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Looking For A Homemade Christmas Gift. Why Not Make A Glass Bottle of Infused Olive Oil?(Post)
When it comes to eating .. most would agree that the Italians know how to blend fantastic flavours to make delicious traditional dishes. From crusty bread and olive oil to thin, crispy pizzas, ...
The Basics Of Fermenting (Post)Do you ever wonder how people who lived thousands of years ago preserved food, before the advent of refrigeration? One of the ways was through lacto-fermentation. Fermentation is a form of pre ...
Marvellous Marmalade(Post)The Marmalade Making Season Is Here! Seville Oranges Should Now Be Arriving In Your Local Shops, So Let Us Start Our Preserving Preparations Why Make Marmalade?Marmalade is an essential ...
Why choose clip top jars?(Post)At Wares of Knutsford, one of our top selling lines of glass jars and bottles is the humble clip top glass jar. Clip top jars are always popular with our customers for a range of purposes, from pre ...
Healthy recipes to see in the new year(Post)After the festive indulgence of Christmas, it's great to welcome in the new year with some healthy recipes! Smoothies, soups and vitamin 'shots' are all great ways to pack vital nutrients into your ...
Back to proper weddings!(Post)Back to proper weddings: delight your wedding guests with home-made party favoursWith Covid restrictions now lifting across the UK, isn't it wonderful to be able to look forward to wedding season onc ...
Is Your New Year's Resolution To Cut Your Plastics Usage?(Post)Whilst Christmas time is full of cheer and goodwill, and a time when we all enjoy giving and receiving thoughtful gifts. The festive season and the days just after Christmas, in particular, can be a ...
Making your own healthy smoothies(Post)In our last blog post, we talked about making homemade milkshakes as a great way to encourage children and adults alike to drink more fresh milk, a wonderful source of calcium and vitamin D. Today, ...
Create your own wedding favours!(Post)Whether you're creating your own wedding favour jars or decorating your home with pretty glass posy jars, Wares is your first choice for the glassware - and also for the accessories! In today' ...
Why now is the perfect time to discover candle jars(Post)Christmas is the perfect time of year for candles! Whether you love tall and tapered candles in your dining room, scented candles dotted around your lounge, or pretty flickering tealights on the ma ...
Five unusual and incredibly easy recipes to make in Kilner jars(Post)Looking for something a little more fun or dare we say it... exciting to make in a Kilner jar? Yes, we know that layered salads and granola parfait breakfasts are superb for these glassware classic ...
Why now is the perfect time to stock up on preserving jars(Post)It's time to stock up on preserving jars at Wares of Knutsford. We always have a huge influx of preserving jar orders towards summer, but now is a great time to get prepared while you have plenty of ...
Wicker hampers for Christmas(Post)It's that time of year again when we start to think about creating beautiful handmade gifts for loved ones, especially with a real emphasis on home crafts and more sustainable, meaningful gifts that ...
Making The Most Of Plum Season(Post)There can be few fruit trees in an orchard or garden that earn their keep as well as the plum. Most varieties are fairly trouble-free and very prolific when it comes to fruit production. In fac ...
End of Summer Autumn Recipe(Post)The transition from the end of summer to the beginning of autumn is a magical time of shifting seasons. The harvest season beckons, with orchards heavy with ripe fruits and fields of grains ready f ...
Pickling in Kilner jars(Post)Pickling in Kilner jarsKilner jars have long been the first choice for home pickling, but why exactly are they so popular? Let's take a look at some of the benefits of these multi-tasking wonders!His ...
Christmas presents in glass bottles(Post)With just a few short weeks to go and the entire country staring another lockdown in the face, this year more than any other it’s important to start thinking about Christmas early. With many non-es ...
Broad Bean Recipes(Page)Broad beans are a delicious bean that can be eaten in a variety of ways. Although they are very tasty when freshly picked, their short season means they are often frozen so they can also be enjoyed t ...
Forced Rhubarb Recipes(Page)Forced Rhubarb Recipe It's in season this month, so try one of our recipes for forced rhubarb. Cheesecake with forced rhubarb recipe The richest, most indulgent of all recipes for forced rhubarb, ...
Mince Pie Recipe(Page)The one essential Christmas cooking recipe you absolutely have to know is how to make mince pies. There's no passing off shop bought as home made, you have to do it with your own fair hands. This cla ...
