By Eleanor Wilson
Berwick locals braved the wintry elements on Friday evening, 31 March, to welcome the Easter season at Akoonah Park’s Easter Night Market.
Winter coats on and umbrellas in hand, locals explored dozens of stalls, offering local handmade products, knick knacks and local produce.
But many market-goers turned to the selection of delicious food options to warm themselves up.
Warm Dutch pancakes, Cambodian meat skewers, churros, pasta and souvlaki were just a few of the menu items on offer.
Sheltered under one of the park’s sheds, Jam Ladies stall founder Sharyn Pender said has been expanding her selection of relishes, chutneys, jams and preserves for 47 years.
She said the key to a good jam is good quality ingredients.
“I only use the best produce, If I wouldn’t eat the fruit in its natural form, I’m not putting it in my jam,” she said.
Fellow stall holder Marianna Delray formed her pet apparel and accessory brand, Queenie’s Pawprints in 2019, hand making all of the pieces at home.
A core part of her business ethos involves donating extra proceeds to local pet rescue services.
Mum’s Baklava founder Michelle encourages her customers to “enjoy the crunch” of her homemade baklava – which comes in original, chocolate, peanut butter and Turkish delight varieties.
The recipe for the crisp, sweet dessert was passed down to her mother by a former coworker, when she worked in the Middle East.
