AN artisanal condiments brand is teaming up with Sherston Primary School in a bid to educate children about cooking and preserving British grown produce.

Tracklements are asking the students at the school to collect crabapples, before teaching them how to turn the bitter fruits into a sweet crabapple jelly.

A store cupboard essential, crabapples grow in British hedgerows across the country in abundance and are heavily dependent on British weather for growth.

Tracklements hopes this will show pupils how fruit that would otherwise go to waste can be transformed into a mouth-watering accompaniment for roast pork.

Managing director of Tracklements, Guy Tullberg, said: “There was a time in Britain when we used everything our glorious countryside had to offer, whether eaten fresh, baked in a pie or preserved. We have teamed up with Sherston Primary School to bring back the origins of preserving foods – which is exactly what Tracklements is all about. We are fortunate to have an array of fruit growing in our countryside and in making Crabapple Jelly the children will learn how, with time and care, we can make the most of foraged fruit, teaching them about the provenance of their food.”

The school is able to donate 25p from each jar sold to donate to a charity of their choice, and 50p from each kilo of apples picked by the children will be donated to the school.