Pork Pies

Rodney makes sausages and pork pies every Monday, ready for the Tuesday Ellesmere Market held in the Market Hall on Scotland Street in Ellesmere’s Town Centre.

Rodney also makes pies on some Wednesdays and Thursdays – for the Farmers Market in The Square in Shrewsbury on the 1st Friday of the month; and, on the last Friday of the month, he attends the Oswestry Farmers Market situated on Bailey Street in Oswestry.

If you wish to pre-order pies before your stay please call Rodney on 07814 889421.

There are several pork pie varieties to choose from: The Classic Ellesmere Pork Pie, Shropshire Blue Pork Pie, Apricot Pork Pie, Wholegrain Mustard Pork Pie, Black Pudding Pork Pie, Ploughman’s Pork Pie, Cheesey Top Pork Pie, Pork and Apple Pork Pie, Caramelised Red Onion Pork Pie.

Our 100-year-old secret

For many years Rodney Stokes had the butchers premises in Ellesmere, in the year 2000 he converted farm buildings at Mereside Farm into a manufacturing unit and expanding the business by creating a range of gourmet pork pies.

The Ellesmere Sausage & Pork Pie recipes were handed to Stokes’ Butchers by the Haywards who originally held the famous recipes.

It’s all in the mix

We make our pies in small batches of no more than 25, ensuring attention to detail and quality control, whilst all the ingredients are freshly weighed for every batch.

Our special recipe filling is mixed by hand, as is the hot water pastry which is made with just flour, lard, margarine and a little salt mixed with hot water. Just how you would make it at home.

Hand-stamped and sealed

Using traditional equipment operated by hand, the original ‘Little Champion’ pie stamper is used to press individual tins with the pastry.

Pastry lids are stamped on to the pies and egg-washed.