Fashionable Interiors is extending their Cabbages & Roses giveaway TWO extra days.

This beautiful red cardigan and Raspberry French Toile Laundry bag are sure to make a great holiday gift.

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C&R

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Andrea is featuring a post about

Cabbages & Roses Autumn Winter Fashions…

and a wonderful fashion giveaway; a cozy red cardigan along with a raspberry French Toile Laundry Bag.

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C & R

 

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December 1st,

a perfectly snowy start to the Christmas season.

We had a party!

We love a good party, this one was to introduce our friends and family to our beautiful new shop.   Having fretted that nobody would come, we had 148 signatures in our visitors book of the bravest of the brave, intrepid in the extreme on the coldest night of the year so far.   The snow fell beautifully in tiny crisp granules as if for effect not wetting nor settling.

Thank you all those who came, we had such a happy time.

Delicious canapes provided by our dear Ross Jordan, exquisite roast beef, smoked salmon and the dearest little chocolate Christmas puddings. Tony and Sarah Palmer provided the best roast chestnuts I have ever eaten perfect little warm bags to thaw frozen fingers (s.jpalmer81@yahoo.com). Going home presents were handkerchiefs printed with a 1954 map of London highlighting CABBAGES & ROSES growing chain of shops.

We now have three!!

Visit us at our newest addition to the Cabbages family

at

No4 Avery Row, London W.1

 

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C&R

Jigsaw Edinburgh are having a customer evening on the 9th December, 5-7pm.  There will be 10% off all Jigsaw and Cabbages & Roses items in-store.

We would love you to come along.

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Cabbages

Stir up Sunday is traditionally around the 20th November, when the family Christmas pudding is made, well in advance of Christmas to allow all the lovely spicey flavours to mellow.

This has been my recipe for the past 30 years and in my opinion is far finer then any shop bought equivalent, not least because there is no hint of horrid candied peel or glace cherries!

 

The ingredients:

225g fresh breadcrumbs

225g plain flour

350g suet

225g demarera sugar

225g ordinary raisins

225g large stoneless malaga raisins

100g sultanas

225g of a mixture of nuts – pecans, walnuts almonds – broken into pieces not chopped

grated rind of one large orange and one large lemon

half teaspoon mixed spice

half teaspoon cinnamon

half teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

4 eggs size 2

150ml milk

1 wineglass brandy

Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Measure the milk into a jug and add the eggs and wineglass of brandy – whisk together and add to the dry ingredients.

Leave to stand at room temperature for at least 12 hours.

Divide into two 2 pint pudding basins making sure to leave at least an inch of headroom to allow the pudding to expand in cooking.

Cover tightly with tin foil tied with string, and lower into a large saucepan with water reaching half way up the pudding basin.

Steam on a low heat for at least 5 hours.

When cooked, change the foil covering and store in a cool dark place until Christmas day.

To heat, place in a large saucepan with water reaching half way up the pudding basin and steam for at least 2 hours before serving with brandy butter and a sprig of holly.

good luck!!

xx

Christina

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Visit www.cabbagesandroses.com to see the full assortment of these cozy jumpers and dresses.

 

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C&R

Cabbages & Roses are happy to announce that we are

offering free postage to all our blog and Facebook

friends on web orders over £100.

All orders placed online from November 26^th until

December 11^th are eligible – no matter where you are in the

entire world!

Our sales team will contact you after you have placed

your order to tell you if your items are in stock, so please

make sure your

email address and all details are correct. including your

Country, area code and address.

Please quote CABBLOG when they contact you to redeem

this offer.

Happy Holidays!

XX

C&R

CABBAGES & ROSES OPENS ON AVERY ROW

Cabbages & Roses is delighted to announce the opening of its new W1 London store on Avery Row, Mayfair’s premium shopping destination.         Christina Strutt’s distinctive aesthetic is showcased over two floors of Fashion and Homeware. The Grade 2 listed building, has been lovingly restored, with original features: fireplace, exposed brickwork and artworks in Cabbages & Roses quintessentially British style.

The handmade fashion collection mixes tartan, velvet, cashmere, and taffeta in a range of vintage-style designs.  A super-luxurious dressing room, clad in Toile de Poulet fabric completes the unique shopping experience.

The home collection of fabrics, cushions and one-of-a-kind vintage finds are handpicked by Christina herself.

http://www.cabbagesandroses.com

Cabbages & Roses – 4 Avery Row, London, W1k 4AL

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C&R