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Wouldn't it be fun to turn the clock back 70 to 100 odd years and see how Halloween was celebrated by our forebears. Of course, we have comm
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10/10/2026 00:00:00, 0 comments |
With all the talk of money-saving packed lunches, it got us thinking about the history of the sandwich - or rather how sandwich fillings hav
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Quite when Mothering Sunday became Mother's Day is not charted but it was probably sometime in the 20th century when enterprising card manuf
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Posted in High days & holidays 03/03/2026 17:05:14, 0 comments |
For most of us, Pancake Day is just an excuse to indulge in something sweet. But Shrove Tuesday always preceeds the start of Lent and was th
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Posted in High days & holidays 09/02/2026 18:22:28, 0 comments |
Forget the expensive expressions of love, Valentine's Day is all about the personal and meaningful touches. And this year you may need to ce
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Posted in Valentine's Day , High days & holidays 27/01/2026 19:33:28, 0 comments |
Next to the New Year and St Andrew's day, the Burns night supper on 25 January is the most important day in the calendar of a traditional Sc
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Posted in High days & holidays 12/01/2026 12:06:00, 0 comments |
Long before living history shows hit our screens, one of our team would enter a time machine and sample a war-time diet. She was inspired b
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Posted in New Year 02/01/2026 00:00:00, 0 comments |
Despite marmalade rapidly disappearing from the British breakfast table, the arrival of Seville oranges every January is eagerly awaited by
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Posted in Preserving 28/12/2025 10:55:22, 0 comments |
A rich fruit cake is long associated with Christmas; heavily ladened with marzipan and icing. True traditionalists would add a little brush
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