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St Martin's Day

11 Nov, 2009
St Martin does well. Goose, turkey, pork, wine, and sometimes chestnuts are the foods for his day. The saint was born in Hungary yet spent his youth in Italy and later became a soldier, converted to Christianity, and after much time in France became bishop of Tours. Following his death on November 8 in 397 he was one of the few early saints to have lived a long life, and not to have been martyred.

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To avoid sticky pasta cook in a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water (5 to 6 litres of water to every 500 grams of pasta). Giving the pasta a good stir in the first couple of minutes is also crucial to help avoid sticking.

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Concentrated aromatic extract. Commonly used are vanilla pods, almonds, anchovies or coffee beans are used to flavour and enhance foods, and also available in synthetic form.

The rich, mellow flavours of James Squire Porter provide luxurious company for any fine cut of beef. As elegant as any wine and more palate refreshing, you can draw your drink, marinade and sauce from the one bottle.