Food

There’s just no comparison in taste! If you’re a foodie, you must move towards heirloom tomatoes. You’ll get completely spoiled once you move to the heritage tomato camp.

When pickling whole cucumbers, take a thin slice off the blossom end to help keep the pickles crisp.

Canning Instructions Follow Cathy’s step-by-step canning instructions in the Dilly Pickle recipe.

Honour this “first taste of spring” by making a delicious asparagus hotdog.

In a typical year in southern Ontario, asparagus spears will begin poking through the soil in early May. The season usually lasts about six weeks.

Before cooking, wash it very well. I’ve had a few asparagus meals undermined by grittiness. Remove the tough end of each spear by snapping it off at the lowest point it will snap cleanly.

To add to the homemade feel, Hannah, her family and friends baked treats too, including a British cream layer cake – a nod to James’ homeland.

Have a read of the full version in PDF. Farmgate Dairies, A cook’s tour of Bolton, Alton Mill wedding, The Heirloom Tomato Club

Know any youth that are interested in farming, cooking, etc.? In this blog you will find information about upcoming HAYville events and Palgrave Community Kitchen P.A. Day cooking events…