I last visited the water mill a few years ago on a National Mills Day. This Craft Day looked interesting and there was nothing else happening so I went to have a look.
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| Ladies spinning and weaving |
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| I'd never seen a Bow and Arrow maker at any event before |
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| Stanton Folk were there making music |
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| The Owl and Raptor group. Owls are bred bred in captivity so the are used to being out in daytime and being admired |
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| A stick maker had all sorts of interesting walking sticks |
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| West Suffolk Beekeepers had their honey show and a warning that these hornets have been seen in south Suffolk this summer. |
Some photos of the information signs in the mill itself
The Mill Wheel is huge
On special days they fire up the original bread oven and use their own milled flour to make several different loaves for tasting.
The Maslin loaf on the right was lovely. That's what everyone would have eaten in the medieval period when rye, oats and barley were all sown together.
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Fun to be able to taste some of the bread. Looked like a good day.
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I thought about buying some different flour but then decided against as I'm not sure what recipes the bread maker has for unusual loaves.
DeleteI love old mills. Some good crafts there - esp. the bow and arrow maker. Checked out the Maslin bread and I will get some Rye flour today and give it a go.
ReplyDeleteThe lady said it's only good fresh as that is also what they used for their trenchers/plates - so rather solid!
DeleteGreat crafts!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great day out. It's nice to see crafts you don't often see, and to know that they're being kept alive too, I can't ever remember seeing a bow and arrow maker before.
ReplyDeleteThe Maslin bread would be very dense, necessarily so if used thereafter as trenchers. Very filling, too!
ReplyDeleteA nice day out by the look of it, lots of different things to see, and bread not full of additives!
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Interesting re the Maslin bread. I didn’t know that about the combination of grains. Jean in Winnipeg.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be able to taste different breads. I started weaving last year and love it. My loom is pretty basic, not a table jack loom as the lady in the photo is using.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
What a super day out-I love these kind of visits and what a treat to taste bread made to an old recipe. Catriona
ReplyDeleteWell, that was a fun and interesting day for you. Glad you went so we could see it too! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting day. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh how fun, Sue. I would have loved going to this fair with you. And the owls....absolutely beautiful. I always love the "attitude" on an owl's face!! *haha* Love, Andrea xoxo
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