DukesHill News
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...
Sweet Virginia
It all started when one of my colleagues called me over to speak to an American lady, now living in London, who had called for advice: “Is your York Ham...
The Ultimate Bacon Sarnie
Is there any problem for which bacon isn’t the solution? Slap said bacon between two slices of bread, and we’re into near religious territory as far as I’m concerned. There...
Paddington Bear's Seal of Approval
We were so sad when we heard of Michael Bond’s passing here at Dukeshill. Apart from creating one of the most enduring and loveable children’s characters Paddington Bear, he had...
Dukeshill Ham - A Proud Pedigree
Aside from being descended from ten generations of butchers dating back to 1545 did I ever mention Neale Hollingsworth, proprietor of Dukeshill Ham happens to be related to the Marsh...