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Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester Essex, CO5 1LG
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
We have expanded our lines of biscuits and cakes even further for you to enjoy - don't forget to enjoy them with a tea or coffee at the coffee bar in the shop!
Special offers this month include ‘buy 1 get 1 free’ on pork mince and *goat chops* (which you can take advantage of when you try our new recipes!)
Look out for our Easter goodies, including our lovely range of Easter egg gift boxes which you can put alternative treats and presses in, please ask if you can't spot them..They really are lovely.
Spring is here!! -
Baby pygmy goat 'Izzy star' born Feb. 8th.
On the farm we have found ourselves plummeted into the baby season, with the return of disturbed nights, late night bottle-feeds, orphans in the kitchen and lots of expressions of 'ahhhhh' and other such cuteness alongside fatigue and weariness!
As we are sure you are all aware...Ellie is also due soon.this may have happened by the time you read the next newsletter as her official date is 3rd of April.
We will be posting dates and times of barn tours and a chance to see the baby kids in the nursery on the farm shop doors soon.
Apologies for the temporary loss of our help yourself frozen fruits and pastries freezer...it died on us! - We do still hold all of your favourite stock from this freezer but it is out of sight in the store freezer out the back...please ask and we will bring out for you your chosen selection.
Please note our chiller unit which is now devoted solely to a good selection of fresh and wherever possible local fruit and vegetables.
Frozen soft goats cheese can be found in the 'goat-freezer' behind the coffee bar.
Recipe of the monthChevon (goat) Stew
2lb stewing meat (we recommend breast) 1 c. flour, seasoned with salt and pepper 2tsp.garlic 1 medium onion 1 can of beer 1 tbsp. soy sauce 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp steak sauce/marinade (we recommend our Jethro’s Cajun lime & jalapeno marinade or red wine orange & juniper marinade) 1 tin beef broth (or home made similar stock) 1 tin of tomatoes 2 x bay leaves Celery Potatoes Carrots
Toss meat in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Brown meat in frying pan or griddle in a little oil and onion. When browned, pour in the can of beer and add soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and steak sauce/marinade. Add 1 tin of broth (or your homemade stock) and the can of tomatoes with the bay leaves. Cook in a roasting tin until meat is tender, then add sliced vegetables and cook until done.
Opening Times
Our opening hours for 1 st January – 31 st March are
Monday 9am – 5.30 pm Tuesday 9am – 5.30 pm Wednesday 9am – 1 pm Thursday 9am – 5.30 pm Friday 9am – 5.30 pm Saturday 9am – 5.30 pm
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We would like to say a big thank you to all of our customers for your kind words and beautiful cards which we have been inundated with after the sudden death of John (warren's dad). We thank you for your continued understanding and patience during this hard time.
DON’T FORGET MOTHERS DAYON 18 TH MARCH
We have a selection of cards available
Have a look at our range of Norfolk Lavender products including hand creams and scented oils.
The post office does a flower delivery service; just ask at the counter.
We do gift hampers of products perfect for treating Mums to that extra special something
JANUARY NEjWSLETTER
At the national Post Office awards in December we were placed in the top 10 out of 14,300 branches in the country, so a big thank you to all our customers for helping us achieve this & please keep coming to help keep rural post offices open.
POST OFFICE SERVICES
Did you know that you can buy the following from our post office?
Your car tax disk Car Insurance Home insurance
The post office also offers a range of banking facilities including current accounts & savings accounts.
SPRING ICE CREAM FLAVOURS
Back in our serve over for your enjoyment
Our award winning strawberry Crush Belgian chocolate Vanilla Honeymoon pie Pistaccio
All available in Individual cones Double cones ½ litre tubs 1 litre family tubs
NORFOLK LAVENDER
We sell a range of Norfolk lavender products including
These natural products provide a relaxing scent that helps ease the stresses of the day. See our display for more information.
Local meat helps with food miles campaign
Help local farmers and reduce the food miles that your meat has travelled and the carbon emissions used to get it to you by buying from us.
Just think if you buy New Zealand lamb it has had to travel by lorry from its farm to an international airport in New Zealand then by plane to Heathrow by refrigerated lorry to a distribution centre in the UK and then by lorry again to the shop where you bought it – probably some 13,000 miles before you take it home to cook it.
Opening Times
Our opening hours for 1 st January – 31 st March are
Monday 9am – 5.30 pm Tuesday 9am – 5.30 pm Wednesday 9am – 1 pm Thursday 9am – 5.30 pm Friday 9am – 5.30 pm Saturday 9am – 5.30 pm
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Recipe of the month
2.5kg of goat or lamb meat, use a shoulder joint or steaks or chops score the surface in a crisscross pattern Marinade 3 tablespoons ginger finely chopped 3 gloves garlic finely chopped 2 tablespoons soy sauce ¼ teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar 6 tablespoons sherry
Mix all marinade ingredients together and pour over meat, refrigerate for 3 hours turning or basting 2 or 3 times.
Then roast meat in marinade sauce at 180°c for 1 hour 15 mins leave to stand for 20 minutes before slicing and serving. Ideal with fine green beans and new potatoes
Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester Essex, CO5 1LG
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
A TASTE OF AWARD WINNING LUXURY
‘ Caprilatte’ was recently entered in the National Ice cream awards where we won a diploma for our strawberry ice cream.
So not only is your ice cream delicious, luxurious and local, it is also a national award winner!
Please note that we are making up C hristmas H ampers this year, to your own specifications and chosen value. Cellophane wrapped and suitably decorated. – * A nother g ift i dea* - please ask a member of staff for further information
…* Wishing all our customers the very best for Christmas & the New Year, from Ellie, Warren and all of the Staff at Butterfly Lodge*…
New selection of gifts, for Christmas and any other occasion Tin treats range of biscuit tins, tea caddies, sweet pots & Christmas tree ornaments
These colourful containers come already filled with a variety of goodies and make an excellent keepsake once the contents have been consumed.
Pad blocks
Stuck for somewhere to write phone messages – not any more these fabulous blocks of notepaper come in assortment of designs to please the cat lover, horse enthusiast, and suduko fan in your family.
Also available are shopping list pads and weekly planners perfect for organising a busy family
Make your own fairy, cow or sheep
For the craft enthusiast these super kits from Yorkshire contain everything to make your own…. At only £7.49 they make a lovely gift, made even better because the recipient gets to make the item
And there is so much more arriving on our shelves every week in the run up to Christmas – just keep looking ! !
GIFT VOUCHERS. We do gift vouchers. The vouchers are printed to order & can be made for any reason & event
ONCE AGAIN WE BRING YOU FAIR FIELD FARM’S FREE RANGE NORFOLK BRONZE TURKEYS Back due to popular demand after last years roaring success! – Orders are now being taken at the counter.
AN ALTERNATIVE TO TURKEY ? Why not try our succulent traditionally reared beef, selections of joints from top rump to rib on the bone are available, sizes are cut to order, or a joint of our mouth watering Shetland lamb. Or for something completely different the current healthy option is goat meat with lower fat and cholesterol than chicken and is a leaner meat than lamb. – Please place your order at the counter.
CHRISTMAS ICE CREAM Our home produced Caprilatte Ice cream takes on a seasonal twist with a range of Christmas flavours Stollen Cake, Spiced Apple & Cinnamon, Pecan & Maple, Christmas Pudding, Orange & Ginger liqueur, Cranberry & Mandarin Swirl and Snow White Mint.
C H R I S T M A S R A F F L E – . Please take a look at our lovely 1 st prize hamper (to include a turkey thigh) on display at the till, tickets just £1 each – proceeds to the Wilkins Memorial Trust in Nepal.
Christmas opening times
Thursday 21st December Open 9am – 5:30pm Friday 22nd December Open 9am – 5:30pm Saturday 23rd December Open 9am – 5:30pm Sunday 24th December Open 9am –1pm Monday 25th December Closed Tuesday 26th December Closed Wednesday 27th December Open 9am –1pm Thursday 28th December Open 9am – 5:30pm Friday 29th December Open 9am – 5:30pm Saturday 30th December Open 9am – 5:30pm Sunday 31st December Closed Monday 1st January Closed Tuesday 2nd January Open 9am – 5:30pm
Don’t forget that we will be opening on Wednesday afternoons until 5:30pm and Sundays 10am – 4pm throughout December, to offer you the opportunity to get all of your Christmas purchases accomplished this year !
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