Having gone back to brass banding recently has meant I’ve been reunited with old friends and made some new ones too. One of these old friends just happens to be a very generous butcher from Dalbeattie who has supplied me with a few gluten free treats to try.
Scott’s grandfather established T.H. Carson back in 1933 and they pride themselves on being a family run business with good, old fashioned customer service. All their meats are locally sourced with full traceability, which in this day and age is a major selling point for a lot of consumers. If you’re ever in Dalbeattie it’s well worth a stop to try his award winning produce and I do hear that there will be an online shop coming soon…
So, on a normal Wednesday night band rehearsal, Scott appeared with a carrier bag with some goodies! There was much excitement… well, for me!
One of these items was a packet of Gordon Rhodes sage and onion stuffing mix. I love sage and onion stuffing mix, it completes a Sunday roast for me, but giving up gluten meant I couldn’t have that well known brand stuffing mix.
All you need to do is add hot water to the mix and stick it in the oven for 20 minutes and hey presto, stuffing! I find the well known brand to be sometimes over powering with the sage, but this gluten free mix was perfect. The texture wasn’t any different – I was expecting it to be a bit powdery like some other gluten free products and the flavours weren’t too strong, but still had plenty of taste! Therefore, one happy gluten free camper at Sunday tea time.
Thank you very much, Scott! This gluten free product has the ‘Rachael’ stamp of approval!
http://www.thcarsononline.co.uk/index.html Check out their website (Scott is the one at the top of the page with the trophy, not the lassie with long dark hair – just in case there is any confusion!)
The Dairy Free Cow in the Gluten Free Field 