NEW COVENT GARDEN A VERY SPECIAL FESTIVE SOUP OF THE MONTH

I am thoroughly impressed with New Covent Garden Food Company's Soup of the Month, I wait to see what it will be and I have tried Witches Brew in October for Halloween here , last month was a sunny Jamaican Jerk Sweet Potato here.

This month I have to admit I was expecting a festive recipe, Turkey maybe, Cranberry?

But I am most impressed when the flavour of the soup may not be what you would term festive but the carton sales certainly will be festive. The funds will be going to our older generation.

My Grandma is 91 this month and fed me soup as a child, her speciality was chicken broth. She now is pretty frail and she actually eats NCG rather than makes her own.  I buy her the cream of chicken her favourite.

This month I will proudly be dipping my bread into the Smoky Bacon, Vintage Cheddar and Winter Greens and supporting The Sally Army in their work.

Oh and by the way the soup is just so good. For an Irish girl this is proper fare, bacon, cabbage and cheese, the staples of an Irish pot. I was expecting a different look to the soup, its a creamy blend reminds me of potato and leek in colour and texture.
The smoky taste of the bacon really adds to the warming feel. There is a light leek taste and the vintage cheese flavour just makes this a new favourite.
I know I know, I  keep saying it.
  I am going to miss this soup at the end of December.

NCG create ‘Smoked Bacon, Vintage Cheddar & Winter Greens’, a deliciously warming December Soup of the Month (SoM) in support of The Salvation Army

This winter, New Covent Garden Food Co. (NCG) will be working with The Salvation Army to help our nation’s older generation to receive essential care when they most need it, as well as retain their independence, by creating a very special December SoM - Smoked Bacon, Vintage Cheddar & Winter Greens, in support of the charity, and the work of its Older People’s Services.

With NCG’s and The Salvation Army’s partnership now in its third consecutive year, the fresh soup maker’s chefs have been hard at work, creating Smoked Bacon, Vintage Cheddar & Winter Greens - a mouth-wateringly tasty Soup of the Month for December. This warming, fresh soup includes, smoked bacon, vintage cheddar cheese, chunky Maris Piper potatoes, and sliced winter greens - providing the perfect hearty winter recipe to keep you feeling warm and satisfied during the chilly festive period.

New Covent Garden Food Co.’s Nick Munby, comments, “Every carton that we sell of our December Soup of the Month will be helping to fund The Salvation Army’s Older People’s Services, which offer invaluable support and companionship to older people. Their services include; visiting the housebound, running Day Centres and Lunch Clubs and providing older people with fresh and nutritious meals, sharing our belief here at NCG that fresh food is an essential part of a healthy and nutritious diet.”

 

“The Salvation Army’s Older People’s Services also aim to make later-life a time of fulfillment and enrichment. A fantastic case-in-point of the work they do is 86 year old Eileen Godsave, the lady who provided us with the beautiful painting, which we’re featuring on the front of this year’s soup carton. Eileen lost interest in life after a long time living alone, but after moving to a TSA care home, she was re-inspired to paint after being supported by the charity’s Older People’s Services and is now, by allowing us to showcase her wonderful artwork, helping us to raise funds to help continue that work.”

Smoked Bacon, Vintage Cheddar & Winter Greens will be available in supermarkets and independent retailers nationwide throughout the whole of December priced from £1.99.

As with all New Covent Garden Food Co. soups, Smoked Bacon, Vintage Cheddar & Winter Greens contains no additives or preservatives, flavourings, colourings or modified starch of any kind. All of the fresh soups in the range also feature the government approved FSA traffic light labelling system for the identified categories of fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt, making it easier for consumers to see what they’re getting.

The Salvation Army is an international Christian church and registered charity working in 121 countries worldwide and is one of the largest, most diverse providers of social welfare in the world. Registered charity numbers England and Wales 214779, 215174 and in Scotland SC009359, SC037691, and Republic of Ireland CHY6399. For more information visit the website www.salvationarmy.org.uk

Available in all major retailers during December priced around £1.99.