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Jam experts hold master-class at The Willows Primary School, Wythenshawe

 

Wythenshawe based jam and marmalade makers Duerr’s held a hands-on jam making masterclass for kids at The Willow’s Primary School on Thursday, 6 June.

Under the guidance of NPD Manager Claudette Nelson over 30 kids had the opportunity to get their hands sticky and create their very own home baking spreads to take home. The children were privy to Duerr’s closely guarded recipes, passed down from family matriarch Mary, who founded the business alongside her husband Fred in 1881 and still used in the factory today.

The extra-curricular workshops were not only great fun, but designed to educate students about how to read a recipe, measure and weigh ingredients, how to use kitchen equipment safely and how heat can transform ingredients. The kids also worked together as a team and enjoyed the satisfaction of seeing the process through from start to finish.

Based just a few miles apart, Duerr’s has a vested interest in the development of children at The Willows. In November, the company held a charity ball, fundraising £25,000 for children’s charity Place2Be, which provides school-based emotional and mental health support to children, parents and teachers across Greater Manchester including The Willows Primary School.

5^th generation Duerr’s family member Juliet Mitchell, who was assisting Claudette on the day commented: ‘We first visited The Willows to see the work done by Place2Be, a charity close to Duerr’s hearts. They asked us whether we would like to come back and run a jam making workshop and of course, we jumped at the chance.’

Claudette continued: ‘The kids really got stuck into the workshop and it’s clear that they’ve had great fun while learning some essential skills. Who knows, we may have even inspired the jam makers of the future!’

Duerr’s has teamed up with Key 103’s Cash for Kids Day to raise £100,000 for Wythenshawe (UHSM) Hospital Outpatients Department!

The aim is to transform a concrete wasteland into a garden area to be used by 8,000 children.

Register for free jam

As passionate bakers Duerr’s is encouraging as many people as possible to host a cake sale or coffee morning on 26th April to raise vital cash.  To lend a hand, Duerr’s will provide the first 200 companies, schools or individuals, who register their details via this form, with jars of jam.

The jars can then be collected from either Key 103’s offices [Key 103, Castlequay, Castlefield, Manchester M15 4PR] or Duerr’s reception [Floats Rd, Roundthorn Industrial Estate, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9DR] between Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th April.  One of the lovely team at Key 103 will give you a call to arrange a pick-up time.

All that’s left is that fundraisers across Manchester hold a cake sale packed full of firm bottoms and sticky moments that do the patron saint of baking – Mary Berry – proud.  Happy baking!

Please note this promotion has now ended

Come and see us at stand 182 for jam and scones, our brand new baking recipes and the best spreads on show!

Duerr’s, the UK’s oldest family owned jam company that has been preserving tradition since 1881, has launched a brand new recipe collection of brilliantly British puds to celebrate the Cake and Bake Show in Manchester.

Hot on the heels of their Baking for Boys series, the jam makers are sharing some family classics to show you, you don’t have to be a master baker to crack a firm bottom!

The recipes recovered from the family archives, include: childhood favourites – Jammy Biscuits (click here for the recipe), delicate Victoria Sponge Drops (click here for how to make) and a delicious Orange Marmalade and Almond Cake (full recipe here).

Ideal for novices in kitchens across the nation, these recipes are available on easy to follow cards for show attendees, plus online, to help even the least likely how to stiff a sponge, pop their buns in the oven and produce a perfect glaze.

So what are you waiting for?  Whip out your ‘pin, flour your surface and bring your best Great British Bake Off spirit to the kitchen.

Fast facts:

• Oldest family-run jam company in the UK
• Based in Manchester
• Produced preserves to the same family recipe for the last 131 years, over five generations
• Award-winning innovators – created the headline-making Aphrodisiac Jam, containing natural Viagra, horny goatweed, released this Valentine’s
  • Created the first squeezy bottles for jam (1988)
  • Introduced tamper evident button caps (1991)
  • Launched the Orbit lid, an easy-to-open lid, perfect for arthritis sufferers (2011)
  • £60m turnover

 

 

Following the sell-out success of Duerr’s limited edition Valentine’s jam, breakfasters across Britain have been getting (it) up to to our Aphrodisiac preserve.

To cope with demand, Duerr’s extended the run of stock twice, with all stock bought by 14th February.

Designed to help you rise out of bed in the morning, it contains plump strawberries, fine champagne and a sprinkling of an extra-special ingredient: horny goat weed.

The Chinese herb is a natural male sexual stimulant and promises to get the morning started with a bang.  According to legend, this property was discovered by a Chinese goatherder who noticed sexual activity in his flock after they ate the weed. Considered a natural Viagra, it has been used by practitioners for over 2,000 years to boost erectile function and increase libido.   Known also as Epimedium or Yin Yang Huo, horny goat weed was first described in ancient classical Chinese medicinal texts and is today sold as a health supplement, usually in raw herb, tablet, or capsule form and sometimes blended with other supplements.

Sticky and deliciously sweet, the jam was developed by the fifth generation Manchester-based company who has a dedicated history to providing exciting limited edition jams and marmalades.  To mark their 125^th anniversary they developed he world’s most expensive marmalade, costing £5,000 for a 1kg jar. The crystal jar contained marmalade made with 62-year-old Dalmore whisky, vintage Pol Roger champagne, and edible gold.

Fifth generation Duerr’s and proud dad of two Richard Duerr comments, “We’re well known for preserving tradition through our recipes; however until now little has been known about our dedication to preserving romance.  We suggest you spread the love liberally on toast for a very horny goat weed Valentines.”