Bacon:
    Parshalls Farm (01460 54878) www.bringing-home-the-bacon.co.uk
      their traditional cure green streaky is the best we've tasted.
    and "Proper Pork" C & F Wakeham, Colston Farm, Buckfastleigh (01364 643 836)
      their dry cure bacon is superb and the only dry cure we've really enjoyed.

Beef:
    Mr Nick Strange, Beech Hayes Farm, Churchinford, Taunton (01823 601 565)
      superb Aberdeen Angus at sensible prices.

Bread:
   Common Loaf Bakery, Stentwood Farm, Dunkeswell, Devon EX14 4RW
      www.commonloaf.com (01823 681 213)
      rustic bread, full of flavour, we really enjoy the Campagne loaf.
  also Emmas Bread, near Exeter (01392 490 009) www.emmasbread.co.uk 
      very fine bread, particularly the Spelt flour wholemeal and the walnut bread.

Chocolates:
    Carlo Melchior at South Molton, the very finest hand made chocolates
      www.melchiorchocolates.co.uk, he supplies Fortnum & Mason.

Clotted cream, thick double cream and butter:
    Mrs L Houlford, Church Farm, Bittadon EX31 4HJ (01271 850 320)
      really fine, delicious and clean tasting.

Cheese:
    Duckett's Caerphilly, the well rinded slightly sagging version matured for a few
      months, made by Jemima Cordle at Westcombe near Shepton Mallet.
    Double Gloucester from Smarts, Oldley Court, Chapel Lane, Birdwood, Churcham,
      Glos GL2 8AR (01452 750 225), hand-made, intense flavour, sensational!
    Curworthy real Devon farmhouse cheeses. www.curworthycheese.co.uk
      Rachel Stephens (01837 810 587), Jacobstowe, Okehampton EX20 3PZ.
    Soft fresh goats cheese, with unpasteurised milk from free range goats:
      Oakdown Farm, Trusham, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 0NS (01647 253 021)

Christmas cake:
    Richard at Puddings & Pies Ltd, 3 Hyle Farm, Sherborne (01935 817 373)
      his 1.5 kilo Christmas cake at £12.50 is absolutely delicious and excellent
      value, we eat one (or two) every year.

Christmas pudding:
    Plum Duff & Stuff, plumduffandstuff@tiscali.co.uk
      hand made in Somerset from the finest ingredients.

Patisserie Express:
    www.patisserieexpress.com a wide range of gateaux, desserts, savoury pies etc
    of the finest quality, and they will deliver to you.

Eggs:
    www.bowdenfarmorganics.co.uk. Orange yolks and wonderful flavour.

Lamb:
    www.thoroughlywildmeat.co.uk near Wincanton, sell 'salt marsh lamb' with
      exceptional flavour from having fed on the salt marshes of the
      Bridgwater Bay nature reserve owned by English Nature.

Olive oil:
    www.green2gold.com. After tasting nine of Carol and Roger's olive oils I chose
      the Campillo from Ronda.

Peppers and chillies:
    www.peppersbypost.biz. Grown in Dorset by Joy and Michael Michaud, really
      delicious, I particularly like the large purple/yellow sweet peppers and the
      mildly hot green Poblanos.