Seasonal Food - Seasonal Foods in July

As we romp through the summer months, seasonal food is flooding into the shops. Seasonal foods in July have soft fruits in abundance, a host of vegetables and delicious fish and seafood. It is the time of year for preserving and canning to save all the flavors of summer for the rest of the year.

Preserving Food, Jams, Jellies and Canning

Amongst the great foods on offer are:

• Apricots
• Artichokes
• Beets Beets
• Broad Beans
• Courgettes (Zucchini)
• Fennel
• Elderflowers
• All summer berries, red and blackcurrants, raspberries, blueberries,
• Plums
• Cherries
  and of course
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Outdoor-grown rhubarb
• Runner Beans
• Spring Onions
• Sorrel
• Watercress

Fish is very good at this time of year and amongst the best right now is:

• Cod
• Crab
• Dover Sole
• Haddock
• Halibut
• Lemon Sole
• Lobster
• Mackerel

Spring lamb is also still very good and delicious Salt Marsh Lamb comes into season.