Category Archives: Food and Drink & Yorkshire Products

Comestibles and useful products from God’s Own County

Adelphi Window Reflections on a Meal Deal

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Hortoris

If you are eating a steak from a horse that had a very long neck and a small head ‘You’re Avin’ A Giraffe’ The Adelphi Leeds is tucked away at the bottom of Leeds City Centre just over the Leeds … Continue reading →

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Dandelions in Yorkshire

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Hortoris

Weeds you may think! but connoisseurs think Dandelion think drink! or think wine to be more precise. Dandelion wine is made from the flower petals and you are recommended to pick flowerheads mid- to late-morning. Remove the bitter stalks and … Continue reading →

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Beer that is Gluten Free and from Yorkshire

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Hortoris

Gluten free beer and pastry in Yorkshire helps combat coeliac problems Continue reading →

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Bah Humbugs Sweetie Shop

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Hortoris

Masham is really for beer not sweets but in the corner of the  market square is a shop to treasure. Not only because they offer Licourice sweets from New Zealand, Holland and Pontefract but because they seem to be going … Continue reading →

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Barden Tower and Priest House

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Hortoris

Twixt Appletreewick and Bolton Abbey is Barden Tower the former residence of Lord Henry Clifford. Built in the 15th century it has suffered several periods of decay and decline and is the ruin you now see. Nearby is Barden Bridge … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Imperial Measures

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Hortoris

€   No half measures Yorkshire was a part of the British Empire that adopted the system of imperial units or the imperial system  first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824. Unfortunately the EU tried to confuse … Continue reading →

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York-Settle-Carlisle Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Hortoris

A couple of years back we had a nostalgic trip by steam train with the Railway Touring Company.  Joining at Shipley the 12 coaches had already picked up passengers at York and Leeds so  engine no. 45231 had a full … Continue reading →

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Grubs Up – Come and Get It

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Hortoris

For those with a sweet tooth out table tennis club provided handsomely. The pork pies were an added bonus. If you want to keep up with local developments on all things foody check out some of these links Hello Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Yorkie Ware™ The Mugs

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Hortoris

I am not over keen on the name ‘Yorkie’. It smacks of a dog and I do not think that is what Yorkie Ware™ have in mind from their Moorland Pottery. Another beef, but a minor one, is the super … Continue reading →

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Conviviality at Rhythm and Booze Your Offie

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Hortoris

Protect your off license or ‘Offie’ and you can save money too at Yorkshire’s Rhythm and Booze Continue reading →

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