Working in retail; Sparking a love of nature; Women’s innovation in tech; Women and underpaid state pensions, Evil women
Women and retail; Sparking a love of nature; Women in tech
Non-essential shops reopened in England this week after the second Lockdown - thousands of jobs now hang in the balance. We hear from Joanne Cairns, deputy head of research at USDAW and Catherine Shuttleworth, retail analyst.
The Woman’s Hour Power List recognises the work of 30 inspiring women who are making a positive contribution to the environment and the sustainability of our planet. Beccy Speight, CEO of the RSPB which is the UK’s largest conservation charity and Miranda Lowe, Curator at the Natural History Museum in London talk about their work to spark our interest in the environment and nature.
Two of this year’s TechWomen100 Award winners June Angelides MBE and Rav Bumbra on how to encourage more women and girls to work in the tech industries.
Many women have been underpaid state pension. Steve Webb, partner at Lane, Clark and Peacock and Jasmine Birtles financial expert and director of MoneyMagpie explain.
What makes an evil woman. We hear from Professor of History at Birkbeck and Rhetoric Professor at Gresham College talks about her interest in evil women.
Festive Drinks. Sandra Lawrence from The Cocktail Lovers magazine talks about classic cocktails.
Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Paula McFarlane
Editor: Dianne McGregor
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Hot Spiced Apple recipe
Apples and spices are a match made in taste heaven – perfect if you’re not drinking alcohol but still want a hit of something warming and interesting in the taste department. You don’t have to be too precise with this recipe – start with a cup of apple juice for one to two serves and scale up to a litre or so if you’re entertaining or for decanting into a flask for social distanced al fresco meet-ups.
Apple
juice or apple cider
Orange slices
Lemon slices
A selection of spices such
as:
Cinnamon stick
Allspice berries
Star anise
Grated/ground nutmeg
3 cloves
Demerara sugar or honey to taste
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 5-10 minutes until all of
the flavours have infused. Add sugar or honey to taste. Pour into heat-proof
mugs and garnish with orange peel and cinnamon stick or star anise. Alternatively,
decant into a flask to warm you up during winter walks.
If
you have any left over, this can be stored in the fridge for up to four days.
Serve cold.
For an alcoholic version, add brandy or bourbon.
TCL Mulled Fizz Â
For the taste of mulled wine without the cloying sweetness, this Christmas special combines, spiced rum, clementine juice, port, sparkling wine and wraps them all up in winter warming spices. Make the spiced syrup ahead and store in the fridge and use as needed.
35ml
spiced rum
30ml spiced syrup*
20ml freshly squeezed clementine juice
15ml port
40ml sparkling wine
Method:
First make the spiced syrup*. Next add all the ingredients except the sparkling
wine into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 10-15 seconds or until
the outside of the shaker becomes frosted. Double strain into a chilled
champagne flute then top up with the sparkling wine. Garnish with an orange
twist (or edible gold leaf if you’re feeling fancy!) and serve.
Spiced syrup:
50ml caster sugar
50ml water
1 cinnamon stick
½ grated nutmeg
2 cloves
1 split vanilla pod
Method:
Warm ingredients together gently for three to four minutes, stirring
occasionally. Leave to cool for 10 minutes or so, then strain off into a jar.
Snowball
Light, frothy, creamy and low abv to boot, this retro guilty pleasure is sure to bring on the smiles. Want more of a kick? No problem. Just add some brandy into the mix.
50ml
Warninks Advocaat
25-35ml lime cordial or fresh lime juice
25 ml brandy (optional)
Lemonade
Cocktail cherry to garnish
Method:
Shake Advocaat and lime juice together with ice (add 25ml of brandy for a
boozier version). Strain into a Coupe/Martini or Flute glass and top up with
lemonade. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.
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