[Customers_ellenden.harvington.net] Christmas Orders

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Hello All

Two weeks on Friday and the festivity will have begun in earnest......!

CHRISTMAS TURKEY ORDERS

Thank you for all the orders received this week - I have given orders to
both Charles Hammond and Adlington. Charles has said I can keep taking
orders until Saturday 12th December.  They will allocate all the birds on
Sunday morning, and then let me know how many birds, and at what weights
they have spare.  I need to check the state of play with Adlington with
regards to boned & rolled turkeys etc.

GAMMONS & HAMS

I am letting Gill from Simple Suppers have the orders for both smoked
cooked and smoked uncooked gammons tomorrow - she asked for the unsmoked
orders by Monday 14th - If anyone is thinking of having a gammon or ham I
would appreciate your order over the weekend.  These are proving very
popular again this year!

FRUIT & VEGETABLE ORDERS

We are taking orders for boxes that can be collected with your meat -
there are forms at the counter in the shop, or I can email anyone who
would like another form.  David has asked for these forms to be in by
Friday
17th December if at all possible.

ESSENTAILS: MILK, CREAM, BREAD, EGG AND CHEESE

Any of the above items can be added to your order.  Listed are some of the
most popular cheeses from previous years:

English Brie
Wensleydale & Cranberries
Fowlers Forest Blue
Oak Smoked Worcester
Wensleydale & Ginger
White Stilton with Apricots
A range of cheddar ranging from Mild to Extra, Extra Mature


SAUSAGE MEAT TUBES 500g

These sold out very quickly last week - we will have again this weekend:

Plain Pork from Simple Suppers, 
Malvern Victoria and Pork, Port & Chestnut from Teme Vale.  

Simple Suppers have also informed they are doing a "Gluten Free" sausage
meat.

The husband of a very good friend of mine came into the shop over the
weekend and said how fantastic the sausage rolls were his wife had made -
Well done Ruth!  

You can add:
Sausage meat, 
Pigs in blankets, 
Chipolatas, 
Bacon etc to your order. 

I should point out all of these will be available on the shelf as
well.


FRESH MEAT THIS WEEKEND

ELLENDEN BEEF
The following cuts will be available this weekend:

STEAK
Rump
Sirloin
Fillet (frozen)


BONED & ROLLED JOINTS
Sirloin
Topside
Silverside
Roasting Joint
Brisket


ELLENDEN LAMB
Leg on the bone
Shoulder on the bone
Diced Shoulder
Boned & Rolled Breast of lamb
Kidney

PORK
Boned & Rolled Leg
Boned & Rolled Shoulder
Diced Shoulder
Boned & Rolled Belly Draft


FREE RANGE CHICKEN
Whole
Fillets
Thighs on the bone
Legs on the bone

GAME
Oven Ready Pheasant
Oven Ready Rabbit
Oven Ready Mallard
Diced Venison
Venison Steaks
Wild Pigeon Fillets
Venison & Cranberry Sausages


RECIPE OF THE WEEK - Thank you Kate!

RABBIT 
Put 1 wild rabbit in the slow cooker with a splash of Brandy, a sprinkle
of Thyme and a cup or so of hot Kallo Mushroom Stock, cook on Auto or
medium for about 6 hours, allow to cool.

Remove rabbit from the cooking liquor (which can be saved along with the
remaining mushroom stock and put in a Mushroom Risotto or similar).

Take all the meat from the rabbit and discard the bones.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil for the Tagliatelle, (if
using fresh 3 mins).

Then slice a good handful of chestnut mushrooms and fry in a small knob of
butter.  When soft add another slug of Brandy and boil for a minute, then
add a little double cream, taste and season accordingly.

Add the rabbit meat to this and stir through, when the rabbit meat is
heated through serve on a bed of Tagliatelle.

After the inital slow cooking, very quick and easy! 


CHRISTMAS WREATHS & TABLE DECORATIONS
These seem to be proving very popular, and Julie is very accommodating at
making them to your specific requirements.  We have got simple Holly
Wreaths in the shop now, as well as the more exspensive ones which contain
the cones and cinnamon sticks etc.

JAMIE OLIVER PRODUCTS
You may remember Adrain Nichols attended our Open Day with a number of
"Jamie at Home products"  We have got a selection of these products
available to purchase in the shop ranging from Oak Tablet Chopping Boards
and Meat carving boards to Kilner Storage Jars.  We have got the full list
of products in the catalogue, or you can email me if you would like to know
more information on price etc.

There are lots of good ideas for Christmas presents - I have one in mind
for Ann..........

I think that sums up everything for this week - set to get colder again so
I have been told!

Kind regards

Sara