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Rick Stein's Cornwall

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Rick Stein shares his love and passion for the people and places of his beloved Cornwall.

Rick Stein reveals the Cornwall that he knows and loves, championing the unique food, history and culture of the beautiful, sun-soaked coastal county.

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Rick Stein's Cornwall: Series 3: Episode 8

Episode 8

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Rick learns about the women who worked in the mines and gets merry on botanical spirits.

Rick finds out about the back-breaking work done by women in Cornwall’s mines, gets a little merry on botanical spirits, and adds a cheeky nip to his yummy clementine trifle.

Rick delves into the stories of those who worked in Cornwall’s mines, from the men who laboured in extreme heat a full hour’s journey beneath the earth's surface to the young women known as 'bal maidens', who earned their living breaking rocks with heavy sledgehammers.

In the heart of mining country, he discovers a church with some astonishing 600-year-old wall paintings, which rank amongst Britain’s greatest church treasures. And after a merry visit to a maker of botanical spirits, he adds a cheeky nip to his version of the 'platinum pudding' created for the late Queen’s platinum jubilee.

Rick Stein's Cornwall: Series 3

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