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October is rolling in October is often a beautiful month of course, especially when we see the fruit and colours summer left behind. We have details inside of some trips to take a train ride on the Bluebell Railway to see the trees in their autumn stripes, which sounds like such a lovely outing.
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Autumn Tart
Hallowe’en can often be fun… as we grownups once again wonder what on earth we can cook with the masses of pumpkins in the shops! Don’t forget if you take some lovely pictures we would like to see if we can use them for our cover – your help is always appreciated. Also, if you have a pastime that you could explain the fun of to others, we would love to hear from you.
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BATS not so batty Bats are extremely important to nature, they pollinate many plants and eat insects and other pests – reducing the need for pesticides and reckoned to save agriculture many billions of pounds a year. They have the reputation of being blind, but this is not so. Many bats have eyesight on a par with humans and can operate far better than us in low light conditions. Bats are thought to use their vision for orientation and whilst travelling between their roosting grounds and feeding grounds, as echolocation is only effective over short distances. We tend to think they have wings but in fact they have arms and hands – their technical order name is Chiroptera, meaning ‘hand wing’. The ‘wings’ are in fact a delicate skin-like membrane between their fingers. As a result they fly better than birds; able to manoeuvre more accurately and fly with more lift and less drag. The complex hand bone-structure means they are able to fold the wings in toward their bodies on the upstroke, in a swimming action, which saves them 35 percent energy during flight. In fact, the fastest animal on earth is a bat – the Brazilian Free-Tail Bat said to fly at over 100 miles an hour….. We also tend to think of them as almost silent. This is far from the case for echolocating species. Bat calls are some of the loudest airborne animal sounds, ranging from 60 – 140 decibels. So, from the sound of a restaurant up to the noise level on an aircraft carrier deck. Fortunately, they shout at a frequency we cannot hear. They use the sound to echolocate obstacles and prey. There are two main methods: ‘low duty cycle’ and ‘high duty cycling’. 4
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•Bats that use low duty cycling bats separate their call and the echo by time. They have to time their short calls to finish before the echoes return. Bats contract their middle ear muscles when emitting a call, so they can avoid deafening themselves. During the time interval between the call and the echo they relax these muscles, so they can hear the returning echo and calculate the range according to the delay. When beginning a hunt, the bat sends out about 10 calls per second. When they get a promising echo, the calls increase to 200 calls per second (known as a feeding buzz), which enables them to hone in very precisely on the quickly-moving, would-be escaping, prey. • Bats who specialise in moth catching tend to use high duty cycling – producing a continuous pulse. These bats’ ears are sharply tuned to specific frequencies and they emit calls outside this range to avoid deafening themselves. Whereas the echo returns inside the optimal hearing range, due to the doppler effect. Bats’ hearing is also sensitised, without echolocation, to the fluttering of moths wings and the movement of ground dwelling insects like centipedes and earwigs. Rather clever, ain’t they? Sure glad I’m bigger than they are!
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RELEASE YOUR NATURAL VOICE THE SINGING SANCTUARY WORKSHOP with Debby Tyndall 27th October 10am-12pm @ St Augustine’s Church Whether you’re a beginner or wish to continue your learning in The Singing Sanctuary you will learn:
• To enhance, energise & release the natural abilities of your voice. • Relaxation and breathing techniques • Gentle movements to free tension and support the voice • Vocal health exercises • Benefits for your sense of well-being • Build confidence & enjoy singing Debby Tyndall’s 25 years’ experience as a professional singer, singing teacher and workshop leader, will gently guide you to release, explore and understand your natural singing voice and find your own expression.
£25 per person £5 discount: students/seniors/unemployed St Augustine’s Church. Junction of Stanford Avenue & Florence Road, Brighton, BN1 6EA. Bus Route 5/5A/5B and 10 min walk from London Road Station.
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AUTUMN TART Seasonal Recipe by Valerie Hedgethorne This is a mushroom and bacon quiche. For vegetarians cheese can be substituted for the bacon.
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• 225g (8oz) plain flour
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• 110g (4oz) butter Valerie Hedgethorne taught cookery & cake decorating for many years in Brighton before becoming a Home Economist and writing for the national magazine CAKE for 20 years. Valerie is a past president of the British Sugarcraft Guild & is a member of the local Guild Branch, which meets monthly in Rottingdean for demonstrations of all types of cake decorating. Anyone with an interest in cake decorating is welcome – for more information phone Valerie on 01273 505223.
• 25g (1oz) white fat • 15g (1/2 oz) grated parmesan cheese Filling • 500g (1lb) mushrooms – mixed if possible • 150g (3oz) smoked bacon rashers • 1 small onion • 2 eggs • 2 egg yolks • 300g crème fraiche • 2 tablespoons oil • Salt and black pepper
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AUTUMN TART CONTINUED METHOD: Rub the fats into the flour, mix in the parmesan cheese with salt and pepper, and add just enough cold water to form a firm dough. Leave to rest for 10 minutes. Heat the oven to Gas 7/210C. Grease the tin. Roll out the pastry to line the tin or dish and prick the base with a fork. Press a piece of foil into the base and bake for 25 minutes, remove the foil and bake for a further 10 minutes then take out of the oven and reduce the heat to Gas 6/200C. Wipe the mushrooms where necessary and trim the stalks, slice the largest ones. The smallest can be left whole.
Chop the onions. In a large frying pan fry in the oil for a few minutes. Remove the fat from the bacon, cut it into strips, add to the onions and fry 2-3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and pepper, fry 2-3 minutes. Beat the eggs and yolks with the crème fraiche, a pinch of mustard and salt. Mix into the mushrooms then put all into the pre-cooked pastry. Put into the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until firm and brown. Eat whilst still warm.
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19th October; The Clarendon Centre – New England Street; 6.45 for 7pm start. £1 -£3 Young Brighton Fundraisers welcome you to Brighton’s Got Talent, a great night for all ages to come and watch Brighton’s youth perform with special guests: Georgia Blankson, Suzi Island, The Little Horn and many more! This is a charity event supporting the charities ‘Friends First’ and ‘WE’. We really hope you come and show your support for the performers and the charities alike! We hope you join us for a night bursting with laughter, joy, and talent (and food!) on the 19th of October at The Clarendon Centre. Doors open at 6:45 PM for a 7 PM start! Tickets can be purchased on the door and vary from £1 - £3! There will be lots of stalls, food and refreshments. Come along and support the work of these valuable charities that help people forge a new bright future for themselves with skills training and housing advice.
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WHY AUTUMN IS THE BEST TIME TO BATTLE YOUR RENTAL ENEMIES There are certain things in a rental property that, if not maintained, can end up costing you more in the long run. A simple fault, if ignored, can lead to a bigger issue, unhappy tenants, and a big bill. Stay ahead of the game this autumn by tackling these ‘enemies’ before they strike. Autumn is a beautiful season; the leaves dramatically change the landscape with their warm tones. Yet, despite their beauty, they can clog up your guttering and drains; a simple clearing simple job can prevent damp problems down the line. As the colder weather starts to draw in, it becomes harder to get a plumber. Don’t leave
things to chance; get the boiler serviced so it is ready for whatever weather hits our shores this winter. Conversations with your tenants could prove vital, especially if they are planning on visiting friends and family for the festive season. They need to understand why they should keep the boiler on low to prevent pipes from freezing whilst they’re away. Keeping on top of the small things could prevent the bigger ones from creeping up on you. It will also help to keep your tenants happy and continue the path of a successful tenancy. If you would like any advice on managing your property please do not hesitate to contact us.
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October at The BlueBell Railway October is a busy month on the Bluebell Railway. Their wonderful events are popular, so make sure you book in advance on www.bluebellrailway.com as soon as you can! 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th,17th and 18th of October – Autumn Tints
Adult £16 Child (3-15) £8; Observation car adult £17 child £8.50 Snackish? Book your place in the restaurant car for Soup & a roll (11.45am train - £22.50 adult, £14.50 child) or a cream tea, (2.15pm train - £24 adult, £16 child) 12th, 13th and 14th Oct – Giants of Steam at the Autumn Steam Gala Weekend The weekend will see the rare visit of one of Sir Nigel Gresley’s steam giants: ‘Union
of South Africa’ , one of only 6 surviving locomotives of this type and the last operational survivor in the UK. These Bugatti-inspired, streamlined, wedge-shape engines became a symbol of 1930s luxury and elegance and fascination for speed. The ‘Union of South Africa’ enjoyed a long and illustrious career from its introduction in 1937 right up to 1966 when it was withdrawn from standard service. This may easily be the last chance to see this giant in the South East, as it is due to be displayed in a museum in Scotland from early 2019. 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th – Hallowe’en Scream Train
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Autumn Berry Abundance By Lucinda Warner Autumn is a time of such rich abundance that, if pushed, I would have to say it is my favourite season. The smell of mushrooms and damp earth in the woods, the trees and hedges festooned with jewel-red berries, the golden yellow leaves in the low sun, it all combines to provoke a feeling a deep nourishment and bounty.
much you can do with your berry harvest; adding them into stocks to freeze for use in soups and stews through the winter, creating natural dyes and inks to experiment with, making delicious fruit leathers, along with the usual jellies, jams, ketchups and preserves. Below are two of our autumn berry traditions that you might also like to try.
It’s also a time of transition however and one where it is wise to begin to slow down, take stock and build up our reserves in preparation for winter.
(Please consult a good guide book or an experienced forager and be 100% sure of your identification before picking any berries as there are a variety of poisonous lookalikes common in this area.)
We have a few autumn berry traditions in our family to mark the changing season. Beginning with the elderberries and blackberries in September, now we are gathering the hawthorns, sloes and rosehips, all of which are a little early this year thanks to the hot summer. There is so
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Hawthorn, Rosehip and Ginger Syrup: This is a lovely anti-oxidant rich recipe for helping to protect the cardiovascular system and boost immunity. Simmer gently together a handful each of rosehips and hawthorn berries with a few slices of fresh ginger (to taste) in enough water to cover. Add a little more water if necessary and give the berries a good mash with a potato masher or fork after about half an hour. Strain well through muslin or a jelly bag as both berries have inedible seeds, which can be quite irritating in the case of rosehip. Measure the strained juice
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and return to the pan with an equal quantity of rapidura or muscovado sugar in grams as you have liquid in mls. (So if you have 200mls liquid you will add 200g sugar.) Bring to a boil until thickened, pour into sterilized jars and label. I advise using jars instead of bottles because hawthorn has a high level of pectin which can make it set more thickly, depending on how much of the pulp you have included in your strained mixture. Rowan Berry Strings: An old tradition was to make a cross of Rowan berries on red thread in autumn to protect the home for the coming year. We tend to make strings of berries which we tie into a loop and hang up instead - so simple but a lovely activity to do with children, friends or as a meditative activity by yourself. Just thread the berries on to red thread with a needle, tie the ends together in a loop and leave to completely dry before hanging up by your door. . Lucinda Warner is a Brighton based herbalist and plant lover. For more information on the herbs and preparations mentioned see whisperingearth.co.uk
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Can’t be too careful! The ravages of the cholera pandemics of the 19th century fed into a fear of being buried alive. As we know it was a period of creating complicated contraptions and many ingenious minds set about solving the problem by inventing the ultimate ‘Safety Coffin’. A Safety Coffin was a coffin fitted with a mechanism to allow the occupant to signal they had been buried alive. Hundreds of cases were reported of doctors mistakenly pronouncing people dead. Whether early fake news or macabre marketing, these reports led to the invention of many safety devices that could be incorporated into coffins. Most consisted of providing a means of the departed communicating
with the outside world, such as a cord attached to a bell. Some designs raised flags, had ladders, escape hatches even feeding tubes - although few provided air. The enterprising Dr. Adolf Gutsmuth was buried alive several times to demonstrate a safety coffin of his own design. In 1822 he stayed underground for several hours and even ate a meal of soup, bratwurst, marzipan, sauerkraut, spätzle, beer, and for dessert, prinzregententorte, delivered to him through the coffin’s feeding tube. As an alternative, the 1820s saw the use of “portable death chambers” in Germany. For this, a small chamber equipped with a bell for signalling and a window for viewing the body, was constructed over an
empty grave. Watchmen would check each day for signs of life or decomposition in each of the chambers. If the bell was rung the “body” could be immediately removed but if the watchman observed signs of putrefaction in the corpse, a door in the floor of the chamber could be opened and the body would drop down into the grave. A panel could then be slid in to cover the grave and the upper chamber removed and reused. Nice… dignified…. It is awful to think of the poor watchmen and even worse to imagine the torment the uncertainty must have caused the bereaved.
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Remembrance 2018 at St John’s Church, Preston St John's will be marking Remembrance on Sunday 11th November with a service starting at 10.00am and ending with the two-minute silence and the Acts of Remembrance and Commitment at about 11.00am. As it is the centenary of the end of the First World War, we would very much like to be able to mount a small exhibition of photos and memories of your family friends and relatives (of all nationalities) who served in First World War (on the home front or overseas) - and indeed any of the many conflicts since 1918. So, if anyone has such a photo or picture which they would like to have included in the exhibition, we would be very grateful. We appreciate such photographs will be precious to people and so would suggest, that it might be wise to let us have a copy rather than an original. Items can either be dropped in to the church office on a Wednesday or Friday morning between 9.30am and 12
noon; posted in the church letterbox at any time; or scanned and sent as an attachment to info@brightonstjohn.org.uk before 1st November please. Do please include any brief biographical details you may have about the person in the photograph and which war they served in. (Please also include your name and address if it is an original photograph so that we can return it to you safely.) The week before, on Sunday 4th November at 4.00pm, there will be an informal reflective service for All Souls when we remember loved ones, give thanks for their lives, and pray for their peace. Again, this is open to all who would like to come and not simply relatives and friends of those who have died this past year or for whom St John’s clergy took the funeral. For more information about services times and events at St John's, please see our website www.brightonstjohn.org.uk.
Woodland Burial by Pam Ayres Don’t lay me in some gloomy churchyard shaded by a wall Where the dust of ancient bones has spread a dryness over all, Lay me in some leafy loam where, sheltered from the cold Little seeds investigate and tender leaves unfold. There kindly and affectionately, plant a native tree To grow resplendent before God and hold some part of me. The roots will not disturb me as they wend their peaceful way To build the fine and bountiful, from closure and decay. To seek their small requirements so that when their work is done I’ll be tall and standing strongly in the beauty of the sun. 16
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The Home Dressmaker By Jayne Shrimpton
As autumn arrives we may spend more time at home and take up indoor pursuits, perhaps home dressmaking – a traditional domestic skill. Home sewing is far less common now than in our mothers’ and grandmothers’ day, but was once part of daily life, practised in almost every household. Learning to sew Most of our female forebears learned to sew as soon as they could handle needle and thread, this being considered a fundamental feminine accomplishment. Before the machine age, young girls from all walks of life learned hand-sewing, often being taught at home, alongside other household tasks. Many girls ultimately
fashioned whole garments, stitching their own linen caps, kerchiefs, aprons and shifts, baby clothes and men’s shirts and handkerchiefs: sewing and embellishing basic dress articles, including the family’s linen, was seen as a woman’s duty. For privileged ladies needlecrafts remained chiefly a genteel pastime, for they could always summon help from servants or employed professional garment-makers. However, generations of ordinary women made, altered and repaired clothes for themselves and their families, a necessary economy in poorer households before ready-made shop-bought clothing became widely available. For many working women sewing at home also provided a vital form of income.
The frontispiece from The Workwoman’s Guide, 1838 shows how girls were taught to sew at school from a young age
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This illustration shows a lady using one of the new sewing machines, available in the UK by the late-1850s [Jayne Shrimpton]
Domestic sewing machines began to transform home dressmaking from the 1860s onwards, this model by Weir’s being advertised in 1865 [Jayne Shrimpton]
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Sewing machines, in speeding up plain stitching encouraged more complex styling, as exemplified by the ornate costumes in this fashion plate, 1875 [Jayne Shrimpton] From the early-1800s schools were encouraged to include needlework in the curriculum, and in Victorian England many dame schools, village
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Many adjustments were made to Victorian sewing machine designs, the new American ‘Vertical feed’ sewing machine being available in London by 1883 [Jayne Shrimpton]
schools, Sunday schools and orphanages taught sewing. As the education system expanded, domestic subjects became compulsory for girls, to equip them for their future roles as wives and mothers and potentially for jobs in domestic service, dressmaking or millinery. Many Victorian societies and charitable organisations also organised sewing instruction for disadvantaged children in their locality; workhouses taught pauper boys tailoring and girls sewing, knitting and other domestic skills, to prepare them for adult life in the outside world. Teachers used practical instruction books such as Needlework and Cutting Out (1884) by Kate Stanley, Head Governess and Teacher of Needlework at Whitelands
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College, Chelsea. ‘Account’ or sampler books displayed the children’s work, which included knitting, crochet, fine needlework, plain stitching and the gussets and gores used in garment making. Girls also learned to hem, sew and fell seams; attach buttons and tape strings; gather and tuck fabric; and patch, darn and strengthen thinning material. Basics mastered, they then progressed to cutting-out and making-up useful items like ‘Baby’s First Shirt; a Nightgown; a Long White Petticoat; a Robe and Pinafore for Baby; a Woman’s Chemise and Gored Flannel Petticoat.’ Garment Patterns Successful home sewing depended on available resources. Linen or cotton aprons, shifts, shirts and other
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garment patterns alongside their fashion illustrations, or readers could apply for them by post. Patterns for items like underwear, bodices and mantles were all printed on one large sheet of paper, the home dressmaker then tracing off the required parts and adjusting them for size.
Singer sewing machines became a household name, late-Victorian and Edwardian advertisements often demonstrating how easy they were for children to operate
In time, commercial pattern companies became established beginning in America: two of today’s familiar names, Butterick and McCall’s, were founded respectively in 1863 and 1870, Butterick operating in Britain by 1876. Their cut-out pattern pieces in white tissue paper had notches and perforations by way of directions: no printed markings as yet.
loose or unshaped items were relatively easy to make, but fitted clothes like dresses needed a reliable template to follow when cutting out fabric. Home dressmakers often copied an existing garment, unpicking seams to create a flat ‘model’ which was traced onto thin paper or directly onto the lining material of the new garment. Friends and relatives also shared and borrowed such patterns based on existing clothes, professionally-made original garments being especially coveted for the purpose. By the mid-1800s periodicals aimed mainly at the rising middle classes, like The Englishwomen’s Domestic Magazine, began to issue free small-scale paper
Cinema influenced home dressmaking, with movie magazines linking film and fashion, providing patterns enabling women to copy the styles of their favourite screen idols [Jayne Shrimpton]
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Using such patterns, ideally the dress lining was first cut out and fitted directly against the body: when a good fit was achieved then the lining pieces became the model for cutting out the more costly garment material. Clothing fabric of all varieties was purchased in large stores, small shops, market stalls and itinerant drapers or peddlers. Affordable sewing ‘notions’ – needles, thread, buttons, trimmings and so on, later called haberdashery – were widely available. Even in Brighton’s village-like Fiveways area there was once a haberdashery shop between Hythe Road and Preston Drove: run by two elderly ladies, this was still going in the early-1980s.
During WW2 sewing was essential and afterwards home dressmaking remained common, with popular actresses continuing to endorse fashionable patterns in women’s magazines [Jayne Shrimpton]
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Sewing machines Rising demand for paper dressmaking patterns was fuelled by the arrival of the domestic sewing machine. The earliest attempt at a working machine is usually said to be that patented by Thomas Saint in London, 1790, for sewing leather. However it was American Elias Howe who patented the first practical lock-stitch sewing machine using the two threads familiar in domestic machines today. Isaac Singer followed in 1851 with an improved, more efficient model, the name of Singer becoming synonymous with the new apparatus. In 1856 Singer launched a sewingmachine agency in Glasgow, his machines reaching British home dressmakers through retail shops. Other brands also emerged and by the late-1860s around 20 different domestic sewing machines existed. Many early sewing machines were expensive at around £10 to £15, although some models were cheaper and ultimately prices in general reduced by the late-1800s. Sometimes friends, relatives and neighbours clubbed together, sharing a handcrank or treadle machine; some acquired machines using hire purchase systems. Access to a sewing machine brought considerable advantages to the home dressmaker, although the ease with which long seams and lengths of trimming could now be sewn encouraged the use of ever more stitching and complex trimmings. The art of dressmaking had become both simpler, and more complicated. 20th-Century progress Electricity provided a new form of power from the 1880s, Singer developing its first electric sewing machine in 1889, although many British homes were not connected to electricity until after the creation of the national grid in 1926. During the later 1920s and 1930s, more urban households began to acquire the new electric machines, while simultaneously clothing styles grew much simpler, no longer requiring the traditional precision of fit and becoming easier to run up at home. Pattern companies now became more competitive, attracting home dressmakers by making their patterns easier to use. In 1921 McCall pioneered printed patterns on large sheets of tissue with dart placements, notches for matching pieces and other useful information such as naming each separate piece, following this in 1924 with more detailed directions. Eventually other companies did likewise, 24
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Even daily newspapers offered their readers garment patterns, as seen in this dressing-gown advertisement from The Daily Mail, 8th March 1921 [Jayne Shrimpton] creating more user-friendly patterns with clear instructions that formed the prototype for those we use today, enabling many ordinary women to enhance the quality and style of their wardrobes. www.jayneshrimpton.co.uk
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MAGICAL TAHINI The nutty flavour of Tahini is the very taste of autumn. Tahini is a source of calcium, manganese, the amino acid methionine, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Compared to peanut butter, tahini has higher levels of fibre and calcium and lower levels of sugar and saturated fats. The paste is made from sesame seeds which have been soaked in water to separate the bran from the kernels before being toasted and crushed to form an oily paste. It is so versatile that it is a common ingredient in cuisines across the world. As well as using marmalade style on toast, perhaps with a little honey, or adding to porridge, it can also be made into a sauce, a dip, a marinade, a dressing and even used in baking. Sauce: Whisk equal parts of tahini and iced water together, adding lemon juice, garlic and seasoning to taste. Good with falafel
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Marinade: Combine tahini, lemon zest and juice, ground cumin, smoked paprika and olive oil. Marinade chicken thighs for 2-4 hours before cooking through and serving with Tahini sauce (of course!) Dressings: Blend tahini sauce with maple syrup to create a sweet, salty dressing that goes well with green beans, beansprouts and grilled asparagus. Or you could mix tahini with Greek yoghurt, garlic, lemon juice, herbs – e.g. chopped coriander, parsley &
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Sesame is one of the oldest oilseed crops, domesticated in India over 5500 years ago. It is probably such an historic crop due to its ability to survive in harsh conditions with little farming support, in high heat, drought or poor soil. The cultivated varieties are far more productive than the wild strains. It is an annual, growing up to between to 18 inches to more than 3 feet tall. After flowering their fruit is a capsule, which bursts when ripe to release their many seeds – an become important cash crop.
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Cloudy2Clear Announce Trusted Trader Partnership Consumer champions Which? have now joined the thousands of customers who recognise that Cloudy2Clear Windows really are a business that you can TRUST. The company which specialises in repairing windows which are steamed up, broken or damaged by replacing the panes – not the frames has received the coveted ‘Which Trusted Trader’ status after going through a rigorous accreditation process entirely focussed on customer service. Group Managing Director Marcus McGee believes that Which? have endorsed Cloudy2Clear’s long
standing company policy of delivering the highest standards possible at all times. ‘Our service is simple. If your double glazing has misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 25 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps. Whilst a number of tradespeople perhaps don’t focus on customer care as much as they should do, we make sure we turn up when we say we will, do the job the customer requires and leave their house as clean as a whistle. Locally Cloudy2Clear service the Brighton & Hove areas and
manager Aaron Smith agrees that this approach is a major factor in his success. ‘The truth is that it’s not just the personal satisfaction that I get from doing a good job but also it makes good business sense. I get a huge amount of business from friends and family of people I’ve done work for, which just goes to show how much a little bit of effort is appreciated as both my customers and, obviously a body as nationally important as Which? now recognise.’ So, if your windows are steamed up, broken or damaged give Aaron a call for a free quotation on 0800 61 21 118 and he’ll be happy to help!
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