THE apple blossom is in full bloom in the orchard this week with the promise of a bumper harvest provided we don’t get a random frost within the next few weeks.

WEST Cork food producer Caherbeg Free Range Pork has just won a highly respected French award for its Rosscarbery Recipes White Pudding range.

Pocket Sized Meal Perker Uppers: Look out for Yasmin Hyde’s new brain-wave; tiny pots of Ballymaloe country relishes. 021-4384810.