BUCKLAND ST.MARY
FLOWER SHOW
Sunday, 16th August 2026
A couple of useful things for you to know and follow….
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Follow the description listed in the class
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All preserves should be presented in a jar of your choice, labelled, filled to the top of the neck with a wax disc and lid
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A cake isn’t a cake if it's cut and filled in the middle - it then transforms into a sponge - clever!
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Use the size of tin indicated if one is stipulated
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Present the number of items that are asked for
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All will be judged on taste unless otherwise listed.
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All jars to be clearly labelled
PRESERVES - please clearly label your jars!
BPB1: 1 Pot of Homemade Orange Marmalade
BPB2: 1 Pot of Homemade Jam- Any Fruit
BPB3: 1 Pot of Homemade Honey
BPB4: 1 Pot of Homemade Strawberry Jam
BPB5: 1 Pot of Homemade Blackberry Jelly
BPB6: 1 Pot of Homemade Curd – any variety
BPB7: 1 Pot of Homemade Apple Chutney
BPB8: 1 Pot of Pickled Vegetables: any type.
BPB9: 1 Lemon Drizzle cake (made in a loaf tin)
BPB10: 3 Cheesy Muffins
BPB11: 1 Madeira Cake (made in a loaf tin)
BPB12: 3 Lemon Flavoured Butterfly Cakes
BPB13: 3 Pieces of a traybake of your choice. Please label what it is.
BPB14: 3 Sausage Rolls (max 5cm each)
BPB15: Star Baker:. 1 Black Forest Gateau, in recognition of this year’s charity (6"-8"). Judged on taste and appearance.
BPB16: Victoria Sponge (6"-8")
BPB17: 3 Cookies in a flavour of your choice
BPB18: 3 Cheese Muffins (additional herbs can be included)
BPB19: 3 Meringue Nests- any size
BPB20: 3 Fruit Scones
BPB21: Men Only: Swiss Roll, from included recipe
BPB22: Ladies Only: 1 Quiche Lorraine, from included recipe
BREADS
BPB23: Handmade Small Shaped Loaf- White (approx. 400g- any shape)
BPB24: 1 Tear and Share Bread- any flavour, any size
BPB25: Ladies Only- Homemade bread white or brown in bread making machine
BPB26: Men Only- Homemade bread white or brown in bread making machine
BPB27: Brown Soda Bread Loaf
BOOZE
BPB28: 1 Bottle of Homemade Fruit Liqueur e.g. raspberry vodka
BPB29: 1 Bottle of Homemade Beer, Lager or Stout
BPB30: 1 Bottle of Homemade wine - white, red or rose
BPB31: 1 Bottle of Homemade Sloe Gin
BPB32: 1 Bottle of Homemade Cider
EGGS
BPB33: 6 Bantam Eggs
BPB34: 6 Brown Eggs
BPB35: 6 Eggs: White or Coloured
MISHAPS
BPB36: The ‘Cock-Up’ Class: There is no need to pre-enter this category in advance! Please bring along any baking or making disasters you’ve had preparing for this year's show (many of you confessed you had them last year). The Judge’s choice will win the cup!
Ladies only and Men only recipes:
Women Only: Quiche Lorraine Recipe
Ingredients:
For the pastry:
❖ 175g (6oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting
❖ 85g (3oz) hard block margarine or chilled butter, cut into cubes
For the filling
❖ 175g (6oz) unsmoked bacon, cut into strips
❖ 1 onion, peeled and chopped
❖ Salt and freshly ground black pepper
❖ 125g (4½ oz) Gruyère cheese, grated
❖ 2 large eggs
❖ 250ml (9fl oz) single cream
Method:
STEP 1: Pastry: tip the flour into a large mixing bowl. Add the margarine or butter and rub in gently with fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add 3 tablespoons cold water until the pastry comes together in a ball.
STEP 2: Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and use it to line a 20cm (8in) loose bottomed flan tin. Ideally, use a fluted tin.
STEP 3: Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 220˚C(180 fan). Prick the pastry case all over with a fork, to prevent air bubbles forming during baking. Line the base and sides with baking parchment and weigh it down with baking beans. Place on a baking
sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and bake the empty case for a further 10 minutes, or until the base is lightly browned. Trim the overhanging pastry.
STEP 4: Reduce the oven temperature to 180˚C(160 fan). Crisp the bacon in a sauté pan over a medium heat for 10 minutes. Transfer to the cooled pastry case. Leave the juices in the pan.
STEP 5: Place the onion in the pan and cook over a medium heat for 8 minutes or until golden. Add to the quiche Lorraine and top with the cheese.
STEP 6:In a bowl, combine the eggs, cream, salt and pepper, then pour into the quiche.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and just set.
Men Only: Swiss Roll Recipe
Ingredients:
❖ Butter to grease tin
❖ 2 large eggs
❖ 50g caster sugar, plus extra 2 tbsp to dust
❖ ½tsp vanilla extract
❖ 50g plain flour sieved
❖ 100g strawberry jam
Method
STEP 1: Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 16 x 28cm Swiss roll tin with baking parchment.
STEP 2: Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract together for 5 mins with an electric hand whisk until thick and pale. Gently fold in the flour in two batches using a large metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the tin and gently ease into the corners. Bake for 10-12 mins until golden and firm. Be careful not to overbake, or the sponge will break when rolled.
STEP 3: While the sponge is baking, sprinkle 2 tbsp sugar over a square of baking parchment. Warm the jam in the microwave for 20 secs.
STEP 4: Turn the baked sponge onto the sugared paper. Peel off the lining paper and spread the sponge with the warm jam. Roll up from the short edge using the paper to help you then cool on a wire rack.