theWI Adderbury & District WI – NFWI Recipes for Jams and Preserves – NFWI website recipes
Dear Ladies, Homemade marmalade for breakfast is one if those daily joys all of us may indulge in on a regular basis, even if the home kitchen was not our own but one belonging to a family member, friend or country farmers’ market. January will soon be with us with its welcome Seville Orange season and our freezers, somewhat denuded of Christmas stores and summer gluts, will have space for lots of wonderful sweet-smelling, thick-skinned Sevilles, for making into choice jars of marmalade for the year ahead. Not just marmalade but Seville Orange Marmalade which we, and fortunate relatives and friends, are already anticipating at this damp pre-Christmas period. Do you have supplies for the Christmas breakfast table treat of nicely warmed croissant with butter and Seville orange marmalade or with toast, pancakes and waffles? Of course, you may have eggs, bacon, kidney, tomatoes and mushrooms with freshly brewed coffee, or scrambled eggs on toast , Kedgeree or even porridge, as well as toast and luscious marmalade, tea or even a glass of champagne for your Christmas brekky while your children or grandchildren may just breakfast on their stocking’s chocolate orange! For my childhood’s Christmas Day we always had good sliced ham with hot sausage rolls, strong tea and grilled grapefruit halves, before the toast and marmalade, and I probably ate Robinson’s jelly marmalade or honey on my toast as like most young people , I wouldn’t tolerate any dark, grown-up marmalade. It’s an adult delight, indeed. Well fear not, if your shelves are bereft of your homemade Seville Orange marmalade, for help is at hand on the NFWI website’s Menu of the Week page. Scroll down the left-hand list for individual Recipes to “Jams and Preserves” where you will find their “Very Quick Ginger Marmalade”. I found this quite by chance the other evening, looking for inspiration for writing and enhancement of self-knowledge, which I found in good measure. Just recently, I made a quick batch of Seville Orange marmalade for a family gathering from marmalade pulp and it was very good indeed, adding soft brown sugar because I was out of black treacle which I normally add for the colour and flavour. The brown sugar was an excellent alternative. So here’s the recipe, just in case you might like to try it yourself……! The “Handy measures” and “Conversion chart” info is also excellent. Margaret Halstead Very Quick Ginger Marmalade No need to wait until marmalade season, this marmalade can be made at any time of the year very quickly and easily at a fraction of the cost of bought jars. Cans of prepared marmalade pulp can be bought in large supermarkets or specialist shops. The addition of ginger lifts the taste remarkably 1 can Unsweetened Marmalade Pulp 3lb 4oz Sugar 8oz Preserved Ginger, finely chopped Method Wash and sterilise the jam jars and place in a warm oven Make marmalade according to the directions on the can, adding ginger when sugar has dissolved Pot in the usual way Tips Demerara sugar can be used for a fuller flavour and darker colour Alternatively you could experiment with other flavours, eg a small amount of lime or lemon juice 19 0 What we do Arts, sports, leisure & science Floral art and gardening Food and cooking Recipes Menu of the week Starters Fish Meat Vegetarian Side dishes Desserts Baking Jams and other preserves Drinks Handy measures Conversion chart Craft Centenary celebrations 2015 Learning and development National competitions – See more at: https://www.thewi.org.uk/what-we-do/recipes/jams-and-other-preserves/very-quick-ginger-marmalade#sthash.3N88mceT.dpuf...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – The Deddington Deanery Magazine March 1921 – A Historical Update
Dear Ladies I find this notice fascinating and thought it would be good to add it to our website for all to read again. It was on the notice board for our September 2015 Centenary Celebrations social event – an extract from – Margaret...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Christmas Tree Decorations Working Party – Thursday 19th November 2015
Dear Ladies, Our working party tonight at Janet’s home to complete the tree decorations for our WI Christmas tree for the St. Mary’s Church, Adderbury, Christmas tree Festival on 4th, 5th and 6th December went very well indeed and many thanks to Janet for her kind hospitality. Diane came armed with our boxes, ribbons, labels and thin cardboard strips for our paperchains, I brought the WI logo labels and scissors, Rosemary came armed with her preserves for the Adderbury Christmas Market and Janet provided her accommodating kitchen for our handiwork. Well we achieved all we needed to complete and a jolly good evening was enjoyed by all of us and renewed thanks to Janet for a smashing evening. Here’s a reminder of our decorations for last year and our dressed Christmas tree….. Margaret...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI Meeting – Thursday 5th November 2015 – Christmas Crafts
Thank you to all members for attending our November meeting and what an excellent evening we enjoyed together which I was particularly pleased to Chair, giving Diane the opportunity of bringing her adorable puppy with her on this noisy fireworks night. I enjoyed our interesting business section and delighted to introduce our guest speaker, Anny Sharman, and find out what we were going to make with Anny’s fabulous collection of fabric, ribbons, braids, buttons and sequins. Anny’s film presentation was a tempting introduction to what was on offer. We gathered about her collection and well prepared Christmas tree shapes, making our choices, and soon were happily engaged in producing a colourful Christmas decoration to take home. Here’s a few photos to remind you of Anny’s visit and our endeavours…. And a few trees to take home… My apologies for taking so long to add my reflections on our evening together but I’ve been tidying up my veggie garden… Margaret Halstead...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI Meeting – Thursday, 5th November, 2015
The Institute, Adderbury, 5 November 2015 7.30 pm President’s welcome and opening remarks Minutes of the meeting held on 1 October to be agreed and signed Matters arising: WI calendar, wildflower areas Correspondence/communications: Denman bursaries Christmas events: Christmas Market (28 November), Christmas Tree Festival (4,5 and 6 December), Christmas meal (3 December) Committee report items not covered elsewhere: Insurance, 400+ Club, cards for members – co-ordinator needed Treasurer’s report Programme and activities: Group meetings in November Any other business Community items After a break for refreshments, our topic will be Christmas crafts with Anny Sharman. Margaret...
Read MoretheWI Adderbury & District WI – Draft Minutes WI Meeting – Thursday, 1st October 2015
Minutes of the meeting held at The Institute, Adderbury, 1 October 2015 7.30 pm Diane, our president, welcomed 23 members and 2 guests. 8 apologies were recorded in the register. The minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2015 were approved and signed by Diane as a correct record. Matters arising: Copies of the WI calendar will be available at the next meeting and at the Christmas Market. Diane described the OFWI celebration at Oxford Cathedral which was very moving, especially when the banners were carried in as the organ played. Adderbury and District WI banner, carried by Margaret and Val, was clearly seen on the TV coverage. Diane thanked Pat Smith for all her work in producing it and explained that more was to be added to it. Diane then thanked all the committee for their hard work in making our own celebration fish and chip supper such a successful evening. Margaret reported developments in the wildflower project, including hopes of new planting areas at the Lakes and on the Lucy Plackett playing field. Correspondence: Diane read extracts from the letters of thanks and appreciation for the celebration supper sent by Stella Oakes and both the President and Treasurer of Banbury WI. Christmas events: Helpers are needed for the Christmas Market on 28 November. A sign-up sheet was available for donating cakes and preserves and for staffing the stall. Produce needs to be attractively presented with a Christmas theme. Two workshops have been arranged for making decorations for the Christmas Tree Festival, one from 7 pm at Caroline’s (Holly House, Manor Road) on Tuesday 6th October and one at Gill’s (Touchwood, Berry Hill Road) on Wednesday 7th October from 2 pm. Caroline and Gill showed more examples of possible decorations. Members were invited to sign up for the Christmas dinner at the Cartwright Arms on 3rd December 7 for 7.30 and to indicate their choices, £10 to be paid at the November meeting. Committee report: It was decided that at each meeting we would acknowledge members with birthdays in the following month. Members were asked to give Gill the information. Anyone who has spare craft items is invited to bring them to the meeting for others to use. There have been difficulties with the tea rota. Frances suggested circulating a sheet for members to choose a date that suited them. It was agreed to do this from January, and to send the sheet round at the November meeting and subsequently as needed. Treasurer’s report: In Chris Shafe’s absence Diane reported a balance of £909. The cost of printing the calendars should be recouped from sales and there should be sufficient funds for subsidising the cost of the Christmas meal. Programme and activities: Sheila Pollard was thanked for organising a very enjoyable walk from Upton House with a pub lunch in Ratley. If possible another walk will be arranged before Christmas. The book group discussed Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch in September and will meet at Wendy Blake’s house on 14 October at 7. 30 to talk about A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar. The needlecraft group will meet on the same evening at Maureen Banks house and November’s Needlecraft meeting will be hosted by Janet Morgan. Maureen Banks will find out more about a possible visit to Fibre Works in Chipping Norton. Community items: The Adderbury Community Food market will take place in the Institute on Thursday 8th October with another opportunity to win a meal for two. FOSMA are holding a wine and cheese tasting evening in Church House on 20 November. Tickets cost £15 and...
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