As part of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council's Food & Drink events calendar for 2019, we are delighted to host a series of 'Learn To' Workshops in the beautiful surroundings of Larchfield Estate on Saturday 12th October 2019. There will be 6 different workshops held during the day that are food and drink focused or which complement the programme.

Learn the secrets of how to make the most of seasonal fruits with Alice McIlhagger of Brambleberry Jams in the Kitchen Barn at Larchfield Estate

In an informal, interactive workshop, Alice will demonstrate the secrets to making raspberry and plum jam using traditional methods of small hand-cut batches in stainless steel open pans. If you've ever wondered just how quick and simple it is to make homemade potato bread, then Alice will show you how and give you tips of how to cook them at home as a weekend crowd-pleaser (we say crowd as you can be sure the family will be gathering around for seconds)!

You won't leave hungry as naturally you'll get to sample the fruits of your labour before leaving and you'll get a pot of Brambleberry Jam's small-batch jam to take home with you.

THE DETAILS (including T&Cs)

• Tickets are £25.00 each (plus fees)
• Duration of the Bread & Jam Workshop is 2 hours, from 10am-12.00pm
• There will be a maximum of 20 participants at this workshop
• Unfortunately, refunds are not possible, but you can transfer your ticket to another person

Bio on Alice McIlhagger, Brambleberry Jams

Bread, jam making and using seasonal produce, much of it grown in the home garden, are in Alice's blood as she grew up helping her grandmother making jams and helping in their garden. She now has her own fruitful garden and bread making is part of her daily routine.

Alice trained and worked as a Geography Teacher before a period in Planning Consultancy. She turned her passion for jam-making from a past-time to a business when her youngest child started nursery and she has gone from strength to strength since, earning Great Taste Awards for her 3 dessert sauces and latterly 2 Stars for Salted Caramel Dessert Sauce in the 2018 Great Taste Awards.