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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:35 PM |
Jane Maggs, of Wild & Fruitful, must be Cumbria's top entrant into the Marmalade Competition held at Dalemain House during the 2010 World’s Original Marmalade Festival on February 14.
Jane, based in Wigton, won a Silver and two Bronze awards in the Artisan category of the 2009 . She and her colleague Jill Perry are currently preparing her 2010 entries and will again be competing in the Artisan category, in which any winner of a double Gold award will this year have the opportunity to have their marmalade on sale in Fortnum & Mason, London. Last year, Wild & Fruitful submitted its Seville Orange Marmalade with Whisky, Clementine & Cumquat Marmalade and Dark Seville Orange Marmalade. The first won Silver, whilst the other two both won Bronze.
Jane and Jill
The artisan food company, which makes a range of handcrafted preserves, has found that the kudos of being a Dalemain Marmalade Festival winner has helped it market its products and take advantage of new opportunities.
Jane says: “We are a very tiny business and gaining these awards not only gave us immense pleasure, but also the confidence of knowing that our marmalades compare very favourably with those of other both large and small artisan producers. “We built on our success at Dalemain by taking the Seville and Whisky Marmalade to the find food awards in the Northwest, where it won the Best Jam, Jelly or Marmalade class. This entry was based on the confidence we had acquired at Dalemain.”
Jane’s colleague Jill says that the Dalemain Marmalade Festival was a valuable learning experience. “As a result of the judges’ comments, we changed the size of our paper covers for the lids and instigated side labels. This has enabled us to make our jars look much more attractive, so the advice was of great use.”
Dalemain Marmalade Festival organiser, Jane Hasell-McCosh, says: “Wild & Fruitful is a shining example of the artisan producer that the Festival aims to support. Jane and her colleagues are passionate about food and enable customers to taste the landscape from which the ingredients come.
So, come along and try some of the marvellous marmalades on show at Dalemain House on February 14. And don't miss the gorgeous snow drops!
Entrance on the day costs £4 for an adult and is free for children. Entries to the marmalade competition cost £5 for an amateur adult, £1 for a child and £25 for an artisan producer. Entries can be submitted until Feb 7.
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