<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Hi All</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I hope summer has not been and gone…..! </span></p>
<p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">CAR BOOT </span></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">SALE</span></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> THIS SUNDAY AT ELLENDEN</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Harvington First School PTFA have organised a Car Boot sale, to be held on our car park this coming Sunday 9am – 12pm - £5 a pitch with all proceeds going to the school. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A great opportunity for a clear out…….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Refreshments will be available to purchase.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">SARA'S BLOG</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Reminder, and for the new subscribers – all previous emails can be accessed on the blog:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.ellenden.harvington.net/">www.ellenden.harvington.net</a></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">NEW LINES – Gurkha Fine Foods</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Not so much a new line, but we have stocked up again on the </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Gurkha curry sauces & achars (chutneys).</span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may remember they did a sampling at our open day in 2008.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gurkha Fine Foods is a family run business based in </span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Nuneaton</span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. Chris, a British Army Captain is currently enjoying his second tour with the Gurkhas, which prompted the family to set up the business. In addition the company support the Gurkha Welfare Trust working to alleviate hardship and distress among Gurkha ex-servicemen.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">For more information on their products please visit their website: <a href="http://www.gurkhafinefoods.co.uk/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.gurkhafinefoods.co.uk</span></a> – we are stocking all of their Curry Sauces and <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">Achars </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">RECIPE OF THE WEEK – Thanks to Karen our supplier of Harvington Fruit & Vegetables</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">AUBERGINE,MUSHROOM and TOMATO BOLOGNAISE</span></span></strong></p>
<pre><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">INGREDIENTS</span></strong></pre>
<pre><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> </span></strong></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">25g Butter</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2 tbspn Olive Oil</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1 onion chopped</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2 Cloves Garlic crushed</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1 Aubergine finely chopped</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">175g mushroom sliced</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">6 large Plum Tomatoes chopped</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1 Vegetable Stock Cube</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2 tspn Dried Mixed Herbs</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">300g Spaghetti</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1 tspn Light or Dark Muscovado Sugar</span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> </span></pre>
<pre><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">METHOD</span></strong></pre>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Melt the butter in a large saucepan with the olive oil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add the onion and garlic, stir well, then cover and reduce the heat to low.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Allow them to “sweat” for 4-5 minutes</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Add the Aubergine and Mushrooms to the saucepan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir well, cover and cook over a very low heat for a further 5 minutes</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Add the tomatoes to the saucepan, along with the stock cube, herbs and sugar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Season with salt and pepper, then cook, uncovered for about 20-30 minutes, until reduced and thickened.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">About 15 minutes before you want to eat, cook the spaghetti in plenty of lightly salted boiling water.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New';">Divide the pasta between four warmed pasta bowls and top with bolognaise sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Serve with grated cheese.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">FRESH MEAT THIS WEEKEND</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We will have the following meat available from <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Friday </span></span></strong>If you would like to order any of the following please let me know by either calling the shop (01386 870296) or replying to this mail. A very good weekend on the beef <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>front generally – Not sure there will be any fillet available on the shelf this week as a lot has been ordered – but each beef animal does vary in size…..</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">FRESH </span></span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">LIMOUSIN</span></span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> CROSS BEEF </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p>
<p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">STEAK</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> – Fillet, Sirloin, Rib-eye & Rump</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p>
<p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">JOINT</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">S Boned & Rolled - Topside, Silverside, Roasting Joints & Brisket </span></p>
<p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">CASSEROLE</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> cuts - Braising, Stewing, Shin & Mince</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">ELLENDEN SPRING LAMB available fresh again NEXT WEEK</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We do have a range of joints, steaks, chops and mince available in the freezer. </span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">FREE RANGE CHICKEN </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">WHOLE</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">FILLETS</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">THIGHS on the bone</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">LEGS on the bone</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">LOCAL FREE RANGE PORK</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">LEG CUTS - Boned & Rolled joints</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steaks</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">SHOULDER - Boned & Rolled</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Diced</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">LOIN - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boned & Rolled joints</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Pork Chops</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">NEW SEASON FRUIT & VEGETABLES</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">* ELLENDEN HERMAN PLUMS</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cyril has picked the first of our plums…..The Herman is one of the very early plums which doesn’t contain a stone and has a golden flesh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is often described as being “Of excellent eating quality”…..</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">* HARVINGTON FRUIT & VEGETABLES</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Karen is able to supply us with the following this week:</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cherry Tomatoes</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Plum Tomatoes</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Aubergine</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Snack” Cucumbers sweet in taste and designed for a child’s lunch box or as a healthy snack!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wonder if I will manage to get David to give up Tyrell’s crisps for this one….<strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">* RUNNER BEANS <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Martin from Church Lench has informed me he will be able to supply us with Runner beans later in the season, but in the meantime the feedback on the Ombersley beans has been very good</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">* ELLENDEN RASPBERRIES </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These will probably finish this weekend, however we will have Winter Raspberries available later in the season.</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">* OFFENHAM CHERRIES</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Very sweet and juicy at the moment – I can eat by the punnet full…..</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">* STRAWBERRIES</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Still available, from Ledbury.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">* BROAD BEANS & FRESH PEAS are still in season.</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">PICK YOUR OWN PLUMS</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We planned to do this last year, but due to a late frost the yield was so poor it didn’t happen….However this year we are hoping on the weekend of the 8th/9<sup>th</sup> August and/or 15<sup>th</sup>/16<sup>th</sup> of August to do tractor & trailer rides to the orchards where you will be able to pick your own plums!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch this space for more details – the weather will obviously play a role in how quickly the fruit ripens etc….</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">That covers everything for this week, it is nice to have so much fresh local produce available – enjoy it whilst it lasts……..</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Kind regards</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Sara</span></p>
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<pre>Ellenden Farmshop, Evesham Road, Harvington, Evesham WR11 8LU
Tel: 01386 870296</pre>
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