Pickles were low-cost and a way to brighten up the monotony of eating bread and butter every day. Vary the spice mix to your tastes, but do measure the turmeric carefully; too much will flood the ...

Serve this richly flavoured bread with a ploughman’s lunch of chutney, pickled onions, apple and celery slices, radishes and your favourite cheese. Mix the flours, salt and yeast in a bowl.