Come rain or shine; for the sunshine after the rain & the calm before the storm

We don't believe in fair weather friends, we believe in those that stand by you no matter what life chucks at you. You can understand then how much we love this completely non fickle dual purpose Edwardian style parasol. It will shade you from the sun, and being 100% treated cotton will shelter you from showers too. Also available in cream.

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It's A Sizzler - Roullier White's So Simple Vegetable Sizzler Recipe

Roullier White's So Simple Vegetable Sizzler Recipe.

This vegetable dish is a favourite of mine whilst travelling in India. It is delicious in the summer especially eatten outside as the sun is going down. The spectacle of the Sizzlers sizzling as you bring them to the table will thrill your guests.

There are many much more complicated versions of this recipe, however, I have parred it down after experimenting at home. This one works really well, is very quick and easy and everyone adores it.

In a hot oven preheat your Roullier White's Lodge Logic individual cast iron skillets with a little butter in the bottom of each. The oven should be on around 200° and they will probably need to be in for about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile take a selection of seasonal vegetables and chop in bite size chunks. Remember to cut harder vegetables that take longer to cook into smaller pieces than softer ones.

Take a tablespoon of your favourite curry paste and dilute with a little melted butter. Brush the vegetables with the curry paste solution and spoon into the individual cast iron skillets. Beware as they may well spit so stand well back.

Put the skillets back into the oven until the vegetables start to char slightly.

Remove and serve immediately, serving each guest their own individual Sizzler skillet.

Before you take them to the table dowse each one with a little more melted butter for that breath taking sizzling effect.

Roullier White Iced Tea

Roullier White Iced Tea Recipe
Place 4 organic white tea bags in your Bodum ice tea maker pour over water that has cooled for a couple of minutes after boiling.

At this stage you could add sugar, but we find it more refreshing without.

Allow to steep until the cold, remove bags and chill.

Serve with ice, mint and wedges of lemon or lime.

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Mrs White - taking the headache out of doing the laundry

As mentioned previously by us the biggest 'undeclared' additives in household cleaning agents are 'fragrances.' The manufacturer is obliged to list only the inclusion of 'fragrances' on the product packaging and with these use of clever marketing can imply that these 'fragrances' are natural, derived from plants or flowers. In fact, one fragrance can contain over 600 petrochemicals. These chemicals can have many serious side effects including eczema, headaches and migraines. No other products are fragrance d more highly than commercially produced laundry products. The reason why these products are so heavily scented? Fresh smelling washing? No. To mask the pungent chemicals that are used.

The chemicals and toxins in laundry products have considerably more opportunities to be absorbed by our bodies than most other household cleaning agents, most of which, however, have equally sinister contents. During use they often come into direct contact with the skin and are immediately absorbed, they also become airborne and are easily inhaled and residues from laundry products remain on clothing and linens after washing which are then absorbed by the skin. Moreover layering of chemicals from various products can create very harmful compounds – the addition of chlorine in many washing detergents can react with ammonia, also present in many cleaners, to create a lung damaging noxious gas.

Phthalates, used to lengthen the duration of a scent, are hormone disruptors and the reason why fish change sex. And there is even more bad news for the fish. Phosphates are used to remove hard-water minerals and to stop dirt from settling back onto clothes during a wash. When released into the environment phosphates stimulate the growth of certain marine plants which in turn stifle other marine life. You will have seen the dense green plant matter on the top of ponds. Detergents also often contain phosphorous to create the illusion of whiter than white whites. Phosphorous is also dangerous to marine life.

Ethylene-diamino-tetra-acetate or EDTA is a class of compounds used as an alternative to phosphates to reduce mineral hardness in water, prevent bleaching agents from becoming active and as a foaming stabilizer. EDTA does not biodegrade and can re-dissolve toxic heavy metals in the environment, allowing them to re-enter the food chain.

Detergents can also contain alkylphenols which can affect fertility, damage the immune system and increase likelihood of genetic abnormalities during pregnancy.

In 2004 cleaning products were tested on 272 animals.

Most fabric softeners contain formaldehyde, embalming fluid, which can cause headaches, heart palpitations, depression, insomnia, asthma, dermatitis and lung damage.

If all that was not enough have you ever wondered why your fluffy towels been dense and matted after a only a few washes? That is because a key ingredient in fabric conditioners and softeners is beef fat. Not that Comforting is it?

Mrs White's complete people, pet and planet friendly home laundry kit is just £60.00 (£64.70 when purchased separately) contains:
Laundry Maid – All Purpose Machine Wash 1 litre £10.95
Mrs White's Old Lace – Fabric Softener for Delicates & Intimates 1 litre £10.95
Mrs White's Soft As Snow – Fabric Softener for Wools & Knits 1 litre £10.95
Mrs White's Woolly Answer – Handwash for Wool and Cashmere 500 ml £10.95
Mrs White's Gossamer Wash – Handwash for Delicates & Intimates 500 ml £10.95
Mrs White's Linen Spray – Conditioning Ironing Spray 500 ml £9.95

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Suné Connell makes delicious & nutritious Vietnamese Spring Rolls - perfect summer fayre

Nutrition Redefined

Cool down in a deliciously cool bath of Mitchell & Peach soothing bath products

The perfect antidote to stifling summer nights; 

a pre-bed cool bath in the soothing bath oil from Mitchell & Peach. The English grown lavender will help you sleep too. 

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125 Lordship Lane

East Dulwich

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Dying to get you windows clean? The real dangers of commercially produced window and glass cleaners

As I was cleaning the glass in my front door yesterday afternoon with Mrs White's Miraculous Glass Cleaner – Let the Light Shine Through! - spraying away I was pleasantly showered in the face by our lovely citrus blend. At the same time I was struck with a notion. What could I be breathing in if I was not using one of Roullier White's all natural Mrs White's people, pet and planet friendly cleaners but one of those nasty toxic ones from the commercial giants?

It is likely that the window cleaner or glass cleaner you are liberally spraying around your home contains at least one, or if not more, of the following poisons; ammonia, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and methanol.

Ammonia is a skin and eye irritant which can cause chemical burns. Ethanol is a skin and eye irritant which will cause nausea and vomiting. Isopropyl alcohol is twice as toxic as ethanol and is an active ingredient in antifreeze. However the real killer is methanol, it attacks the nervous system; ingestion of as little as 10 ml can cause blindness and a 100 ml dose is fatal in an adult. Methanol is the main component of methylated spirits.

About 30% of all admissions to hospital of children under the age of 15 are caused by accidental poisoning by household products.

Mrs White's Aroomatics™

We all want our homes to smell fragrant, but at what cost? Did you realise the air that you are breathing could be poisoning you? What you probably do not know (because the information which is provided is misleading) is that most home fragrances are not derived from plants and flowers but from petrochemicals. Whilst a label might simply say a product contains "fragrance," that fragrance can contain over six-hundred synthetic petrochemicals.

Mrs White's people, pet and planet friendly Aroomatics™ range of room and fabric fragrances uses only the finest aromatherapy grade essentials oils, there are absolutely no nasty chemicals in them whatsoever.

Pin Provençal; the fresh and fragrant scent of the cypress pine trees of the South of France. A wonderfully woody aroma with a tangy citrus base note and a touch of ozone. Like a stroll along the wooded Calanques of Cassis.

Rose Arbour; when my parents were courting, couples would stroll around the parks on Sunday afternoons. The most romantic spot in their local Peckham Rye Park was the Sexby Rose Garden, with its dense covered walkways of rose arbours it was a popular spot for young couples. Years late my mother would take me to the Rose Garden, the scent of the roses was intoxicating, we would collect the fallen petals and later use them to make rose water. I wanted to create a fragrance that reminded me of those endless, childhood, English summers.

Citrus Grove; my dear friend Emma Corcoran spent several summers living in Paleochora; a fishing village in the South West of Crete. I would visit her and we would escape the midday sun in the cool citrus groves which surrounded the house she was renting. The zesty aromas would engulfed us; ripe oranges, lemons and limes mixing with more earthy fallen fruits and herbs such as sage, rosemary and thyme. This uplifting fragrance is the perfect Mediterranean antidote to a dull Northern European day.

Grapefruit & Lime; we wanted to create a clean, simple and fresh fragrance that was instantly uplifting and can be used in any room in the house. It is perfect for neutralising cooking smells, instantly removing lingering odours such as fish. The tangy, invigorating Grapefruit and Lime are lifted by a slight fruity sweetness. When we spray it in the shop customers always emit a gasp, this is a truly distinctive and cooling fragrance, perfect also for spraying on your sheets and pillowcases on a hot summer's night.

À La Lavende; our lavender blend uses only essential oils from the finest flower crops to create a crisp lavender aroma which is instantly recognisable. Much more modern than more powdery, traditional lavenders, Mrs White's À La Lavande mixes flowers from the rolling hills of Provence, sun drenched Spain, verdant Tuscany and even home grown lavender from the Garden of England.

Cedar Closet; when I first went to stay with my friend Matthew in the Hamptons the first thing to strike me after the enormity of the guest walk-in closet was its powerful cedar aroma which would penetrate the towels bath robes. We have blended the finest cedar oils in a secret, all natural formula to recreate that wonderful, warm and woody fragrance. Cedar has the added benefit of being a strong natural moth repellent.

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My big low-fat Greek salad

I first had this salad years ago in a Greek restaurant in New York. It struck me as slightly odd as I was ordering it but it was delicious and later walking the streets and seeing all the masses of chilled watermelons outside the delis it made perfect sense.

This is the perfect refreshing summer dish and is ready in minutes. Apart from the feta (40% fat) and the drizzle of healthy olive oil this dish has zero fat.

Take lots of cubed chilled watermelon, add red onion and pitted Kalamata olives, crumble over some feta cheese. For extra freshness I sprinkle with fresh mint and oregano and drizzle with olive oil.

You can add cucumber but I think the watermelon is a great substitute for both the tomato and cucumber.

To pit your olives, or cherries, use one of the amazing Olive Pitters by Oxo GoodGrips.

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East Dulwich
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Beurrier - French style glass butter dish

As the butter versus margarine argument continues to rage, I know what I would be rather spreading on my toast. Delicious organic butter or a synthetic spread that is apparently only one molecule away from plastic? Umm.

There is the famous fly test, which I have yet to try, if any of you have please let me know. Apparently an open tub of margarine left in the garden will be completely ignored by flies! Although a low fat margarine may be better if you are watching your fat intake read very carefully the type of fats that the spread contains.

As for me there is nothing worst that waking up the the taste for a slice of delicious brown toast and finding the butter has all but gone. Glass butter dishes are the perfect solution but actually hard to come by, we sourced this dish for a French customer who was unable to find one in France. Beurriers to Bordeaux? Beats taking coals to Newcastle n'est-ce pas?

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Our gorgeous customers

We receive so my lovely thank you notes from our gorgeous customers, thanking us for for our personal service and attention. It is all too easy to become blazé. This letter, however, which arrived today from Italy totally took our breath away.

Emma, Lorenzo and Grandma sent us an envelope full of 'love, smiles and a twinkling of enchantment.' Complete with a pressed posy of herb's from Emma's Italian garden.

Follow Roullier White on Twitter

Click here to follow us on Twitter and you could win a 30 ml bottle of Creed Fine Fragrance value £75.

Every week we select, at random, one of our Twitter followers to win a bottle of wonderful Creed Fragrance. You decide which Creed fragrance you would like from our selection of bestsellers, chose for yourself or as a gift for a friend.

Follow Roullier White on Twitter and be sent daily one sentence menu ideas, suggestions for super suppers meaning you will never be stuck for inspiration whilst food shopping again.

Monday: peppered smoked mackerel salad with watercress, fresh orange, red onion and orange & lemon vinaigrette with chilled Muscadet sur Lie.
Sunday: chicken breasts roasted over lemon wedges, thyme, Charlotte potatoes & baby carrots with grilled asparagus & a dry Riesling.
Saturday: sautéed diver scallops on a bed of peas puréed with a little butter topped with crumbled crispy smoky bacon & chilled Sancerre.
Friday: grilled lamb tenderloin, roasted yellow & red tomatoes with rosemary & sea salt, mange touttt & a bottle of Cune Rioja Reserva 2004.
Thursday: flake pan-fried tuna into steaming spaghetti scatter with rocket add olive oil & lemon juice dust with crushed dried chilli.
Wednesday: pear, endive, walnut and Gorgonzola salad with lime vinaigrette (1 part lime juice to 3 parts olive oil) & wholemeal croutons.
Tuesday: strawberries & spinach salad with raspberry vinaigrette topped off with warm grilled goats cheese on crusty toast.

Last minute Father's Day gifts?

Roullier White is open today (Father's Day) in East Dulwich from 10.30 am until 5 pm.

Roullier White, 125 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London SE22 8HU.

A delicious dinner for dad

Nothing could be quicker, more simple or more delicious than this classic scallop dish.
In a hot pan brown some smoky bacon until crispy, remove and set aside. In the meat juices quickly sear some fresh diver scallops until golden brown on each side.
In a blender blitz some cooked peas with a little butter.
Spoon some pea purée onto each plate top with a few scallops and crumble over some crispy bacon.
Serve with very chilled Sancerre.
If you need last minute Father's day gifts in East Dulwich we are open on Sunday, Father's Day, from 10.30 am until 5pm
Roullier White, 125 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London SE22 8HU

10 Corso Como - the perfect gift for Fathers Day

Carla Sozzani, the former editor of Italian Vogue and Elle magazine, is the brains behind 10 Corso Como, widely recognized as the world's first concept store.

10 Corso Como opened in 1990 in an old garage space tucked inside a beautiful courtyard, away from the traffic and chaos of surrounding Milan; a cultural and sensory oasis.

10 Corso Como is a fusion of a photography and art gallery, a book and music shop, a design store, a bar, a garden, a café and a restaurant.

“Corso Como 10, is a reason in itself to visit Milan"

10 Corso Como, the fragrance is equally as provocative and seductive as the store..

Top notes of rose and geranium blend with base notes of musk and sandalwood. Whilst at its heart is a woody combination of vetiver and “ood-wood”, a native of the forests of Borneo and so precious that the sap of this tree is offered to the Gods.

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What we are listening to in our lovely store

Best of all for festivals - state of the art folding picnic table and chairs

Gearing up for the festivals? Forget the soggy bum and the ants in the pants. Invest in Roullier White's lightweight and compact folding picnic table for four. Order today and get it tomorrow (Monday to Fridays).

If you favour a more sombre affair, you are still not safe. If assembling a deck chair at Henley ends up rocking the boat. If your soggy picnic blanket has been striking a bum note at Glyndebourne. If come the National Hunt true to form, your picnic table falls at the first hurdle don’t worry Roullier White is sending in the cavalry.

Campaign furniture was first introduced in the 18th century, to provide British officers fighting campaigns abroad with some of the home comforts they would miss whilst spending months under canvas.

Applying the original principle that, for ease of transport, items should fold down as compactly as possible and applying modern technology and materials, this summer, Roullier White launches CF21; which will change the way we picnic.

Constructed from lightweight aluminium, which has been anodised to protect against corrosion, the CF21 furniture set folds-down into a case which, when opened- out, forms the tabletop. The table has four integral stools, which flip out in one sleek action.

Ideal for picnics – fitting easily into any boot - and much more stylish than horrid plastic furniture; expect to see CF21 gracing the Season’s outdoor events.

In addition CF21 is the perfect furniture for small gardens and terraces as it can be assembled in 60 seconds then stored, in pristine condition, until needed.

Opened the whole assembly measures 63x33", height 29", with the seats at 16".
Folded case measures 33x20x4",
Weight 26-lb.

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Go on make his day! Father's Day made easy

By far the best way to celebrate Father’s day is with a Barbeque. It couldn’t be more perfect. The kids can help with the preparation, the big kid can do the grilling and mum can sit under a tree with a glass of Sancerre. 

What is more if you plan it properly you won’t even have to do any washing up. Organic bottled St Peter's Beer, free from hangover inducing additives, will save you banging on Pete's pearly gates to be let in the morning after. Bottled beers also save on soap suds; the rinsed empties can go straight into the recycling. Serve food you can cook and eat on a wooden  screwer.

A wonderful, cheap and effective way to add more patio seating is to buy a whole load of these funky bags you can find in most hardware stores and stuff them with foam rubber or those Quaver type things that flood your kitchen every time you open a mail order package. At last! A use for them! Voilà you have an instant floor cushion that wipes clean and even comes with a handy handle! I do this at home but rather than invest in foam rubber – and we reuse all our Quavers irritating our mail order customers - my friends loll around on my winter woollies! They go back under the bed afterwards. Incidentally this is a top tip if you suffer from moths the zip up bags are moth-proof especially if you include a few of Mrs White’s all natural Moth Off sachets.

If your party is going to go on past the bairns’ bedtime then you will have to think about some outdoor lighting. A simple and romantic way to cast some light on the subject is to simply save your old jam jars and string them from trees and bushes lit from votive candles 

No garden party would be complete without bunting and as it is Father’s Day it is time to hang out the flags. I love vintage style bunting from The Garden Trading Company, which does a good boyish blue one.

Bangers and burgers may be the staple of most BBQs but you are better off with some thin cuts of meat which will cook all the way through. If you are doing drumsticks it is a good idea to microwave them first so they are cooked on the inside. Duck legs are delicious barbequed, especially if you marinade them over night in the fridge in orange juice and toss orange peel onto the coals. 

Another absolute winner is corn on the cob grilled in its leafy husk. Soak the corn in water for a few hours, shake and place on the grill for around 10 minutes. The leaves will start to char but don’t worry inside the corn will be steaming and will be so sweet and tender you won’t need any butter. Also the husk peels back to create a convenient handle. Even less washing up! 

Shucked oysters barbeque well, cook them in the half shell and throw some lemon peel on the flames. 

For pudding some cubed fruit on a skewer coated with a sugary, syrupy liqueur such as Amaretto, grilled on the barbeque until they start to caramelise. 

Keep bugs at bay with one of Mrs White's Wonderful Travelling Light Anti Bug Scented Candles. 

The Citronella based candles are perfect for urban patios but beware if you are picnicking in the Rockies this Father's Day, Citronella attracts bears. 

'Dad where are you!'

A version of this article originally appeared in the SE Magazines Group of Magazines www.semagazines.co.uk

Pop along to or East Dulwich store to see all our marvellous gifts for Father's Day

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125 Lordship Lane

East Dulwich

London SE22 8HU

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Mrs White's Travelling Light - scented candle to help ease the effects of jet lag & anxiety

Mrs White's Travelling Light - scented candle to help ease the effects of jet lag & anxiety 100 gm

Mrs White's Travelling Light candle's secret blend of essential oils aids sleep, counters the effects of jet lag and allows you to wake feeling fully refreshed and restored. Contents include; Bergamot, Rose Geranium & Vetivert.

Our mother used to spray 4711 on mine and my sister’s pillows as children. On the rare occasions that we would have to stay away from home, always at our grandparents, my Granny would dab the same scent on our bedding.

Years later I mentioned this to my mum, saying it was odd that both she and her mother-in-law wore the same fragrance. “Don’t be silly dear,’ she replied, ‘Gran would never wear Eau de Cologne, we did that so you and your sister would feel at home.’

This is the premise behind Mrs White’s Travelling Light Candle, It is all you need to make you feel at home wherever you are in the world. Anxious travellers can burn it at home before a trip and create that familial feel when away from home.

Mrs White’s Travelling Light

- Comfort in a Jar -

£12.95 100 gms

• Hand poured in England using soy wax certified free from genetically modified ingredients, herbicides & pesticides.
  
• Burns evenly without tunnelling.
  
• Finest aromatherapy grade essential oils
  
• Soy wax has a longer burn time with a cleaner flame
  

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Mrs White's Moth Off - wave goodbye to troublesome moths

Mrs White’s Moth Off: wave goodbye to troublesome moths with this pack of five herbal anti-moth sachets.  

Handmade from recycled sarees by a Fair-trade co-operative in India, and filled with Mrs White's special blend of naturally moth-repellent woods and herbs. 

Mrs White's Moth Off is fantastic at keeping your home moth and chemical free. It's better than balls! 

There is no more elegant - or sinus-friendly - way of protecting your precious blankets and sweaters from the depredations of our tiny, winged, devil-spawn friends.

Each £15 box contains five sachets in assorted fabrics.

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A day trip back in time

The May Bank holidays always reminds me of the family days out of my childhood. My Dad cracking hardboiled eggs on the dashboard of the Anglia; my sister and I, shivering from the sea, sitting on a cooler box the size of a bank safe tucking into ham and sand sandwiches. The orange squash, fruit juice had yet to be discovered, the Tupperware tainted salads.

It was the age of Tupperware; when future archaeologists try to excavate our past they will first have to break through the hermetically sealed plastic seam of the seventies. Each upstanding piece of porcelain in our house had its own portable, plastic nemesis.

Whilst some 70s parents where chucking their car keys into the middle of the room, mine had thrown their whole lot in with Tupperware INC. Beakers, bowls, mugs and jugs; the boot of the Anglia was full of it. My favourite was the infamous ‘Slim Jim’, a hybrid of a container which went everywhere with us. As it bore no relation to any other product in existence we always referred to it by its marketing-moniker “Slim Jim’. I like to think that somewhere, in retirement, a former Tupperware executive is lamenting his forgotten finest-hour, wondering why the world has forsaken the ‘Slim Jim’. If it is any consolation Jim Senior your ‘Slim Jim’ is doing fine in my Dad’s shed where it is an effective rodent-proof receptacle for birdseed. Completely un-biodegradable, future experts on the Antiques Road Show will undoubtedly ponder its purpose; confusingly it will still smell of orange squash and creosote.

My mother would spend every picnic endlessly rotating boxes of Tupperware between beach bags and the cooler box, fitting one box inside the other as the contents were gradually consumed, until the final piece of the puzzle would fit into place and the last lid would snap shut. It was like watching a five-hour episode of the Krypton Factor.

These days rather than being up all night we buy freshly prepared foods locally. I pack a few plates, a breadboard and our Batard folding picnic knife from the shop and we are quite literally on our way! Always pack some decent wine glasses wrapped in napkins, if you break them so what? Wine from plastic is terrible and paper ones quickly turn soggy.

One tip here if you are intent on being the designated drinker then greet your travelling companions at the door with the offer of a Mimosa. It doesn’t matter if you have had any alcohol or not, just the sight of you with an empty champagne flute will excuse you from all driving duties for the whole day!

Parents of teenage children should remember you have a one-year window of opportunity, during which they are old enough to drive but too young to drink. Use this time wisely, not forgetting the year ends with their 18th celebrations, so it comes with built-in bargaining power!

We’ll see you on the prom! Make mine a Ninety-nine!

First published in the May 2009 issue of SE22 Magazine

www.semagazines.co.uk

Mrs White - it will be all white on the night

Hosting a dinner party? Then don't forget your most important guest; Mrs White.

Top of your list should be Mrs White's 'The Kitchen Sink', Mrs White's all purpose cleaner and cleanser.

Roullier White's Mrs White's handmade, all natural, household cleaning products will whizz through your preparation grime and have your kitchen and home sparkling and smelling as you would want it to when you welcome your guests.

Mrs White’s completely natural cleaning products contain absolutely no harsh or harmful chemicals. Based on traditional recipes handed down through our family each product has been carefully researched ensuring it does exactly what it says on the bottle.

The unique blend of natural ingredients, and highest-grade essential oils, will leave your home and your conscience squeaky clean; effectively eliminating all germs and bacteria with no nasty residue, you could eat off Mrs White’s floors and doors!

Fragrance: Fauna

Contains:

Eucalyptus; a very powerful antiseptic, which brings a natural breath of fresh air to any room.

Lemongrass; believed to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, the natural insect repellent is also said to help aid exhaustion.

Directions:

Shake well, spray directly onto the surfaces and wash with a sponge or cloth and clean hot water. Wipe with a dry cloth for extra Mrs White sparkle.

We know you will enjoy using Mrs White’s products as much as we do, each item is carefully blended by hand in small batches.

Mrs White’s pet, people and planet friendly products are handmade with love in the English countryside.

Mrs White’s glorious blend of fragrances will lift your spirits, making light of every chore and turning it into a joy.

Vegetarian Society approved

- No animal testing

- No parabens, petrochemical or phosphates

- No Sodium Lauryl Sulphate

- No synthetic colours or fragrances

- No synthetic additives

- No bulking agents or

- No chemicals

Use sparingly; a little Mrs White goes a long way.

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Mrs White's Unstung Hero - natural spray mosquito repelling Eau de Cologne

Along with the summer sun comes the nasty bugs that bite. Most popular and effective insect repellent sprays contain terribly toxic chemicals and smell awful, enough to repulse even the most ardent admirer as well as the intended pests.

Thank heavens then for Mrs White's Unstung hero; a completely non-toxic anti-mosquito repellent with a revolutionary formula which combines a fragrant, fresh Eau de Cologne and an ingredient that renders you 'invisible' to mosquitoes, black flies, ticks, wasps and bees.

So you smell wonderful, but not quite good enough to eat!

The Eau de Cologne's uplifting lemon tea fragrance is suitable for men and women, with subtle notes of tea infused with fresh citrus. In fact you can wear it as a fragrance without anyone knowing you are wearing anti-mosquito protection and you will be complimented on your cologne!

The 250 ml bottle means there is ample cologne to spritz on bedding and pillows as well as yourself and your clothes, and being non-oily it won't damage them either.

You can easily decant some into an atomiser or smaller bottle, remember the restriction for hand luggage is 100 ml.

This magic formula is completely non-toxic and protects for 4 hrs, although we would reapply every 2 hours to be on the safe side depending on humidity and other conditions.

£15 per 250 ml per bottle.

Free mainland UK shipping on your entire order when you purchase 4 or more bottles, enough for all summer long for you and your friends and family.

May is all about polishing the bannisters.

When life gives you lemons make Limoncello!

Limoncello is one of my all time favourite summer drinks. Nothing rounds of a lazy, summer Sunday lunch with friends better than a glass or two of delicious home made Limoncello.
This recipe is so easy, the only hard part is finding the 95% proof Eau de Vie you need to make it.
Always remember this handy ratio guide;
15 lemons to each litre alcohol
1 kg sugar to each litre of alcohol
2 litres water to each litre alcohol
Scrub your lemons to remove any wax and pesticides, even organ lemons may be waxed and have sealed in pollution.
Peel the 15 lemons and place in a bowl
Pour over the Eau de Vie
Cover with a plate and leave for 4 days
Dissolve the sugar in the water over a gentle flame
Drain the Eau de Vie through a colander into the cooled sugar solution
Bottle, store in a dark place for a few weeks, chill and serve
Enjoy!

Only happy bunnies here at Roullier White

Hop along to Roullier White's East Dulwich store to bag yourself one of these small, but beautifully formed, Liberty print bunnies or click here to buy online.

Roullier White

125 Lordship Lane

East Dulwich

London SE22 8HU

Mown meadow - the uplifting smell of freshly cut grass - in a box

The smell of freshly cut grass is nature’s ‘coffee-is-brewing’ equivalent. An olfactory sign that the dark, dormant days are over; it is time to get-up, put your best foot forward and spring forth into spring. 

As I was prone to allergies as a youngster my father would always mow the lawn as the sun was rising, any stray pollen being damped down by the dew. The cut grass smell would be intoxicating and the whole house would burst with the fresh smell of optimism and energy. 

As a child, lying in bed that last Sunday morning in March, mourning my lost hour prised from the clutches of British Wintertime Time, I would listen to the sounds of the lawn mower being heaved from the cobwebbed confines of the shed for the first time that year. I would know that summer was finally on its way, and bound down the stairs to help; quite literally full of the joys of spring. 

Today, being fortunate enough to live opposite the gorgeous grassy expanses of Peckham Rye Common, my spring wake up call is even more intense. Despite the years that have passed the reaction it triggers is equally profound.

This all-natural True Grace mown-meadow, scented candle - handmade in the English countryside - completely captures that first, bright spring dawn and all the lambent and luminous, light-at-the-end-of the-tunnel emotions it evokes. 

Pop into our East Dulwich Store

Roullier White,

125 Lordship Lane,

East Dulwich,

London Se22 8HU

or buy here online

Mrs White's old fashioned lavender laundry soap

The gentlest traditional wash for delicates, cashmere, silks, vintage textiles and woollens. Perfect for baby clothes and sensitive skins, this lovely 

cold-process soap is made without any petrochemicals or allergenic 'builders'.

Made to a Victorian recipe, it's also a thorough yet gentle wash for very special textiles.

Fragranced with nothing but lavender essential oil, it’s an absolute must for line-driers. We particularly love this for washing vintage silks, since dirt simply leaps out of them – and they regain body and gloss you might have thought was gone forever.

We're now offering these circa 500g hand - cut blocks unpackaged and so considerably more affordable.

Moules for two, stove top moules pan with shell recepticle lid

Prepare your favourite moules recipes on the stove top and then bring directly to the table in these simply wonderful enamel moules pans. The lid doubles up as a receptacle for the empty shells and the dish is deep enough to allow you plenty of dunking with fresh crusty bread.

Perfect for moules for two for two to share, they look lovely placed on your dinner table between diners and make for a really sociable meal. Otherwise, if like us, you really enjoy your mussels they make fantastically smart individual serving dishes. 

High grade enamel; ideal for hob use, oven and dishwasher proof.

Moules à la Normandie

500 gm of mussels

20 cl of double cream

50 cl of sweet cider

1 finely chopped apple

1 finely chopped onion

Flat leaf parsley – roughly chopped

Knob of butter

• Discard any mussels that are open and remove the beards.
  
• Gently fry the onion and apple in butter until the onion is golden and starts to go transparent.
  
• Turn up the heat a little and pour in half of the cider, add the mussels and cover the pan.
  
• Once most of the mussels are open add the rest of the cider and cook for a couple of minutes longer.
  
• Remove the mussels from the pan and place them in the Roullier White Moules Pot and cover.
  
• Add the cream and a little parsley to the cider and reduce until creamy.
  
• Pour the source over the mussels, garnish with parsley and serve.
  

Buy online or pop into our East Dulwich store;

Roullier White,

125 Lordship Lane,

East Dulwich,

London SE22 8HU.

Hot chili prawns - a recipe by Diane Seed

I was given this recipe by my dear friend Diane Seed, who runs a wonderful cookery school in Rome and is the author of the definitive 100 Pasta Sauces. Take 500 gm of freshly peeled and veined prawns and divide into 6 ramekins, add half a clove of chopped garlic to each bowl with some crushed chili, drizzle with some olive oil and leave to marinade for at least two hours. Put into a preheated oven (250c) for 5 minutes. Serve immediately with hunks of brown bread.

Bougies La Française - non-drip dinner candles

The world's only truly no drip domestic candle; made with internal bores to collect the wax.

The first perforated candle was invented in 1900 by the soap manufacturer Fournier-Ferrier and was widely used in France until the advent of cheaper mass produced foreign imports. The unique structure of the perforated candled makes it the world’s truly only non-drip candle. Melting wax, instead of running down the outside of the candle, filters back inside the candle via the bores. Bougies la Française has been manufacturing in France since 1902 making it one of the country’s oldest candle makers. Today Bougies la Française is the last company in the world which is able to produce the remarkable perforated candle; not only being the only company still to have the expertise it also owns the world’s last two surviving machines. 

Each candle burns for 7.5 hours.

Bougies la Française uses identical packaging to its original Art Nouveau designs of the early part of last century.

20 candles 22.5 cm

(Suitable for domestic use. Please be careful to take the usual precautions when buring these candles as in draughts they may drip. Please test if using outside of a normal domestic environment and never burn candles, non drip or not, on costly furniture without some kind of protection.)