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Ah, Piccalilli. How to describe it?     Bright yellow, startling, eye-popping, essential to life.

Welcome to The Tip Jar. Every month, we will guide you through getting the most out of the world of preserves. Whether it's step-by-step guidance on making perfect homemade jam, tips & tricks for getting the most out of your preserves and using them in ways you never imagined, or discovering creative ways to re-purpose your empty jam jars - we have you covered.

Heavenly autumn, heavenly apples, assuming you’ve swagged some of ours? They might not have grown in the Heavenly Mountains (Tian Shan in Chinese) - the snow-tipped ranges stretching from western China to the shores of the Caspian that bequeathed the fruit to the world - but they did come from the next best thing in modern day Britain at least: Brogdale.

It may only be September but memories of summer are already dissolving faster than damsons at a roiling boil. Was it only last month we were spreading jam on our morning rolls and plotting which Cornish beach to head to while injecting caffeine after another night in the tent?