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June 2019
Simply Bread & Jam! – 22nd June – 2 places left
A great combi day! Learn to make jam in the morning, bread in the afternoon and enjoy fresh jam and rolls by teatime! You’ll make several flavoured vinegars, a delicious seasonal jam and an apple herb jelly. You will be able to pot up, label and take these home with you to enjoy yourself or give to friends and family. Following a jam-themed lunch (with wine), you will spend the afternoon baking bread. You will learn everything there is to know about…
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Wartime Recipes and Traditions – 15th July
Food rationing began on 8 January 1940, four months after the outbreak of war. Rations were initially imposed on the sale of bacon, butter and sugar, but much more was to follow. This course covers recipes which were devised in a response to this rationing by the government department - the Ministry of Food, as well as members of various women's groups and resourceful housewives. There is so much to be learnt from the creativeness of the women who lived through…
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Lincolnshire Day Baking – 1st October
Lincolnshire food isn't just about sausages! On today's course you will be making biscuits, bread and cakes! There are so many different baked goods to choose from and for each of these there are a large number of different recipes! Take plum bread for example! I will be using a recipe I've adapted from one given to me at Heckington Windmill when I used to demonstrate bread making there - using flour from the mill and beer from the local brewery. We will also be putting…
Find out more »Wartime Recipes and Traditions – 5th October
There is so much to be learnt from the creativeness of the women who lived through WW2 and had to 'make do' in so many ways. Today's course will look at how they cooked despite rationing through these war years. You will make and bake a range of different foods from original recipes which can now be seen to be good examples of nutritious meals. And all this for you to take home along with recipes and lots of information. We now…
Find out more »January 2020
Wartime Recipes and Traditions – 8th January
Food rationing began on 8 January 1940, four months after the outbreak of war. Rations were initially imposed on the sale of bacon, butter and sugar, but much more was to follow. This course covers recipes which were devised in a response to this rationing by the government department - the Ministry of Food, as well as members of various women's groups and resourceful housewives. There is so much to be learnt from the creativeness of the women who lived through…
Find out more »March 2020
Mother’s Day Event – Lincolnshire in Wartime – what the Women did! – 22nd March – Free Event
As it is Mother's Day today, we will be opening our doors to all on our special themed 'Lincolnshire in Wartime' day with emphasis on what the wives and mothers did at home and on the Front during both World Wars. There will be many goodies awaiting for you to try as well as a small exhibition you can have a look at about the role of the Land Army girls in Lincolnshire and what it was like living and…
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International Carrot Day: Cooking with Carrots and other Wartime Recipes – 4th April
New Course! There is so much to be learnt from the creativeness of the women who lived through WW2 and had to 'make do' in so many ways. Today's course will look at how they cooked despite rations through these war years. You will follow original recipes which contained carrots including Nut roast, Woolton Pie, Carrot buns, Mock Apricot Flan, Curried Carrots, Carrot Chocolate Tort, and Carrot & Apple jam plus more including ideas for carrot sandwiches! And all this for…
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