Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipes Haw-sin sauce recipe

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1. Maren - I remember "bread and cheese" being the new buds of the hawthorn. Eaten on the way to school. Not very sustaining perhaps but something to take the mind off the school day ahead and even better, a sign of spring. Haw sin sauce is very good. It has kept in my fridge for months.

   Posted by Caroline on 19/07/2009 17:59:25

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2. Certainly, I am old. Is there anyone else out there old enough to remember 'bread and cheese'? The bread is new hawthorn leaves and the cheese is the berry. Country children use both to sustain on long rambles. The leaf refreshes the mouth and the berry sustains in autumn weather. Children are told to leave plenty to feed the birds over winter. Please do the same.

   Posted by Maren on 25/06/2009 08:56:12

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3. hawthorn apples are very popular in china, normally mashed, mixed with sugar and dried to make sweet treats which you can find in every small shop over northern china. they're delicious!

   Posted by liz on 21/12/2008 17:35:18

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4. Just tried this recipie tonight and, I have to say, tasting it before botteling I am not un-impressed. It certainly has potential. The mush left over after sieving it is rather off putting though!! I would also suggest double sieving just to make double sure that you have got all the 'bittie' bits out of it. Not that they are likely to cause any problems...it'll just ensure a smoother sauce. Does anybody know if there are any of Hugh's shows that give details on how to identify elder berries. I think i know which ones they are but you have to be careful.

   Posted by Weedfreer on 05/11/2008 23:01:26

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5. Loved the programme last week! So today on my way back from a routine hospital visit in Brum , I eagerly filled up my paper bag with haw berries. Anyway, after glancing at your other suggestions I spent the evening making the following. I boiled the berries with a small amount of orange juice , water, honey, sugar and a small stick of cinnamon. I left it to boil away for half an hour and in the final ten minutes added whiskey. So, Ive tested the sauce and it's not bad. I ate it with ice -cream , after a hot chilli it was very refreshing. Tomorrow Im going to add some apple and eat it with roasted chicken . I may even add some of my home made gravy and see what that turns out like. Oops ! I forgot about sieving the stones out: luckily it won't be a trip to the dentist.

   Posted by Jayne the tea leaf on 21/10/2008 22:54:38

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6. for haw berries do i read hawthorn berries [re haw sin sauce] regards tony mac

   Posted by tony mac on 19/10/2008 21:10:20

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7. Rick, google for a picture of the hawthorn tree, crataegus monogyna and look carefully at the leaves and berries. Next, go for a walk where you can find a hedge or a single hawthorn tree. A hedge will often have hawthorns growing within it. Look at the shape of the leaves and how the cluster of red berries hang from them. They can be found in most parts of the UK, unless you're near forestry commission land and inundated with pines or live up a mountain above the treeline.

   Posted by SarahHead on 18/10/2008 23:35:32

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8. Thank you so much, Hugh, for adding another hawthorn recipe to my repertoire! I already make hawthorn brandy and cider vinegar and flower remedy and now I shall have something else to try! I shall be busy picking haws and cooking them next weekend to make your sauce along with horseradish syrup and nettle and dandelion root tinctures.

   Posted by SarahHead on 18/10/2008 23:30:01

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9. can you do more resapies with more wild english herbs i think that would be great we need to use what grows natruly in the uk good river cottage series will keep watching ps sorry about the spelling

   Posted by ray on 18/10/2008 20:12:19

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10. Truly inspiring books and programmes, which have changed my familiy's life, and will hopefully help more people see, how much more important a hedge is than a hedge fund.

    Posted by Leyswood Farm on 18/10/2008 13:34:28

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11. I must have past 1000 hawthorn bushes covered in berries whilst looking for blackthorn, never realizing they could be useful too. Well, I know now!

    Posted by deouro on 17/10/2008 11:59:22

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12. What are Haw berries, and how can i identify them?

    Posted by rick D on 17/10/2008 10:59:38

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13. BEETROOT CAKE 3/4cup olive oil. 1cup sugar. 2eggs. 1tps vanilla. 1tsp bi-carb. 1/4cup cocoa. 1cup sultanas. 1cup mashed beetroot(tinned). 1 1/4cups plain flour. Beat sugar and oil till combined. Add eggs and vanilla and beat. Stir in sifted dry ingrediets. Add beetroot and sultanas. Bake in greased and lined lamington tin in moderate oven for 45 mins, 180*. It's like chocolate cake! Great program, well done Hugh.

    Posted by Mary Matthew on 16/10/2008 22:25:48

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14. I have always wanted to use the Haws in the headge but have not known what to do with them. Thank you. This I must try.

    Posted by abigail on 16/10/2008 21:48:30

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15. Really enjoyed tonight's (16th October) programme but where is the recipe for beetroot brownies? I really fancy trying it.

    Posted by Penny Rutherford on 16/10/2008 21:32:19

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