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One-two for butcher's prize sausages
From The Darlington & Stockton Times April 1 2008
A BUTCHER is celebrating after winning a competition to find the best speciality sausages.
Johnsons of Thirsk, in Kirkgate, won in the sausage section of the Northallerton and District Butchers' Association contest. Its pork, apple and black pudding flavoured sausage won over the judges.
Johnsons was also runner-up in the same section with its pork, stilton, cranberry and sage recipe.
Andrew Trueman, of Johnsons, said: "We are very pleased to have won this competition. It was especially pleasing to win second place too in the speciality sausage section of the competition.
"The judges were looking at each entry in terms of texture, appearance and taste."
The competition was held at the Station Hotel, Northallerton, with a burger competition as well as the speciality sausage category. There were 20 entries judged by Thirsk Young Farmers Henry Walker, Darren Hill and Rachel Ward.
The full results were, speciality sausage: 1 Johnsons of Thirsk - pork, apple and black pudding; 2 Johnsons of Thirsk - pork, stilton, cranberry and sage; 3 Arthur Haigh (Dalton, Thirsk), spicy Cumberland.
Burgers: 1 J B Cockburn & Sons (Bedale) - lamb and mint; 2 A V Fawcett and Sons (Ingleby Greenhow) - beef; 3 A V Fawcett and Sons - lamb and mint.
Johnson's of Thirsk award winning sausages
SPECIAL WINNERS: Sarah-Jane Ballard and Andrew Trueman - and the prize-winning sausages - D&S
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Tomato and basil: a sizzling successfrom the Darlington & Stockton Times June 2005 A Thirsk butcher's shop has won an award for the best speciality sausage in the North-East. Johnson's Butchers in the Market Place won the Northern Council of Butchers' speciality sausage competition with a new pork, tomato and basll sausage. The sausage saw off competition from 96 other entries to win the title. |
Andrew Trueman, production manager at the shop, said: "The sausage is a new recipe and was launched the same week as the competition, so we were very pleased to win with it. It's already proving popular, so we've done quite well out of it." The business, which is owned by Sarah-Jane Ballard, offers both traditional and specialist products, all made from locally sourced ingredients. It offers four different types of burgers and 12 varieties of sausage, including a popular gluten-free one for people who have a wheat intolerance. In October the business won the Great Yorkshire Pie Competition with its traditional pork pie. Mr Trueman said: "We already had the best pie in Yorkshire and now we have the best sausage in the North-East, so it's quite an achievement and we're all very pleased"
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Johnson's of Thirsk Award Winning Pork Pies
Butcher's pies are the best
by the staff of the North Yorkshire Advertiser
A FAMILY butcher's company is celebrating after its pork pies were named the best in Yorkshire.
Johnson's Butchers of Market Place, Thirsk, won the accolade at the recent Great Yorkshire Pork Pie Competition in Bradford.
The contest, organised by the Yorkshire Federation of Butchers, is held annually and attracts hundreds of entries. It is the biggest regional competition in the country and judges include celebrity chef, Clarissa Dickson Wright.
The owner of Johnson's, Sarah-Jane Ballard, entered one pie and production manager Andrew Trueman entered another. Miss Ballard's was a finalist and was placed in the top ten, but it was Mr Trueman's that took the top honours. He said: "We entered last year but we didn't come anywhere so we were surprised to win. It was just the same recipe that we have always had. "The comments from the judges were that ours was perfectly baked. It was brilliant to win."
Johnson's was established in 1830 and now supplies businesses all over North Yorkshire with its goods.
From The Advertiser North Yorkshire November 2004
Thirsk butcher is upper crust!
A THIRSK butcher's has taken first prize in this year's Great Yorkshire Pork Pie Competition. Sarah Jane Ballard, who runs Johnson's Butcher's, which was founded by her father Ray, travelled to Bradford to beat off 280 other entries from butchers across the region. "We didn't use any special ingredients for the competition," said Sarah. "This is the same recipe which is used for pork pies sold in our shop every day."
From Northallerton Today 26 November 2004
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