Bad gundog behaviour is not difficult to solve, but some adjustments to your training might be required. Janet Menzies charts the top 10 gundog crimes – and how to fix…
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Rabbit and carrot stew with cider and suet dumplings
With meat in short supply during World War II, the public were encouraged to keep rabbits. To celebrate VE Day, Philippa Davis suggests a wartime-inspired supper. Try our recipe for…
How to remove jam jar labels
Whether you make homemade drinks and preserves or simply want an attractive and cost-saving vase for blooms from the garden, learn how to remove jam jar labels. Save jars from…
Special weapons of the Second World War
Gas-expelling fountain pens and sleeve guns are not exclusive to James Bond film sets. Producing special weapons became a serious business from 1940, as Mark Murray-Flutter explains. For more on…
Chocolate steamed duff: a World War II pudding
Waste was kept to an absolute minimum in the kitchen during wartime rationing. For puddings, stale bread would be turned into useful crumbs and baking paper and foil were always…
Homity pie: a land girls recipe
Homity pie was created by the land girls during World War II, when potatoes were one of the few ingredients in plentiful supply. Have a go at Philippa Davis’ recipe…
The Academy of Cheese: the school of roquefort
The Academy of Cheese was founded to revolutionise how artisan produce is considered – and even transform how cheese is sold around the world. Chris Allsop attends to discover what…
Eat Game Awards 2019: winners announced
The Eat Game Awards 2019, in association with Taste of Game and Purdey, celebrates the best of wild British produce. Now in its second year, there are 13 categories to…
How to grow early harvest potatoes
Our eagerness to enjoy new potatoes year-round has resulted in an often over-mature offering from the supermarket. Avoid disappointment by learning how to grow early harvest potatoes in pots, by…
Nick Orr, sporting artist
The work of Nick Orr encourages us to see familiar scenes in an entirely new way – a whole day’s shooting in a single feather for example, as Janet Menzies…