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Rather Large Christmas Cracker

Hotel Chocolat Large Cracker

Hotel Chocolat Large CrackerTime is running out… can it really be just a week until Christmas Day? A last minute gift idea - its one I’ve purchased to add a little dash of something special to the family gathering - its the Hotel Chocolat Rather Large Christmas Cracker.

Packed to the gills with chocolates and complete with jokes and classy silver paper hats the Rather Large Christmas Cracker is £38 plus postage if not purchased in store.

This striking, over-sized cracker is the perfect centrepiece for all sorts of Christmas get-togethers and parties – never failing to raise smiles and a few gasps as the 40 chocolates inside come tumbling out! Complete with 12 party hats and jokes. Measures 640mm long

Including smooth pralines, luxurious champagne truffles, dreamy caramels and more, all wrapped in pairs so they’ll be as fresh as can be. Chocolates with & without alcohol.


Figgy Pudding…ice cream

Figgy Pudding…ice creamAn award-winning West Yorkshire artisan ice cream producer has rolled out a range of limited edition flavours for the festive season.

Huddersfield based Yummy Yorkshire has created five special ice creams laden with favourite festive ingredients such as zesty cranberry, caramelised fig and brandy.

The flavours include Figgy Pudding, Cranberry & Apple, Chocolate Orange, Biscotti Irish Cream and Christmas Cake.

The Christmas Cake flavour is loaded with fruit and is made using a special blend of spices while the Figgy Pudding ice cream has a hint of cinnamon and a healthy dose of brandy infused mixed fruit and a caramelised fig ripple.

The Cranberry & Apple is a smooth, light pink ice cream which balances the tartness of baked cranberries with the sweetness of apple; a true reminder of Christmas dinner.

The Chocolate Orange flavour is pure indulgence as is Biscotti Irish Cream, which is made with a generous helping of everyone’s favourite Irish whiskey and cream liqueur.

The flavours have gone on sale at Yummy Yorkshire’s Denby Dale ice cream parlour and are also available for restaurants, delis, farm shops and independent retailers to order.

Louise Holmes co-founded Yummy Yorkshire with her husband Jeremy five years ago and is responsible for the creation of new flavours. She says: “You wouldn’t expect ice cream to be popular at this time of year but our festive flavours are always a huge hit.

Yummy Yorkshire Ice Cream is known for its innovative and diverse flavour list which runs with the seasons. Since the business was launched in 2007, over 60 different recipes of ice cream have been developed using the best, locally sourced ingredients and milk and cream from the farm’s own herd of Holstein cows.

Several of the flavours have scooped prestigious awards including six Great Taste Awards by the Guild of Fine Food.

The Yummy Yorkshire ice cream parlour is located on the A629 between High Flatts and Ingbirchworth. For further information and directions visit www.yummyyorkshire.co.uk

Farmaround Organic

Farmaround Organic vegetable bagIf you’re looking for fresh organic produce straight from the farm, then look no further as Farmaround Organic is now delivering to homes in London, the Home Counties and the North East. Farmaround Organic has, yet again, launched a first-of-its-kind organic product range which takes making ethical food choices to a new level.

Having initially pioneered the veg box delivery revolution, Farmaround Organic are now offering customers the opportunity to add organic, cruelty free eggs and milk to their weekly order. Farmaround are proud to be the only company in the UK to stock a range of ethically sourced milk and eggs from Good Food Nation. Good Food Nation cows and hens are able to live out their full, natural life* in their natural habitat roaming the fields in farms around Southern England, resulting in creamy milk and ever so tasty eggs, a far cry from the mass produced product found in supermarkets across the country

The Good Food Nation produce and a weekly fruit and veg box are just a click away - go online and pick and choose from a selection of seasonal organic produce, sourced from a network of small English farms and cooperatives in the Mediterranean. Get your five a day the easy way and choose from fresh produce bags, such as the ‘Standard Veg bag’ or the ‘Salad bag’ or go to the tailor-made section where you can create your own. The site also stocks the very best in other organic branded produce, from food and drink to beauty and cleaning products.

Farmaround were the pioneers of the first organic veg box delivery service, launched in 1994 by Izzy Lane, with a mission to provide an urban-based, health and environmentally conscious crowd with fresh organic produce straight from the farm.

The service was the first of its kind in London and was driven by a desire to promote the health benefits of eating organic food, the welfare of animals and the protection of wildlife habitats to those looking for a fresh, ethical alternative to buying from large supermarkets.

The Good Food Nation produce and a weekly fruit and veg box are just a click away - go online and pick and choose from a selection of seasonal organic produce, sourced from a network of small English farms and cooperatives in the Mediterranean

www.farmaround.co.uk
www.goodfoodnation.co.uk

* Most hens including organic and free-range ones are killed at 68-72 weeks old yet they can carry on producing eggs their whole natural lives of 5-7 years. Dairy cows are killed at around 5 years old on average when their life expectancy, like a horse can be up to 20 years. Male calves are either shot at birth or raised for veal with many live transported as far as Spain

Jubilee Bacon and Egg Icecream

yummy yorkshire ice cream companyHuddersfield ice cream producer Yummy Yorkshire has created 13 innovative, British-themed ice cream flavours in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.

The flavours will be available to buy for one week only and include the more unusual ‘Bacon & Egg’ ice cream and ‘Pear & Stilton’ as well as more traditional flavours including ‘Peaches & Cream’ and ‘Afternoon tea’ made from scones, jam and cream.

The award-winning producer will launch its ‘Traditional British Week’ on Monday 4 June and will have a selection of the special Jubilee flavours on offer every day at its Denby Dale based ice cream parlour until 10 June.

The full portfolio of flavours for the week includes: Old Yorkshire Trifle, Eton Mess, Honey & Fig, Clotted Cream Fudge, After Eight, Peaches & Cream, Pear & Stilton, Afternoon Tea, Pontefract Cake, Bacon & Egg, Strawberries & Cream, Summer Fruit Panna cotta and Rhubarb & Custard.

Louise Holmes, co-founder of Yummy Yorkshire is responsible for the creation of new ice cream flavours. Speaking about Traditional British Week she said: “We wanted to do something special to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and thought that a whole week of celebrating truly British ice cream flavours would be ideal.

“Some of the flavours already exist in our portfolio but others such as Bacon & Egg and Pear & Stilton have been created especially for the week. The Bacon & Egg flavour is tastier than it sounds; it has crispy bacon pieces rippled throughout which contrast perfectly with the custardy creaminess of the ice cream. The Stilton & Pear meanwhile is a delicious combination of pear ice cream and chunks of creamy stilton cheese”

The flavours will be available to buy on the cone from the Yummy Yorkshire Ice Cream parlour priced at £1.70 per scoop. The parlour is located off the A629 between Huddersfield and Penistone.

Jubilee Musical Biscuit Tin

Jubilee Muscial Biscuit TinA rather tastefully designed biscuit tin; stylish enough to lift it from the ‘naff’ and ‘tacky’ even with the addition of a wind up musical box that plays ‘God Save The Queen’.

Inside this glorious tin is a generous helping of an entirely new Fortnum’s biscuit, invented especially to celebrate our monarch’s Diamond Jubilee. Made with Cornish clotted cream, each digestive is half-dipped in dark chocolate and embossed with the Fortnum’s logo. The elegant tin is decorated with a parade of royal beasts, all dancing in jubilation – and if you wind the key in its base, it will play ‘God Save the Queen’. A deliciously royal experience.

The Jubilee Muscial Biscuit Tin is available from Fortnum & Mason for £12.95