For Christmas this year, two of Yorkshire’s finest food producers have collaborated to create two excellent new festive food gift packs to treat friends and family.
Award-winning Rosebud Preserves, famed for its chutneys, pickles and preserves, has worked with the Wensleydale Creamery, makers of the world-famous Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, on two new gift sets to add to the popular Yorkshire Wensleydale and Chutney Gift Set already available. (Available for home delivery throughout mainland UK, you can shop the range at wensleydale.co.uk)
But before we look at the newbies on the block, let us remind you of the ever popular:
Yorkshire Wensleydale and Chutney Gift Set (£12.95) A perfect gift for lovers of the award-winning Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese. This gift pack contains a Yorkshire Wensleydale Waxed Cheese Truckle (200g) and a jar of Rosebud Preserves Yorkshire Wensleydale Chutney (198g), a classic combination of fresh Bramley apples, plump sultanas and traditional spices. A perfect combination, the chutney complements the creamy, crumbly cheese that has been handcrafted by master cheesemakers at the Wensleydale Creamery, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, to a time-honoured recipe using milk from local farms.
Honestly, totally delicious.
And now, onto the newbie treats:
Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries and Chutney Gift Box (£12.95) includes The original sweet, fruity, Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries waxed cheese truckle (200g) and a jar of chutney for Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries (198g). This rich, dark and sticky chutney with plump dried fruits, maple syrup and warming spices is the perfect match for this cheese. Very delicious they are too.
Fountains Gold Cheddar and Pickle Gift Box (£12.95) is a particular favourite of the Frost Magazine team. It includes a Fountains Gold Cheddar waxed cheese truckle (200g) and a jar of Yorkshire Black Sheep Riggwelter Ale Pickle (198g). This dark, rich, British classic pickle uses local Black Sheep Ale. It is the perfect match for Fountains Gold Cheddar with its rich, mellow and buttery flavour, with a golden appearance and a smooth, creamy texture. Handcrafted in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales using milk from local farms. Really scrumptious.
Elspeth Biltoft, owner of Rosebud Preserves, says: “We are delighted to have worked with our Wensleydale Creamery neighbours, at opposite ends of the Dale, for many years. Our head chef John Barley worked closely with them to develop these products including the Yorkshire Wensleydale Chutney, a fruity and delicate combination of Bramley apples, sultanas and traditional spices, to complement their most famous Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese.
“Paired in an attractive pale grey box, these sets have proved to be one of the most popular gifts the creamery has to offer and so much so that they recently asked us to partner our chutneys with two more of their most popular cheeses. Dark, rich Black Sheep Riggwelter Ale Chutney is a perfect match for Fountains Gold Cheddar, as is the naturally sweet stickiness of plump dried fruit, maple syrup and warming spices in our Chutney for Wensleydale & Cranberries cheese.
“They make lovely gifts at any time of year and most especially at Christmas.”
Frost Magazine has to agree.
Sandra Bell, Marketing Manager at Wensleydale Creamery, says: “As champions of local produce, we really value our partnership with Rosebud Preserves with whom we share many of the same values, from the sourcing of local ingredients to the use of time-honoured techniques.
“It’s fantastic that we have been able to work with them to create these delicious chutneys to perfectly partner with our handcrafted cheese in these two new gift sets.
“The original Yorkshire Wensleydale and Chutney Gift Set has been incredibly popular with our customers both online and in the Creamery Shop all year round, and we think these new pairings will prove just as popular.”
So here you have it. Three little beauties – just the sort of surprise that will be welcome in many households this Christmas.
The gift sets are available to buy online at wensleydale.co.uk
Delivery costs £3.95 and is free for orders over £50.00. The creamery aims to deliver within 2 – 3 working days of receiving payment. To ensure your cheese arrives in perfect condition deliveries are dispatched Monday to Thursday.