The beginning of the year always includes deciding on products to enter into the regional food and drink awards Taste of the West and Food & Drink Devon. This year we are delighted to announce that all products entered into the Taste of the West awards scooped a GOLD, with Sweet Pickled Cucumbers being selected as […]
I am delighted to share with your the story of one of our producers Gospa Citrus…. Gospa Citrusis the 4th generation of a family dedicated to the cultivation and sales of organic citrus fruits. Since the beginning of the 19th century, it has been located in Mairena del Alcor, Seville, the historical center of “Los […]
We are always searching for the best quality ingredients to use in our products and the salt used in our savoury delights is no exception. We came across Dorset Sea Salt back in 2018 when it’s founder Jethro had just received funding from the Prince’s Trust to start his fledgling business. Jethro’s enthusiasm and the […]
Well Preserved Stirring up award-winning marmalades at home in Devon Marmalade maker Clare Gault never imagined a life potting up preserves. Her earlier career was spent on the seas – building (and later crewing) yachts in Mallorca, training as a flight engineer on cross-Channel hovercraft, controlling port traffic with the Maritime and Coastguard agency at […]
Clare’s Curry Recipe…using a jar of Tamatar Kasundi We recently added a new product to our range, the intriguingly named Tamatar Kasundi…..whilst we have categorised it as a (bengali style) chutney we discovered it actually makes the most amazing curry! I won’t use anything else now and have come up with a following recipe which […]
Whilst most people loath the cold bleak winter months of January and February we wait with excitement to hear news of the first new season Seville oranges reaching our shores. The kitchen becomes a hive of activity, with hundreds of oranges being squeezed and sliced by hand, whilst preserving pans bubble away on the stove….the […]
Wow, what a busy few months it’s been here at Clare’s Preserves HQ! Here are a few highlights of what we have been up to: Friends here in Bovey Tracey kindly offered us their crop of blackcurrants…..four of us spent a couple of back breaking hours picking berries from the first bushes and decided to […]
Earlier in the year we joined the prestigious food and drink membership organization, Taste of the West. It is the largest independent regional food group in the UK, working to promote and support local food and drink related businesses from across the South West. Their ethos of quality and integrity is underpinned by their annual […]
We’ve had a lot of local press interest recently, a lot to do with our brilliant results at ‘The World’s Original Marmalade Awards, but also because we’re a relatively new business and people are interested in knowing more about us and how the business started. Dartmoor Magazine recently published a wonderful two page feature article […]
Event season has begun again and we’re booked up for some brilliant ones this year. We always enjoy taking part in shows and food fairs, as it gives us a chance to meet customers, new and old. Hearing peoples’ reactions when they try our products is great, “oooh WOW, that’s delicious!” is one of the […]
