Pie Quiz: The answers!

Last night's pie night was a great success and, as usual, everyone had fun with the quiz.  The answers are as follows:

1.   Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie.

2.  So Bye Bye Miss American Pie

3.  Little Jack Horner Sat in a Corner Eating His Pudding and Pie

4.  Simple Simon Met a Pie-man.

No one got all four right but several got 3.  It was American Pie which proved difficult.  Well done to Debbie Brindley, this month's winner who wins a meal for two at the Spring Festival of Pork and Rhubarb on Thursday 2nd April.

Mothering Sunday is fast approaching so please book now for lunch.  We are always full on that day so do not leave it to the last minute!

Book Now for Mothers' Day!

Mothers' day, or, more accurately, Mothering Sunday falls on 15th of March this year.  It is always the busiest lunchtime of the year in the tearoom so prior booking is essential.
We will be serving our traditional carvery menu of our own free-range pork, local beef or turkey (vegetarian option available) from 11.45 - 2.45.
We will have a lovely selection of home-made desserts to tempt the taste-buds so don't delay, book now!

If you are cooking at home our butchers will have the perfect joint for your celebration, all produced here on the farm or from other local farms.

Look out for our special gifts for Mum.  Plants, cakes, jams and wines all make lovely presents

50 shades of grey peas

You've read the book, seen the film, now eat the ingredients!
50 shades of grey peas.  Guaranteed to delight and satisfy!

Pancake Day!

Everybody loves pancakes but not everybody knows how to make them.

We will be selling ready-made pancake batter for you to make your own or even ready-made pancakes which just need warming up.

Be sure to stock up on lemons, honey and all the other bits and pieces you will need.

Pancakes:  flippin' marvellous!

Sausage competition: The results!

We had lots of interest in the "Guess the Sausage" competion for Farmhouse Breakfast Week.  Of all the entries only one got all five correct.

Well done to Simon Gold who wins a free pack of sausage every week for a year!

The five sausages on sample were:
Pork and Red Onion
Pork and Leek
Big Breakfast Sausage
Plain Free Range Sausage
Beef and Sweet Chilli Sausage

Winter Quiz Answers

We hope you all enjoyed Thursday evening. 

The answers to the quiz were as follows:

The Shakespeare play was A Winter's Tale
There was a bit of a split about which stories feature Lady de Winter!  She is the beautiful but sinister character in The Three Musketeers.  There is a Mrs. de Winter in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca so that was only nearly right!
The winter of 1978/9 was nicknamed the winter of discontent.
"Now is the winter of our discontent" is a quote from Richard the third.

Burns: the answers

What a great evening the Burns dinner was!
We had a record attendance, good food and a lovely atmosphere.

You will be wondering about the answers to the quiz:
The link between Steinbeck and Burns is the mouse.  "Of Mice and Men", the title of one of his best-known novels, is a quote from Burns' famous poem about a mouse.
My love is like....a red, red rose.
Most scots do not cross hands in Auld Lang Syne until the second verse.
Burns' wife was Jean Armour.

Don't forget our next themed evening is our Winter Warmer night this Thursday 5th Feb when we have a menu of sausage and mash or lamb hotpot.  At £12.95 for 2 courses it is a winter warming bargain.  Come and enjoy it, do the quiz for a chance of winning a meal for two at the next evening!
See you there!

For Valentines day we will be offering a special deal on the butchers' counter.  Buy 2 rib-eye steaks and 2 slices of homemade cheesecake and receive a free bottle of wine!  More details shortly!

Tuesday 3rd Feb is the final chance for you to win a year's supply of sausage by correctly identifying 5 of our famous sausages.  Don't delay!!