About Us
Moonraker Preserves is an independent maker of a varied range of unique
and unusual preserves. We make all of our preserves in our small
country kitchen, contained within a converted barn circa 1700, and all
are made in small batches, by hand, using the open pan method. This is
in order to preserve the best of the wonderful fruits and vegetables
that go into all of our products.
Based
in West Dorset, although producing and selling in Buckinghamshire as
well, we try to utilise as many local resources as possible as well as
taking advantage of some more 'exotic' flavours and ingredients. We use
many home grown ingredients from our own garden near Dorchester but
also raid the gardens of our family and friends in Dorset and
Buckinghamshire (Chalfont St Peter) to include as much organic and home
grown produce as possible.
We currently use the following home grown, locally grown or foraged
ingredients:
Blackcurrants
Blackberries
Bramley apples
Plums
Figs
Gooseberries
Elderflowers
Strawberries |
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Blueberries
Kiwis
Butternut squash
Scotch bonnet chillies
Pumpkins
Dorset Naga chillies
Quince |
We
are a strictly family run business with Dad doing all the cooking, Mum
helping to make everything look gorgeous, our 4 year old son being
‘Chief Taster’ and our 10 months old daughter trying to distract us as
much as possible!! We even have Nana providing 'free labour' at a lot
of our events and Grandad working as our in-house IT
Technician/Consultant.
We love trying new ideas and flavour
combinations and this means our range seems to ever expand. There are
many firm favourites which we continue to make regularly but a lot of
our preserves are only available at certain times of year according to
seasonality.
