Guest Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 some of you may have read my posts about me making some lemon curd and selling it at a farmers' market near me in partnership with a lady who makes jams and has a regular stall there? Anyway, just finished making 6 x 1/2lb jars and 4 x 1/4lb jars (plus an almost full 1/4lb jar for tasters). Absolutely shattered! I'm a bit disappointed with the colour because when I made it with our girls eggs (whose yolks are bright orange) the colour was incredible. But I bought the eggs from a free range farm near me and I couldn't believe how pale the egg yolks were! I obviously can't use my own eggs though for health and safety reasons. It still tastes gorgeous though. This is the one I made a while ago with our girls' eggs, it was lovely bright yellow.... and these are the ones from tonight, more of a honey colour, it must be down to the egg yolks!? hopefully once they taste it they'll be hooked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratly0 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Good luck! I bet it's delicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 cheers We s"Ooops, word censored!"ed the pan and it was lovely! I'm amazed at the difference in the colour of the yolks though. I'm so used to cracking open eggs with bright orange yolks these days I thought with them being free range, they'd be just as bright, clearly not but at least they're free range! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratly0 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Have always used free range eggs and the yolks are 95% always quite pale. My lovely Ursula has given an egg for the last 4 days and they are much creamier and the yolks are more of an orange colour. Don't worry about the look, use your taster jar to hook in the customers, it's the taste that comes first always! I'm sure your hard work will be rewarded - enjoy the experience and have some fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 thank you, I'll certainly try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 good luck! Are you selling anything else that you've made? And is your partner a regular? I've thought about doing what you're doing but never got round to it. And I know what you mean about the egg colour, I make lemon curd to sell at our local pub and it's completly different to ours - I guess ours are coloured up by all the grapes, and sweetcorn, and greens etc etc never mind the left over pasta etc!! Mrs b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 this is my first time and it's just the lemon curd for now. Just dipping my toe in the water for now My "partner" is a seasoned farmers' market goer, she does several and I met her through buying some of her jams at various local markets and we just got chatting and now here we are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 You'll have to let us know how you get on! Good luck Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Wow Poet, all the best for tomorrow! Make sure you have comfy shoes on (and take a folding chair if you can!) Can't believe that colour - like you all, i am so used to my dayglo yellow food, anything else looks very strange now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Hope all goes well for you today. Your lemon curd looks great, even if it isn't "day-glo "! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Good luck Poet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Oh looks yummy what ever the colour and I have one hen who lays pale yolks and eats the same as the other 2 - she has always laid this and is the first to eat sweetcorn and spinach and it makes no difference - why is this I wonder? Good luck - I expect you will sell out very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Have a good day. Do please let us know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 I am sooooooooooooo tired The market was from 10am-2pm, I'd sold out of my curd by 12.15pm! According to my partner, it was a bad day as well because August is when most people are away AND it was chucking it down with rain. I think I could have sold twice as much! Anyway, off to have some lunch, had a brilliant but exhausting day! p.s. i spent all my profit (and more) on other goodies at the market, whoops! p.p.s. she wants me to make some more for her next week for another market she goes to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Can't believe I didn't spot this thread earlier . Would've wished you loads of luck . Anyway, I'm glad it went well and I'm not surprised your lemon curd went quickly . (I am surprised by the difference in colours though .) Well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 thanks Vicki Ian took this pic of me in action but he failed to get the lemon curd in on the picture, oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 You look like a real pro . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Wel done Justine Did you make a profit (before you spent it all ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 well, I have to say there isn't much profit in it. The ingredients cost £7.71 (celia paid for the jars), the curd sold in total for £21 and Celia and I did a 60/40 split with me so I got £12.60. Therefore, less the cost of the ingredients, my share of the profit was only £4.89. However, I bought expensive lemons and used country life butter so I'm buying cheaper lemons next time and I think I'll get Asda's own brand butter. I'm also thinking of increasing the cost because we were charging the same for the jam as for the lemon curd but jam is less costly to make. Had I been taking 100% of the profit it wouldn't have been too bad but even then if you factor in the time spent purchasing the ingredients, making the curd and then the 4 hours spent selling it on the stall, no to mention the gas/electricity used in making it, it's a pittance really. BUT...I didn't make a loss, I enjoyed doing it and I'm going to try making more next time and perhaps try some lime curd too. It's been a good experience and a good insight to the workings of a farmers' market. I've made some valuable contacts too who have given me loads of advice. The guy on the veg stall also gave me some free broccolli at the end of the market. What he couldn't sell, he shared with the fellow traders, which was kind of him. I'm definitely doing it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Well done!! Do your feet ache now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Well done!! Do your feet ache now? oh god yes! We're having steak and mushroom pie (from the market), oven chips, the free broccolli I got from the market and some home made gravy for tea so that'll help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 I forgot to mention too, I got trade price on the goodies I bought too so I actually saved some money too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Ian's just handed me a leaflet from the pie man, they're called 'The Great North Pie Company' http://www.thegreatnorthpiecompany.co.uk/ and our pie contains; Ken Webb's beef from Nether Peover, tarragon, chives, summer mushrooms and cep cream, smoked black pepper and onion seeds. Can't wait, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Well done you had a busy day all in all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 What a brilliant day, well done you. I must sit and add up what things cost really, do you make pickles and things cos I bet they'd go pretty well too. And can I be nosey and ask how much you charge per jar? I've been grossly undercharging at the pub I know as I always look wherever else I go. Enjoy your pie, and your broccoli, a small snifter of something intoxicating probably wouldnt go amiss I think!! Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
