Buy a whole fresh turkey and curry the leftovers after Christmas

JR Sheffield in Vines Cross, near Heathfield, has collaborated with BoOm Kitchen this year by giving away curry kits and encouraging people to make delicious turkey curries with their leftovers. The kits will also be available in the barn on turkey collection days.

BoOm kitchen is the Sheffield family’s ‘go to’ curry kit and the first 50 website orders received a BoOm Kitchen curry kit. You can order your turkey on line here

Lucy Sheffield explains: “You can use any leftover turkey to make a delicious curry from scratch with just a few small day-to-day ingredients which no doubt at Christmas time you will have lying in and around your pantry. The lucky first 50 customers will receive their curry kits when they collect their Christmas turkey.

“Turkey curry is just one of the wonderful things you can make with your leftovers. You can also make pies, soups, pasta bakes and amazing sandwiches or course. Anything you can’t use can be frozen to use later on.”

With emphasis on reducing food wastage and consumers getting added value to their product purchased’, JR Sheffield is encouraging whole bird purchases this year and to buy local and British.

Established over 65 years ago the Sheffield family farm has produced turkeys for the seasonal market since 1950.

The farm was originally brought by Jim’s father and mother, Jack and Rita Sheffield (hence J&R Sheffield). The farm was originally run as a mixed farm and then, following the end of the Second World War with food being more widely available and families having more money in their pocket, Jack and Rita started to produce turkeys for the festive table.

Nestled in the Weald countryside it is a true family business run by Jim Sheffield alongside his son, daughter Lucy and grandson Jack.  While farming has changed a lot since the early days, traditional farming methods, with well-established, high welfare standards remain the priority for all the stock at Foords Farm in Vines Cross.

Brought to the farm as day old poults at the end of May each year, the turkeys are kept indoors in large barns under heat lamps until around 12 weeks when they are then allowed full access to large roaming spaces or are part of the free-range flock. All the turkeys are treated to windfall apples and during October they enjoy pumpkins.

J&R Sheffield turkeys are slow grown over six months which allows for full maturity, establishing a good layer of fat for each bird and leading to a happy and contented flock – all of which contribute to a traditional and delicious Christmas centre piece. There are 12 different breeds – from the very large (around 25kg size for catering) to the smaller breeds which produce a bird that is perfect for a small family gathering.

Each turkey collected from the farmgate is presented in greaseproof paper and packed in a special box with a pop up timer and with or without giblets depending on what the customer wants.

JR Sheffield in Vines Cross, near Heathfield, has collaborated with BoOm Kitchen this year by giving away curry kits and encouraging people to make delicious turkey curries with their leftovers. The kits will also be available in the barn on turkey collection days.

BoOm kitchen is the Sheffield family’s ‘go to’ curry kit and the first 50 website orders received a BoOm Kitchen curry kit. You can order your turkey on line here

Lucy Sheffield explains: “You can use any leftover turkey to make a delicious curry from scratch with just a few small day-to-day ingredients which no doubt at Christmas time you will have lying in and around your pantry. The lucky first 50 customers will receive their curry kits when they collect their Christmas turkey.

“Turkey curry is just one of the wonderful things you can make with your leftovers. You can also make pies, soups, pasta bakes and amazing sandwiches or course. Anything you can’t use can be frozen to use later on.”

With emphasis on reducing food wastage and consumers getting added value to their product purchased’, JR Sheffield is encouraging whole bird purchases this year and to buy local and British.

Established over 65 years ago the Sheffield family farm has produced turkeys for the seasonal market since 1950.

The farm was originally brought by Jim’s father and mother, Jack and Rita Sheffield (hence J&R Sheffield). The farm was originally run as a mixed farm and then, following the end of the Second World War with food being more widely available and families having more money in their pocket, Jack and Rita started to produce turkeys for the festive table.

Nestled in the Weald countryside it is a true family business run by Jim Sheffield alongside his son, daughter Lucy and grandson Jack.  While farming has changed a lot since the early days, traditional farming methods, with well-established, high welfare standards remain the priority for all the stock at Foords Farm in Vines Cross.

Brought to the farm as day old poults at the end of May each year, the turkeys are kept indoors in large barns under heat lamps until around 12 weeks when they are then allowed full access to large roaming spaces or are part of the free-range flock. All the turkeys are treated to windfall apples and during October they enjoy pumpkins.

J&R Sheffield turkeys are slow grown over six months which allows for full maturity, establishing a good layer of fat for each bird and leading to a happy and contented flock – all of which contribute to a traditional and delicious Christmas centre piece. There are 12 different breeds – from the very large (around 25kg size for catering) to the smaller breeds which produce a bird that is perfect for a small family gathering.

Each turkey collected from the farmgate is presented in greaseproof paper and packed in a special box with a pop up timer and with or without giblets depending on what the customer wants.