Young Butcher of the Year
Valentines Meals!!
January 27th
Hi All, Once again this year we are going to be doing our Valentine’s meal packs! They were so popular last year with people who had decided to stay in for the evening that some people have already ordered for this year! This year they are going to have the three courses again, complete with [...]
Happy New Year To All!
January 2nd
Happy new year to you all, That’s Christmas all done and finished for another year! “Thank goodness” I can here Simon and Tim saying, or words to that affect! Everything went fairly smoothly, we ran scarily low on pork and had several late nights but it all worked out in the end. Simon made just [...]
Christmas is here!!!!
December 20th
Hi all, Just found time to let you know how preparations for Christmas are going! We have been flat out now for the best part of a fortnight, curing bacon, butchering pigs, preparing beef, counting turkeys, making sausages, assembling pies and of course taking orders! It still seems like we have loads to do though, and [...]
Louth Fatstock Champion
December 3rd
Hi all, I am very pleased to announce that we have bought the Louth Christmas Fatstock Champion for the second year running! The Limousin cross, Sex on Fire, bred by Louise Todd of D T Todd Farming, East Torrington received the Champion prize at the 80th Annual Christmas Stock Show. The show held at Louth Livestock [...]
Scotch Premier Christmas Show
December 3rd
Hi all, Just arrived back yesterday evening from the Scotch Premier Christmas Carcase Show. We purchase some of our beef, pork and lamb from Scotch Premier, they produce some excellent quality meat which has it own distinct flavour they take every care to make sure what they supply is the very best. Odile and I had [...]
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Long Boat of Lamb
November 24th
Hi all, Its the start of another week and its raining here. Just been playing about this morning and have done a new revised Long Boat! This time minus the cabbage leaf! It has been a busy few days here but things are at least now getting back to normal, we have started this week to [...]
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Tags: Copas Turkey, Lincolnshire Chine, long boat of lamb, Stuffed Chine
End of the week!
November 21st
Hi all, Just finished one of busiest Saturdays ever!! Been one long queue all day! The goat sausages didn’t last very long! Sold out just after eleven o’clock! Also just launched our new pies, we are doing two fillings, Beef Bourguignon and Steak and Lincolnshire ale. I decided that it was silly to compete with [...]
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Tags: beef bourguignon pie, Lincolnshire Chine, Steak and Lincolnshire ale pie
Is it the end of the week already!
November 20th
Morning all, Been a very busy few days here. Yesterday I did a radio interview for Alan Sennett’s Farming Programme on BBC Radio Lincolnshire which will be on air Sunday morning. Also found out that we are one of the regional finalists for the Countryside Alliance’s Rural Awards! Which we are very excited about and [...]
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Tags: Countryside Alliance Rural Awards, Curried Goat Sausages
Feet haven’t touched the ground!
November 18th
Hi All, Just managed to grab a second to let you know how it’s going. Been in all the local papers this morning and appeared on BBC Look North last night! Also have been on BBC Radio Lincolnshire! Been really busy here today in the shop despite the weather! Jim
It’s official!
November 17th
Hope you all managed to catch BBC Young Butcher of the Year last night, I watched it from behind a cushion, bit like Dr Who! I thought they did a really good job of editing it, still plenty of bits that made me cringe! Hope everyone enjoyed it and I look forward to hearing what [...]
