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PICCALILLI – A PICKLE TO YOUR SPICE UP YOUR SANDWICH

The English interpretation of Indian Pickle

We must thank Elizabeth Raffald (the Mary Berry of the mid 18th century) for introducing the term Piccalilli to the English in 1769 and for including a recipe for this Indian pickle or Piccalillo in her book The Experienced English Housekeeper. Now is the Piccalilli making time of year and here is one of the preserves that must be…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL WITH LAST MINUTE LEMON PICKLE AND STUFFING

With lemon pickle and fruit and herb stuffing

With a few days to Christmas, chefs are adding  their final tips for seasonal cooking. Nigella – and thank goodness she is back, well she is on my television at least, with all the finger licking – has given us all turkey in brine.  I must think about that next year. Jamie Oliver has come up with his…
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