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I missed this at the start of the week, anyway my toms are not even flowering yet..

Tomatoes are now the most widely-grown ’vegetable’ in the world and as well as tasting so good, they’re also extremely healthy. Tomatoes are low in calories and contain virtually no fat or cholesterol. They are a good source of Vitamins A, C and E and contain potassium, calcium and other mineral salts and have been linked to cancer prevention.

To celebrate British Tomato Week May 19-25 here are a few hints and tips to help you get the best flavour and enjoyment from this colourful fruit courtesy The British Tomato Growers’ Association.

TOMATO HINTS AND TIPS

:: Tomatoes dislike the cold and should be stored at room temperature. Storing them in the fridge impairs natural ripening and flavour

:: Remove tomatoes from their plastic bag or packaging and place then in the fruit bowl

:: Natural herb partners for tomatoes are mint, parsley, basil and oregano

:: Use under-ripe, green tomatoes for making chutney

:: Use up over-ripe tomatoes to make soups or sauces which can be stored in the freezer for up to six months

:: To skin tomatoes, place them in a pan of boiling water for 15 seconds and the skins will then peel off easily

:: Plum tomatoes of varying sizes are good for barbecues as their firm flesh keeps them on the skewer, rather than slipping off between the bars

:: Make your own ’sun-dried’ tomatoes by sprinkling equal amounts of caster sugar and salt over halved tomatoes. Place them cut side up on a baking sheet and cook in the oven on a low heat for two and a half hours, until most of the liquid has dried out.

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Not about sheds, but I love a 99 in the Summer and I love Sausage and Mash, but those odd lot over at Aunt Bessies have gone one better and mixed the two!

Aunt Bessie’s Mash Cone

Mash and a banger in a cone launched as the first all-weather alternative to the ’99 Flake’

It may look like a 99 Flake from afar, but it’s just the latest sign of the British adapting our eating habits due to our increasingly rainy summers. With last summer being one of the wettest ever recorded and the heaviest snowfall for almost 20 years this month, Aunt Bessie’s* is breathing new life into the fortunes of the ice cream van by replacing chilly ices with an all-weather, British classic: creamy mash and a banger – in a cone!

Served from a specially customised ‘Mash Van’, Aunt Bessie’s will offer cones filled with creamy, warm homestyle mash and a banger topped with gravy and a sprinkling of garden peas. Aunt Bessie’s Mashed Potato is made using exactly the same ingredients as you would at home - real potatoes, milk, butter, salt and pepper.

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Well this week is National Chip Week (11th – 17th February), so show your support and visit the British Potato Council website lovechips.co.uk

Next week is National Bacon Week and Community Pubs Week, its all happening!

It’s not really a shed food, but I love chips! so I will have them at least twice this week.

Whats your favorite Shed food? or Drink?

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Well according to the mirror a dog eat them! that is the opnes for the

It was a dogged performance any pie-eating champion would be proud of.

But pooch Charlie is in the doghouse after scoffing the lot.

They were not for him but were made specially for the world pie-eating championships.

Last night Charlie’s owner Dave Williams was hoping bakers can come up with replacements for the event starting at noon today.

image from Lep

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If like me you like a bit of pickle, you may be shocked to hear that the makers of Branston, are producing a cyber/terminator type jar, maybe, that tells you how old your pickle is?

Branston pickle will carry a smart label to help consumers tell if the product is still fresh enough to eat. Premier Foods will launch the Timestrip labels on pots of Branston Original for a trial period.
Shoppers press a lid-top button to activate the label when they first open the jar.
A red line slowly creeps up the label over a period of six months to indicate how many weeks the product has been in use.

Well I’m not sure if I like my food telling me when I can’t eat it, and I thought pickles last for ever, well the ones I have eaten seem to create new life forms every few years… but I suppose they had lots of consumer reserch and people said, No i don’t want a better, but cheaper product I want a gadget that reminds me to buy a new one?

Photo credit Premier Foods/PA Wire

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