Pie maker to Prince Charles marks 150 years of business

A family owned butchers, best known for their handmade pork pies of which Prince Charles is a fan, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.

Appleton’s Butchers, which recently opened a shop in central York, also has shops in Ripon, Boroughbridge and Wetherby, and has created a one of a kind celebration pie using York Ham and rose veal.

Established in Ripon in 1867, last year Appleton’s opened a shop in York, returning a traditional pork butcher to the city walls for the first time in years.

Since opening, the family behind Appleton’s now rear their own Yorkshire pigs on their farm and have produced their first home reared York Ham which is dry salted in two stages and air dried for two months before being cooked.

Owner Anthony Sterne said: “Reaching our 150th anniversary is a very proud moment for Appleton’s. Despite the sad decline of many butcher’s shops in Britain in the past few years, we are lucky to be supported by fantastic loyal customers, who come to Appleton’s for high welfare local meat, prepared with care and great service.

“We have created the anniversary pie using a recipe resurrected from the Appleton’s vaults, and we hope many of our customers will join in our celebrations and try it.”