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This month we are pleased to bring you a guest blog from our friend Chris Westgate, Founder of Heavenly Hedgerows, who produce award-winning gourmet jellies, jams and liqueurs, mostly from hand-picked local wild plants and berries. You can find out more about this fanastic company at http://www.heavenlyhedgerows.co.uk.  Be sure to check out the s..

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Mincemeat has a history traceable back to the late seventeenth century following Cromwell’s two-year ban on Christmas festivities. After his death and once Christmas had been reinstated as a festival, the mincemeat we know today was introduced—a product with a quantity of vine fruits, sugar, citrus peel, suet or equivalent fat, and optional alcoho..

The following recipe has been kindly contributed by Penny Golightly, an author, journalist, and blogger.  Her excellent website, http://www.pennygolightly.com is dedicated to helping readers live life to the fullest and within their means: ‘Who cares if we’re broke? Let’s have fun anyway.' The site is packed full of excellent ideas, money-saving ti..

The following recipe has been kindly contributed by Vivien Lloyd, who is a renowned preserver, baker, author, and tutor.  She has appeared on various TV and radio shows and is regularly featured in the press.  She is the author of a number of books, including the excellent “First Preserves: Marmalades, Jams, and chutneys”; which is an authoritative..

The following recipe has been kindly contributed by Vivien Lloyd, who is a renowned preserver, baker, author, and tutor.  She has appeared on various TV and radio shows and is regularly featured in the press.  She is the author of a number of books, including the excellent “First Preserves: Marmalades, Jams, and Chutneys," which is an authoritative..

The following recipe has been kindly contributed by Vivien Lloyd, who is a renowned preserver, baker, author and tutor.  She has appeared on various TV and radio shows, and is regularly featured in the press.  She is an author of a number of books, including the excellent “First Preserves – marmalades, jams, chutneys”; which is an authoritativ..

Christmas is on the way and we all know what that means- it is time to stuff our bellies with all the delectable Christmas treats we can get our hands on! Whether it’s mince pies, mulled wine, mulled cider or some Yule log, we all love the vast array of treats that the festive season brings. To save some of the pennies, here is a simple re..

With Christmas over and the rain seemingly never ending, we’re all feeling the January blues so we thought we’d cheer ourselves up by making some ‘liquid sunshine’ to put in some of our special glass bottles.  For this Limoncello recipe you’ll need a few of our fab glass bottles for sale in our shop, and a bit of patience…but all good things co..

Food doesn't get more festive than mincemeat with all the lovely fruit and spices and you’d be surprised at how easy it is to make your own at home.  Follow the below recipe and you’ll end up with jars full of festive flavours Ingredients 75g/2½oz soft dark brown sugar60 ml/2 fl oz ruby port 300g/10½oz cranberries 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. gro..

There’s no denying it, the nights are getting darker, the weather colder and there’s barely a green leaf in sight. Its the time of year that Keats described as a ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ but here at the Bottle Company we’re already missing summer. The good news is that Autumn brings a whole host of yummy goodies and, due to a ..