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December 25, 2013

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Bentilee - The O'Cake Shop

I wasn't sure where Beverley Drive was, but was surprised how many buses had Beverley Drive as a destination. Above the shop the sign said "Oatcakes and Pikelets, Simply the Best", they certainly were doing a steady trade when I called. The oatcakes were lighter in colour than other oatcake shops I've visited and had a buttery taste. The O'Cake Shop 225 Beverley Drive Bentilee Stoke on Trent ST2 0NA 01782 269004

Tindalls of Tideswell

Tindalls of Tideswell, is a fine food shop, opposite St John's church, which is known as the Cathedral of the Peak. Established over 60 years ago, it incorporates a family run bakery and a delicatessen. Their rich fruit cake has deservedly won a Great Taste Award. They sell fresh local milk and eggs, creamy Hartington Stilton and delicious Dovedale Blue cheeses: They sell their own hand made pork pies, made using a fifty-year old recipe. I like the way that they produce food based on Derbyshire recipes. A sign in the window encourages you to submit your own recipes (with a local provenance and preferably using local food). I tried their Wakes cakes, which are a sweet fruity biscuit that is traditionally eaten during a Wake . Almost every Derbyshire village had its own special Wakes Cake, but most recipes were not written down and many are now lost. They didn't have a Tideswell recipe so they adapted one from another village, and added a traditional flavouring of Rosewater...

Leintwardine - A H Griffiths

If you've never been to Leintwardine before, make sure you go down Dark Lane and into Watling Street (which follows the old Roman Road) as well as the High Street where A H Griffiths butchers are. I've already mentioned A H Griffiths shop in Ludlow here , but in Leintwardine they've got their own abattoir at the back of the shop. Why is this so important? Well I think if you're going to kill animals for meat you should avoid stressing them, not just from an animal welfare point of view, but also because meat from animals who have not been stressed is more tender. In the window are home made pies and faggotts: There's joints hanging from the ceiling: and even "quirky quail eggs laid in the Shropshire Hills"! If you don't know what to do with them, stay with Carolyn Chesshire , 2 miles up the road in Buckton. Griffith's meat is superb. A H Griffiths High Street Leintwardine Shropshire SY7 0LB Tel: 01547 540231 Lastly, I can't leave Leintwar...

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