BY ALLISON LEE Tim Barker started pressing apples for juice and cider with a friend way back in 2015. What initially began as a hobby steadily grew into an annual tradition in which the two would harvest apples from local trees and hedges and press them along with those donated by well-meaning people. As the years progressed, the two friends honed their skills, acquired equipment, … Continue reading Masham Cider Press
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN There is a remote farm up on Dartmoor twelve miles from where I live where I was taken last summer on a hot Saturday afternoon by a friend. We were accompanied by two fellow fathers from our sons’ sports club. One of the fathers is a diminutive fellow who I never much liked and with whom I found I had little in … Continue reading The Cathedral of Scrumpy
Ingredients: Lime Juice (use half a lime) Dark Rum 50 ML Ginger Beer 75ML Cider 100ML Ice Lime Wedge (to serve) Instructions: Combine the lime juice, ginger beer and the rum on ice. Top with cider. Serve with a wedge of lime. Continue reading Cornish Shipwreck Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 4 streaky bacon rashers, roughly chopped 2 oven-ready partridges 1 onion, finely chopped 1 leek, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh thyme leaves 300ml medium-dry cider 2 tbsp double cream ¼ savoy cabbage, finely shredded Method: Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Heat the rapeseed oil in an ovenproof sauté pan or shallow casserole … Continue reading Roasted Partridge with Cider and Cabbage
Ingredients: 50ml Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold 80ml Apple Cider 2 dashes Angostura Bitters 3 pieces Star Anise 4 buds Clove 2 tbsp Sugar or Maple Syrup Method: Pour Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold, apple cider, angostura bitters, star anise, cloves and sugar into a saucepan. Heat until warm and the sugar is dissolved. Pour the mixture into a tall glass. #HotMulledCiderDay 30.09.18 Continue reading Spiced Apple Cider
