For 130 years, we have been making chutneys  in Huddersfield. To celebrate this landmark birthday, we are throwing a party on Friday September 6th, outside the Storths Mill factory on Wakefield Road; when the first 130 people to come to the Old Market Hall Gates from midday will receive a free jar of our famous Piccalilli.

One of our all-time favourites in our Heritage Range, it is a tangy condiment and is a perfect accompaniment for pork pies, hams and cheeses.

Did you know that Shaws Piccalilli is one of the few recipes that uses wholegrain mustard to give an extra crunch and pop to the sauce when you bite into the mustard seeds?

So if you are in the area do pop along and grab yourself a jar of what is possible the finest Piccalilli you can get!

We’re out ‘n about heading up t’ Harrogate for the Great Yorkshire Show on the 9^th July!  It’s the first time in 130 years, that the Shaws’ team including Annie Shaw (the 6^th generation Shaw) and Mr Pickles will be there showcasing our ‘chuffin’ great tasty chutneys, relishes and sauces.

We’ve got a ‘reet’ lot of fun activities planned for our stand in the GYS Foodhall.  We’ll be celebrating our 130^th birthday for starters with lots of cake and balloons.  Our clever food technologist will be showing some fantastic innovate recipes using our chutneys and relishes.

We’ve got an exciting competition where you can win a Shaws’ Oak Cheeseboard with a selection of chutneys & relishes, plus we’re giving away a free Shaws’ Sandwich Booklet.   Of course, we’ll also have the full range of Shaws’ Chutneys & Relishes on display for you to try & buy too!

So do drop by the stand and say ‘Ow do’ to Annie, Michelle and Lesley, we can’t wait to see you!

Fancy getting your hands on a FREE Sandwich Recipe Booklet packed full of inspirational recipes?  The recipes will brighten up your mealtimes by taking sandwiches to the next level!

Whether you’re vegan, gluten-free or just love healthy and tasty food, we are taking lunchtimes to a whole new dimension for everyone!

To get your FREE copy of the Shaws’ Sandwich Recipe Book, all you need to do is pop on over to our  Shaws’ website and sign up in the Pop Up Box.  You will then be sent the Sandwich Recipe Booklet via email to download at home.  Simple!

Highlighting independent retail gems worth a visit

Ryecorn Wholefoods are a Health Food Shop based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. They have a passion for local, healthy and quality products. It’s a great place to shop with knowledgeable and friendly staff. They sell quality natural foods, vitamins and minerals, health supplements and body care product from trusted manufacturers for 40 years.  Recently expanded to two floors with the beginnings of a relaxing tea drinking offering and complementary therapist. More plans are on their way so watch this space!

You can order your organic veg box from them if you live in the area. Or pop in to see them when visiting one of the great events on in Brighouse http://visitbrighouse.com/whats-on/ such as the 1940’s weekend or festival of brass.

http://www.ryecorn.co.uk/

33 – 35 Bethel St, Brighouse HD6 1JR

01484 711835

Click here for location

Yorkshire Produce

We’re reet proud of our Yorkshire roots and not surprising really when you realise Yorkshire is God’s Very Own Country and home to some marvellous tasting food.

Firstly, Shaws chutneys and relishes are produced t’up ‘ere in glorious Huddersfield a little hidden gem tucked away in the rolling hills of Yorkshire.  Then two of our other favourite locally produced foods that complement our chutneys are Shepherd’s Purse Buffalo Blue Cheese (an extremely creamy and decadent cheese with a punchy blue note) and Lottie Shaw’s Stem Ginger Oat Cakes with Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil (rich, moist yet crumbly savoury biscuits)

A triple reason for a celebration!!

We’ve all been making our wonderful products for many decades. In fact, we are celebrating our 130^th anniversary this year. Lottie Shaw’s family have been baking in Yorkshire since 1912 and Shepherd’s Purse are celebrating 30 years in cheesemaking!!

That’s why we have all teamed up to run a competition to mark the occasion. Also perfectly timed for National Picnic Week (21^st-30^th June).

We are offering THREE lucky WINNERS the chance to WIN a Yorkshire Picnic Selection of Shaws Caramelised Red Onion Chutney & Chunky Mango Chutney; Lottie Shaw’s Stem Ginger Oat Cakes with Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil and a Shepherds Purse Buffalo Blue Cheese quarter (375g).

How to enter

To be in with a chance of winning ONE of these THREE prizes, all you need to do is pop over to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/shaws.huddersfield . LIKE the Facebook page and comment in the Facebook post with what your favourite picnic food is.  It’d be great if you could tell all your friends outside of Yorkshire about our wonderful food too! For more chances of winning make sure you like and comment on Shepherds Purse and Lottie Shaw’s Facebook pages.

Closing date for the competition is 26 June 2019.  THREE lucky winners will be selected at random, one from each of the Facebook pages. You will be notified after this date.

Good luck!

WHAT’S YOUR ROLE AT SHAWS?

I am proud to say I’m not only a cook, I set up the machines, run the line and help out in warehouse when needed. I also do a bit of engineering!

YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB?

The people! I don’t dread seeing anyone at work

AND YOUR LEAST FAVORITE?

Dragging empty barrels outside – in winter your hands are freezing

TEA OR COFFEE?

Tea definitely – Yorkshire or Chinese. I’ve recently discovered Japanese seaweed tea, probably like Marmite for some

BEST ADVICE TO GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF?

Don’t be stubborn. Explore all the possibilities life throws at you

WHAT’S YOUR MOTTO?

When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine!

WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

The short story of Robert the Bruce called Never Giving Up

WHAT’S THE WEIRDEST THING YOU HAVE EVER EATEN?

Catfish, chicken feet (delicacy in China) pigs tongue

SWEET OR SAVOURY?

Savory – Ritz crackers

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR LAST SUPPER?

Dim sum table – all the dim sums in the world and some chicken feet. No salads please! Followed by apple pie and custard and a full fat coke. And maybe a mug of Yorkshire tea

WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST?

Painting – I drew the cartoon Mr Pickles and really enjoy my art

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE CHUTNEY?

Devilish Relish smothered on spare ribs or roast chicken. Yummy

Ey Up!

It’s the grand Tour de Yorkshire from the 2 – 5 May.

Five years ago, in July 2014, the worlds most iconic bike race, the Tour de France, held its first stages in Yorkshire. Road cycling exploded, not only in Yorkshire but all over the UK. With two previous British Tour winners in 2012 and 2013 with Wiggins & Froome, cycling had now, quite literally, come home. The legacy left behind is the annual professional bike race – the Tour de Yorkshire. Fast becoming a favourite in the professional’s cycling calendar for its warm welcome (though the weather isn’t always) and cheering crowds lining the route.

Geraint Thomas on Holme Moss. Image courtesy of Cyclinguphill.com

Cycling is close to the heart of many at Shaws, some of our team cycle to work and others pedal up t’hills of Yorkshire at the weekends. Walter and Norman Pickles have even been known to take to the tandem especially the first weekend of May!

The Tour de Yorkshire also fields one of the best Women’s Professional Cycle races on Friday and Saturday. Taking the same route as the men’s race just a little earlier in the day. So on Friday we suggest you head out along the route somewhere between the start in Barnsley & finish in Bedale to cheer the cyclists on. Here are the times and routes to plan your day:

https://letour.yorkshire.com/tour-de-yorkshire-2019/womens-race/stage-1/map/

https://letour.yorkshire.com/media/3043/stage-1-women.pdf

Now then! You’ll be needing a little snack whilst you’re waiting patiently by the roadside for the Race caravan to come past before the main event. So we have a few suggestions for you involving Shaws Beetroot & Horseradish Chutney https://shaws1889.com/product/beetroot_horseradish/

It’s a match made in heaven for a beef sandwich but also works well with oily fish such as salmon or mackerel.

You can grab a jar from your local farm shop such as Blacker Hall just off the M1 Junction 38 or 39 https://www.blackerhallfarmshop.co.uk/or The Rhubarb Triangle http://www.therhubarbtrianglefarmshop.co.uk/Junction 29 off the M62.

If you feel like baking you could rustle up some of these easy to make pies and just take them cold with you to eat as part of your picnic the next day.

https://shaws1889.com/recipes/beefy-hand-pies/

We do hope you have a fantastic holiday weekend whether your bicycling in Barnsely or eating Beetroot – ENJOY!

Chapeau to all the riders participating in the professional and amateur cycling events in Yorkshire this weekend 🚵‍♀️🚵‍♂️

We’ve been around such a long time t’up here in Yorkshire, some say we’re ‘as old as the hills’.  In fact 130 years old to be precise!

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Since reaching spring equinox the garden has burst into life. The secret garden at Shaws is showing some flashes of colour with pink hyacinths and big bold yellow daffodils. Thanks to one of our Dutch suppliers who bring us bulbs every winter when he comes to see us!

Highlighting independent retail gems worth a visit

Green Valley Grocer, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire

We’re proper proud of our finest Yorkshire Chutneys and have been producing them for over 130 years.  We use only the finest ingredients combined with years of experience to make every jar of Shaws Chutney.   

We love nowt better than tucking into our reet tasty Chutney …it’s not just reserved for curries you know! 

Here are our Top 10 favourite ways of eating chutney…

1. With Cheese

Quite simply, eaten alongside cheese.  It’ll take your cheese board to the next level!

2. Pair up with Cold Meats

Eaten alongside a meat platter or with a pork pie is a classic food pairing that will jazz up real simple food.

3. As a Glaze

Puree the chutney in a food processor until it becomes a paste.  Dilute the paste slightly with water and use to glaze meats and poultry before roasting.

4. Mix it for a Dip

Add chutney to Mayonnaise, Greek yogurt or hummus and mix.  Makes a fab dip for Tortillas or Crudités!

5. Pair with Lamb or Poultry

It pairs beautifully with lamb or poultry.  Just add a spoonful on the side of your roasted meat or poultry before serving and enjoy lightly spread over your meat.o

6. Serve on a Burger

Add as a topping on any burger in a bun.  We’re partial to this dirty burger found on our website.

7. A Yummy Appetiser

Add a spoon of chutney to cream cheese and serve spread on a cracker.

8. With Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Preheat the oven to 200C.  Scrub the sweet potatoes and chop into 1 inch chunks.  Combine the chutney with the veggies (use about 30g of chutney per 900g of potatoes).  Transfer to a roasting tin lined with parchment paper and roast for about 30-40 minutes until the sweet potatoes are tender.

9. Party Food

It’s a great way to sweeten up homemade sausage rolls.  Simply add a thin layer of chutney to the sausage meat and spread over puff pastry before rolling up and sealing the edges.  Alternatively, these Sausage Pinwheels are a great twist on sausage rolls.

10. On Bruschetta

Top a slice of baguette with cream cheese, chutney and grated cheese and place under a hot grill until melted and bubbling.  See the recipe here.

For more exciting ways to enjoy Shaws Chutney, simply visit our recipe inspiration page on our website.

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