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Marmalade raises hundreds for Cumbria flood appeal | Marmalade raises hundreds for Cumbria flood appeal |
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A jar of marmalade has raised hundreds of pounds at auction to help those affected by flooding in Cumbria. | A jar of marmalade has raised hundreds of pounds at auction to help those affected by flooding in Cumbria. |
The Fine Cut Seville Orange marmalade was made by chefs at Sharrow Bay Hotel in Ullswater. | The Fine Cut Seville Orange marmalade was made by chefs at Sharrow Bay Hotel in Ullswater. |
Laced with Louis Marcellin 1967 Armagnac and garnished with gold leaf flakes, the chefs wanted to produce the "world's most expensive" marmalade. | Laced with Louis Marcellin 1967 Armagnac and garnished with gold leaf flakes, the chefs wanted to produce the "world's most expensive" marmalade. |
The £385 raised in the eBay auction will go to the Cumbria Flood Appeal which was set up in December. | The £385 raised in the eBay auction will go to the Cumbria Flood Appeal which was set up in December. |
The Cumbria Community Foundation established the appeal, which has raised nearly £6m, to help people in the county in the wake of Storm Desmond. | The Cumbria Community Foundation established the appeal, which has raised nearly £6m, to help people in the county in the wake of Storm Desmond. |
The hotel's marketing manager Heather James said: "We were in the office thinking about what we could do for a special edition marmalade, and it was a bit of a joke when it first set off, but we started thinking how about we make it the most expensive one? | |
"So we looked into what we could find to make it the most expensive one, and it grew from there." | "So we looked into what we could find to make it the most expensive one, and it grew from there." |
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