Swallowtail Preserves Ltd

Good morning to you all! Just a reminder that this Saturday we will be at the Wyverstone Cafe in Wyverstone Village Hall (10am to 12pm). On Sunday we will have a table at Bacton Christmas Craft and Food Fayre at Bacton Village Hall (10am to 3pm). We will have some chutneys and pickles, which will…

Just a quickie! I know it’s early. We’re at the Coddenham Centre today for the 3 R’s Event (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). We’ll have a sales table and we’re offering 2 cooking demonstrations. So if you would like to know how to make Crab Apple Jelly and Piccalilli then you will be most welcome. The event…

Piccalilli is a great condiment for cold meat and cheese. It’s popular with vegetable gardeners, who make it use up their glut of produce in late summer. If you don’t garden then it’s perfectly acceptable and will work just as well with ‘wonky’ veg that are available in supermarkets. You will need 3kg of prepared…

I really look forward to the Autumn and cooking with crab apples. They are high is acid and pectin, and this jelly always sets well. Too many of them end up on the compost heap, so I always feel good about making it, because I’m using something that would otherwise go to waste. You need…

We’re really looking forward to the Blossom and Bloom event at Wyverstone Village Hall tomorrow, 10am to 4pm. We’ve got some more lovely preserves to offer you, including our popular sweet and sour Apple, Peach and Apricot Chutney. Made with apples from Bacton and Cotton, we have found it’s the perfect partner to cold turkey…

This Beetroot & Horseradish Relish is the perfect partner to fish, particularly oily fish such as herring and salmon. If fish isn’t your thing then it’s also great on a cold beef sandwich. We’re looking forward to releasing this weekend at the Autumn Craft Fair hosted by Crafts and Creations at 3 Crown Mill, Elmswell…

You’d better be quick! There’s a limited number of these spicy pickled walnuts. They were harvested back in May and they have been nurtured to this point, where we are satisfied that they are impossible to resist. A very English delicacy, to be enjoyed over the Festive Season with cold meat, game and cheese. You…

If you are looking for jam, marmalade, pickles or chutney then we will be at the Heart of Suffolk Distillery Farmers Market at Stowupland Village Hall from 9.30am to 1.00pm. We’ve also got a table at the Wyverstone Cafe at Wyverstone Village Hall from 10.00am to 12.30pm. We’re releasing some new lines – our tart…

So…. it’s been a rare Saturday off for us. But we’ve been busy gathering apples, rosehips and japonicas from our generous friends and neighbours. In the coming weeks the harvest will be transformed into seasonal jellies for the Christmas markets. Tomorrow we will be at The Crafters Den, Tostock Village Hall from 10am to 4pm.…

We’ve had a slight change of plan. Rather than our table at Stowupland, we will have a popup stall at the Cotton Village Produce Association Annual Flower Show in Cotton Village Hall, open at 2.30pm until about 5pm, after judging has taken place. Jean will be taking the preserves to Wyverstone Cafe from 10am to…