primula.co.uk or www.facebook.com/PrimulaCheese

New BBC Programme; Bees, Butterflies And Blooms Visits Northampton's Farrington's

Northamptonshire LEAF Marque farmer Duncan Farrington, producer of Farrington's MELLOW YELLOW® Rapeseed Oil, has spent time over the past eighteen months working with the BBC, and writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven, on a three part documentary set to get the nation buzzing.

In the first of a three part series to be shown on BBC 2 Television, the team visits Duncan at Bottom Farm, Hargrave to discover how in recent years, he has replaced much of the lost hedging and is constantly looking for innovative ideas to encourage wildlife onto the farm. Duncan investigates sowing modern perennial wildflower 'margins' around crops on his farm to support pollinating insects, and to benefit his crop productivity.

Duncan says "I am very proud to have been involved in this exiting programme looking at how we can take simple measures to try and reverse some of the declines in our native bumblebees and other pollinating insects on our farmland. With the help and advice of organizations such as LEAF we have been carrying out a number of habitat enhancement ideas on our family farm over the last ten years or more."

Pollinators are in crisis. It's a complex problem that scientists the world over are trying to fathom, but the prognosis is grim - without healthy populations of insect pollinators across the world, our food security is under threat. Backed by recent research, Sarah Raven believes that central to the problem is a lack of food and habitat, leading to the poor health and nutrition of our pollinators. A lack of a rich and varied supply of pollen and nectar throughout the year to feed our insect pollination workforce and keep them strong and healthy; is leaving them vulnerable to the effects of pesticides, pathogens and parasites.

Our pollinating insects are vital to the production of the vast majority of the fruits and vegetables we need in our healthy diets. If we don\'t start to look after our pollinators, eventually our favourite foods could vanish from our supermarket shelves, from apples and pears through to coffee and chocolate. Not to mention Rapeseed oil!

As governments and scientists debate colony collapse, and species extinctions of Butterflies and Bumblebees, Sarah wants to show us that we could all make a difference right now.

Due to be aired on Wednesdays 8th, 15th and 23rd February at 8pm on BBC 2, Sarah travels the length of the country visiting Birmingham, Harrogate, Leicester and Northamptonshire.

Bees, Butterflies and Birds with Sarah Raven, due to be aired on Wednesday 8th, 15th and 23rd February at 8pm on BBC 2 Farrington's MELLOW YELLOW® cold pressed rapeseed oil, is grown, pressed and bottled on the family farm in Northamptonshire to LEAF Marque standards.

Farrington Oils Limited:

Bottom Farm, Hargrave, Wellingborough, Northants, NN9 6BP.

Tel: 01933 622809 / Email: sales@farrington-oils.co.uk

Make Mothering Sunday even more special with Godminster

Godminster has something very special to treat well deserving mothers this year, a mature Godminster Cheddar paired with an indulgent fruit cake from The Simply Delicious Fruit Cake Company, all hand-packed in a gift box to make a Cheddar and Fruit Cake Combo. The gift provides the perfect combination of tradition, sweet and savoury.

Godminster's award-winning vintage organic Cheddar is made to a unique 70-year-old recipe and has been made on the farm in Bruton, Somerset for over ten years. The Cheddar is instantly recognisable by its purple wax coating and is available in either a heart or round shape.

Godminster's owner Richard Hollingbery said, "This fantastic combination is so well-known in Yorkshire, where I was born, so to be able to offer this to people throughout the country is great. The fruit cake is made to the highest quality, by a Company we work closely with - the pairing of this with the Cheddar is a match made in heaven."

Godminster's Organic Cheddar and Fruit Cake Combo includes a 400g heart or round vintage organic Cheddar and The New Discovery Fruit Cake and retails at £26.00 including postage and packaging at www.godminster.com

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Gourmet Italian, Organic, Food Range, Tuscany Corner Launches An Exclusive Valentine's Day Hamper, Perfect For Dinner For Two!

Tuscany Corner, a new range of the finest quality authentic Italian, organic produce, is proud to announce the launch of their exclusive Valentine's Day hamper. Perfect for those who want to stay in and cook a romantic meal for their loved one, each hamper comes packed with delicious Tuscany Corner ingredients and three inspirational recipes which make a delicious, authentic, Italian meal for two for just £35!

The exclusive Valentine's Day hampers, include: a rich ragu (meat sauce) or a mouth-watering porcini mushroom sauce, a bottle of organic red or white wine (750ml), a percorino degli sposi cheese (translated this means the bride & groom's pecorino, perfect for the most romantic day of the year!), as well as a jar of honey or Chianti jelly and a 500g bag pasta, all presented in a delightful hamper.

An example of a recipe included in the hamper is listed below:

RECIPE 3: Rigatoni "cacio e pepe" (pepper and Tuscan pecorino cheese)
Serves 2:
Fill a large saucepan with three litres of water. Bring the water to the boil and add a level tablespoon of salt together with the fresh pasta. Leave the pasta to cook for 20 minutes. In the meantime, take a small saucepan and add 100 grams of grated mature pecorino cheese, a little cracked black pepper and 5/6 grams of crushed, whole peppercorns. Add a little water from the pasta and whip the cheese until it becomes creamy. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and place in a frying pan with a little water and the creamed cheese. Stir thoroughly off the heat to stop the cheese from becoming hard. Serve with a little more cracked pepper and grated pecorino on top.

With a superb selection of contents, a Tuscany Corner Hamper is the perfect solution for those who want to cook a delicious meal in the comfort of their own home for their loved one this Valentine's Day.

The integrity and simplicity of the products in the Tuscany Corner range speak for themselves. All are typical of the famed Mediterranean Diet, including extra virgin olive oil, cured meat and salami, traditional Tuscan cheese, handmade pasta, full-bodied pasta sauces and compotes, all organic and available exclusively from London's Terracafe and online at www.tuscanycorner.eu.

If you would like to create your own hamper, please contact info@tuscanycorner.eu for further information.