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Round the Table
Autumn is here, and with the cold weather comes a yearning for warming comfort food. Going out to eat and drink has been restricted under the current government regulations, but...
The Pig Diaries Take 1
Once upon a time there were three little pigs. Here follows my account of Neale's first of many ventures into rare breed pig keeping back in 2010, charting the antics...
The Pig Diaries - Take 2
The further adventures of Neale's second foray into rare breed pig keeping. Here follows the diary I kept following his antics back in 2011, with his new clutch of Gloucester...
What is "Nitrite-Free" Ham?
The growing number of manufacturers using “Nitrite Free” as an advertising slogan to sell hams and bacon is one of my biggest bugbears of late. Okay, it may not be...
What is "Formed Meat"?
From time to time I’m asked if we ever use “formed meat”… No! Unlike most “supermarket” ham, ours is never “formed”, “reformed” or “reconstituted”. Here’s the text of an article I...
A Brief History of English Ham...
…and how Dukeshill is keeping an ancient tradition alive. A few years ago I was asked by Fortnum and Mason to talk about the history of English ham to a...