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THE ENGLISH HOME 23Diary – Festive Marketsbath christmas market26 November – 13 Decemberbathchristmasmarket.co.ukoxford christmas market10-20 Decemberoxfordchristmasmarket.co.ukharrogate christmas market19-22 Novemberharrogatechristmasmarket.orgchester christmas market19 November – 20 Decemberchristmasinchester.com/christmas-marketleamington spa yuletide fairEvery Sunday 4 October – 20 Decemberchristmasmarkets.combristol christmas market6 November – 22 Decemberbristolgermanchristmasmarket.co.ukliving crafts for christmas fair,blenheim palace19-22 Novemberlivingcrafts.co.ukexeter christmas market19 November – 19 Decemberchristmasmarkets.comwinchester cathedral christmas market19 November – 22 Decemberwinchester-cathedral.org.ukworcester victorian fayre26-29 Novemberchristmasmarkets.coma victorian festival of christmas,portsmouth27-29 Novemberchristmasfestival.co.ukbirmingham frankfurt christmas marketand craft fair12 November – 22 Decemberbirmingham.gov.uk/frankfurtmarketleeds christkindelmarkt traditionalgerman market13 November – 20 Decemberchristmasmarkets.comNOTEBOOKOur monthly digest of inside information on people, places and pursuitsTHE ENGLISH HOMEChoosing a bird is the first step toensuring a delicious centrepiece forthe Christmas Day feast. A breed thathas been reared organically will yielda tastier result. Fortnum & Masonfavours the Bourbon Red, a heritagebreed reared to full maturity. TheBronze is a breed famed for a moist,juicy meat and is also reared on theDaylesford farm. Farm managerRichard Smith explains the breed isnaturally slower growing than modern``````white hybrid birds. “The slow growthallows the Bronze to use their abilityto forage and live off the land.”Honour a slow-grown, organic birdby cooking to perfection. Fortnum’shead of fresh food, Andrew Cavanna,advises cooking turkey breast-sidedown, to allow the fat to run intothe white meat, turning over for thelast half hour of cooking.Visit fortnumandmason.com;daylesford.comThe Perfect TurkeyTEH UK DEC15 Notebook.indd 23 20/10/2015 17:18