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OVER the past few months the news has been full of stories about the cost of living crisis that many people are experiencing. It’s a crisis that has led to a growing demand for cheap goods and services – and that demand has created the perfect conditions for human trafficking and modernThousandsslavery.of people across the UK have been forced into a life of abuse and servitude, with more being trapped in modern slavery every day. It is a miserable existence, but people are being rescued from it and, as we report in this week’s War Cry, The Salvation Army is helping them to build new lives of freedom.
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You can play a part in helping too, simply by being aware – because the uncomfortable truth is that you might come into contact with a victim of modern slavery in everyday life without even realising it. The key is to recognise some telltale signs:
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She says: ‘No human being should be treated in the way that some of the survivors have been, where they have been exploited and abused.’
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‘As Christians, we have a responsibility to people who have been treated in such a horrendous way,’ she says. ‘So, we demonstrate love. For me, that is who God is: he is love. I believe that all people
have been created in the image of God. And he created each of us individually for a purpose.’Kathyiskeen to point out, though, that it does not matter what faith a survivor has or whether they have a faith at all. The Salvation Army’s help is available to all.
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HEN the story broke in the summer that Sir Mo Farah had been trafficked into the UK as a nineyear-old boy, many people across the nation were shocked.
One survivor who has benefited from the help given by Kathy’s team is a young man who was forced into selling drugs and was viciously attacked before being rescued.‘Someone from The Salvation Army drove me to a safe house hundreds of miles away,’ he says. ‘I stayed there for months because it was too dangerous to go home, but they made me feel that things were going to be OK. They treated me with respect and built up my confidence.’
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Kathy is also clear about why The Salvation Army, as a Christian church, carries out this work.
is not unique. In the past 10 years, more than 15,000 people in England and Wales have been rescued from modern slavery and helped by The Salvation Army. Many had been forced to commit crimes such as dealing drugs, begging and shoplifting.
These survivors have been referred to The Salvation Army because it has been selected by the government to help them rebuild their lives. The church and charity does this by giving them somewhere safe to live, if that is needed, and helping them
to access support such as counselling, medical care and legal advice. The Salvation Army gives additional help to survivors through its own charitable funds and its network of church and community centres and volunteers.
Major Kathy Betteridge, The Salvation Army’s director of anti-trafficking and modern slavery, says: ‘These are people who have had their freedom stolen and been used and abused as mere commodities. They come to us fearful and traumatised with nowhere else to turn for help.‘Despite the number of people that have been rescued, many more across the country are still trapped in slavery, unable to escape. We can all help fight modern slavery by raising the alarm if we are worried that something is wrong.’
With the help of The Salvation Army, this survivor has transformed his life, is employed and is studying for a degree. His story is an example of the difference that can be made in a person’s life when they are shown love, compassion and respect.
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In the BBC1 documentary The Real Mo Farah, which is still available on iPlayer, the Olympian revealed how he had been tricked into coming to the UK, had entered the country with a fake passport and had been forced into domestic servitude. He also explained that it had taken him three decades to be ready to reveal the trauma of his Sadly,childhood.Mo’sstory
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The Salvation Army has held the UK government’s modern slavery victim care contract for England and Wales since 2011, working alongside other charities and partners to provide safe accommodation and practical, medical and financial support to survivors. As of June 2021, it had supported 15,230 modern slavery survivors from more than 100Jennycountries.describes what such criminal exploitation looks like.
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The Salvation Army is present for every stage of the survivor’s recovery and is one of multiple first responders, including local authorities, the police and other charities. After individuals are rescued, first responders interview them, take down the details of their story and send a form to the Home Office, which then refers their case to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).
‘In human trafficking, there is an action, a means and a purpose,’ she says. ‘It involves an action or movement, so it could be harbouring or moving a person from one place to another. Then there’s a means, such as deceit, coercion or threat of force. And the purpose is for exploitation. Modern slavery is the same, except for the fact that there doesn’t need to be a movement of that person for exploitation.’Jennyexplains that ‘there is no typical survivor of modern slavery’ – anyone can be caught up in it. People are coerced into criminality, sex,
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It is one of the stark facts about modern slavery that Jenny Thompson highlights when she talks with me about her work as a service manager for The Salvation Army’s anti-trafficking and modern slavery unit.
HERE is a statistic that may surprise many people about modern slavery in the UK. Britons represent the second most common nationality of modern slavery survivors, according to a Salvation Army report for the year up to June 2021. The church and charity found that there has been a huge rise in forced criminality, with Britons often being coerced into labour and drug trafficking across county lines.
JENNY THOMPSON, a service manager for The Salvation Army’s anti-trafficking and modern slavery unit, explains how the church and charity supports survivors from their rescue to recovery
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labour and domestic servitude. Her team is currently working with an organ trafficking victim, and its clients range from the age of 18 to 76. Some are single, while others have families in the UK or in their home countries overseas.
‘Across the UK, The Salvation Army or subcontractors can provide safe houses, other accommodation and outreach support,’ says Jenny. ‘If someone is not eligible for other forms of housing, such as asylum housing or local authority housing, then they would go into a safe house. It’s important that we ensure people are housed and accommodated in what is a safe and secure space for them.‘Clients who don’t need a safe house – those who live with friends or family, in asylum accommodation or in local authority accommodation – would come to our outreach programme. We work with an individual until they receive a ‘conclusive grounds decision’ – a
are being made, clients are entitled to a range of support, so The Salvation Army’s referrals officers get in contact with them to determine what support they need, whether that be legal, financial, medical or emotional. Its volunteers can also transport the survivors to safe houses if needed.
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decision that says it is more likely than not that they are a victim of human trafficking.’Jenny,who works for The Salvation Army’s London outreach service, adds that her team works with the survivors for a ‘range of lengths of time’.
‘Each specialist support worker makes sure that a client has what they need to move forward to independence. We try to point them in the right direction and to advocate on their behalf.
‘For instance, when someone enters the NRM, they are given access to certain entitlements that are available to potential victims of human trafficking. But many people face barriers to accessing their entitlements, whether that be language or even a lack of awareness of them. We say: “We’re here to help you understand what you’re entitled to, how to access those entitlements and to advocate on your behalf.”’Jenny says that another element of her role is being a ‘firefighter’.
‘When our clients struggle to access the right resources or services, I step in to solve the problem. For instance, if a client suddenly becomes homeless, I would advocate for housing wherever they’re entitled to it.’
‘Some clients have been with us for years, and others have got a decision more quickly. We will work with the person until they get their decision and support them into independence afterwards.’Jennysupports six programme co-ordinators, who in turn look after three specialist support workers. Her job is to assign new referrals to a specialist support worker, manage any risks
involved and ensure that the clients have all the help they need. The specialist support workers then oversee each individual’s recovery.
Princess Eugenie, co-founder of the Anti-Slavery Collective, joins Jenny on a visit to a Salvation Army art therapy session in London
She also acknowledges that the recovery process takes time.
The London outreach service also provides clients with other outlets for their recovery and builds their‘Gettingconfidence.creative or active is a huge part of helping someone process what they’ve been through,’ says Jenny. ‘We’ve started doing lots of craft and group activities such as singing and music sessions.‘Some of our support is going for a walk and talk. We also help people to interact with their community, because we want them to build independence.’
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‘We’ve got a new client whose teeth were knocked out in his exploitation,’ she says. ‘He came in and he would always wear a mask, which worked well for him in Covid. He would never smile, and he hated his teeth.
Some of the survivors may have unhealthy coping mechanisms for processing the trauma of their exploitation, such as alcohol or drug abuse, so the team point them to mental health and addiction support.
‘I’m motivated by seeing people realise that they have value, deserve help and can make changes that move them towards independence.’
‘I’ve seen survivors react in a wide variety of ways to coming out of exploitation, from fear to joy and from panic to relief,’ says Jenny. ‘Everybody responds differently to trauma, and human trafficking and modern slavery is trauma.‘Exploiters have an amazing power to put shame on individuals, to mislead them in what they’re experiencing and make them think it’s their fault. A big part of what I do is about explaining to clients that it wasn’t their fault and spending time with and valuing each individual.’
‘We managed to get his teeth fixed as part of his entitlements. And he came in and smiled. I knew that it was a small change, but for him was significant in his recovery. Such moments remind me of why I’m here and why I do what I do.
‘It’s not an instant change,’ she says. ‘People don’t come in for support and immediately trust us. It’s about us being consistent and doing what we
One client that Jenny encountered was forced to take drugs during his exploitation. When he was referred to The Salvation Army, he wanted to seek help to end his addiction. However, having been deceived repeatedly by his exploiters, he was initially filled with mistrust and wanted to have as little contact with The Salvation Army as possible. But over many months Jenny and her team earned his trust by showing up, calling or providing support when they said they would.
So the client decided to receive mental health support and grew confident enough to attend the sessions on his own. With the encouragement of The Salvation Army, he later came off drugs. Now that he is clean, he can access opportunities that he couldn’t before, such as English language courses and volunteering roles.
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Jenny is keen to emphasise that modern slavery survivors can access The Salvation Army’s help whenever they need‘Theit. intensity of our support may change as someone becomes more independent,’ she says, ‘but the accessibility to it doesn’t change. We try to fit in with each individual’s needs as much as possible so that when they get their decision and we start to step away, they’ve still got all the other support available to them.’
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She mentions how one small change has made a difference to a survivor as he progresses into his new life.
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‘They helped me with practical things such as where to get clothes and addresses of places I could take my son,’ says Querida. ‘I liked meeting up at the café and talking with them. They didn’t push or pressure me. They were very good at listening. The more I met my mentors, the more confident I became. They helped me to believe in myself, because I believed in them. My biggest achievement is to become more confident in who I am now. I have changed a lot and I am far less afraid.’
they’re passionate about or socialising in their community.’
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Abi Pitt, a mentoring co-ordinator, explains: ‘The programme provides the space to work on goals that are important to our mentee, such as working towards a course they’re interested in, taking part in something
‘Being part of a mentoring trio is also a good way to introduce people back into the community and make it less scary for them. The mentees find the confidence to get out into their community. We’ve seen some of them find English classes, get into college or join parent-andtoddler groups.’
The mentors who empower the survivors are from a variety of backgrounds.
FTER she was rescued, Querida, a modern slavery survivor, felt fearful of being out and about in her community. Then, through her support worker, she heard about a mentoring programme run by The Salvation Army’s anti-trafficking and modern slavery unit.
The programme supports adult survivors of modern slavery who are referred to it by professionals such as caseworkers and GPs.
Clare says: ‘Recently a volunteer asked, “Am I too old to be a mentor?” And the answer was: “No.” We love the wisdom and life experience that somebody who’s older may bring. We also love students who are passionate about social justice and have got a bee in their bonnet about seeing the end of modern slavery. It’s a role that anybody can take on, no matter their walk of life.’Before being matched with a survivor, the mentors
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Querida met with one of The Salvation Army’s mentoring co-ordinators, who explained the programme and put her at ease. Then, with the mentors, she explored what resources were available to support her and her son, and how to access communitybased services and English classes. As time went on, she became more independent and improved her conversational English.
Mentors are helping modern slavery survivors to thrive
Fellow co-ordinator Clare Buckby, who oversaw the mentoring of Querida, says: ‘A big part of the programme has been building the mentees’ confidence in things like calling up about universal credit or querying bills.
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Two volunteer mentors, who have undergone comprehensive training, are matched with each survivor to form a ‘mentoring trio’. The aim is to help survivors achieve their goals. Meeting for two hours every other week for a year, the mentors offer mentees practical advice, signposting them to specialist services where necessary.
Both women are encouraged in their work by their Christian beliefs.
Abi says: ‘My faith empowers me to tackle injustice and focus on giving people basic freedom and dignity. It also teaches me about knowing the inherent value of people and championing, supporting and building them up.’Clare shares Abi’s view on valuing each individual, taking her inspiration from Jesus.
‘Faith is about having hope. I am always hopeful that modern slavery is going to end. I’m hopeful that lives are going to be impacted and changed.’
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receive training and support from The Salvation Army, as Abi explains: ‘We have a robust recruitment process, and run induction training, which is done over a number of sessions. We cover lots of topics, such as how to be sensitive to the trauma that people have been through, and we have further online training. There is also a lot of checking-in and debriefing to see how the mentoring’s going.’
‘I love being able to connect with them,’ she says, ‘and celebrate the successes that theyBothhave.’Abi and Clare are proud of The Salvation Army’s tradition of caring for slavery survivors – a heritage that stretches back to the 1880s.
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‘He is the best example of loving everybody and wanting to treat people equally, no matter what their background is, no matter what they’ve been through,’ sheShesays.adds:
Clare enjoys seeing the mentees – and their mentors – blossom.
Abi says: ‘It’s amazing to be part of that and to be part of people’s journey into a sense of sustained freedom. As mentoring co-ordinators, we are championing those who champion the survivors. The mentoring programme is a
space of support and growth.’
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J was supported in informing the police, and was provided with access to mental health services and counselling, along with legal advice for immigration and divorce proceedings. She was very low on arrival at the safe house but gradually improved, and she began to take part in activities and gain some work experience. She is now working in a hospital as a respiratory psychologist.
B did not know which were the legitimate companies or couriers and which weren’t. The items being smuggled were cigarettes and people. The exploiters started to mentally abuse and threaten B and violently assault him. He was threatened that he would be hit with a hammer, and the exploiters said they would harm B’s family if he did not do what he was told to do.
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Some modern slavery survivors were asked to express what freedom and safety meant to them. Because not all of them have English as their first language, some expressed themselves through pictures that they painted or photographed
B was offered a job – he was tasked with staying connected with various people to ensure that parcels arrived or were collected from addresses. Some of the addresses included self-storage companies.
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B is now being helped by The Salvation Army.
J is 25 and from Bangladesh. She came to the UK through an arranged marriage, in which she was subjected to three years of domestic servitude and mental and physical abuse. She took an overdose and went to hospital, where a member of staff recognised the signs of modern slavery and referred her to The Salvation Army, which found her a place in one of its safe houses.
Mountains by RM, 48, from the Philippines
As a survivor, feeling safe is about feeling respected and understood, knowing I am loved and valued for who I am. It is feeling secure and knowing what’s happening in my life, not being hit, insulted, made fun of or humiliated. Being safe is the state of being protected from harm. Having a sense of wellbeing can’t fully happen if we don’t feel safe
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It is very helpful for survivors to have friends who are non-judgemental and empathetic. This would enable us to build up the relationships and have a network of people to support each other.
Receivingfirst.appropriate physical and mental health treatment is crucial to us. Unfortunately survivors have experienced a lot of trauma and often the symphyses of PTSD, stress, anxiety, therefore it is important to receive the appropriate support until they recover.
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Swan Love by MG, 30, from Albania
London is a big city, a mosaic of differences and cultures. Walking through this chaotic city I find some nice people who care about me, about my past and my future. I have the opportunity to survive and know I have started to dream again. On this photo there is a large dark landscape but on the end a white heart. This makes me believe that there always will be light at the end of the tunnel. When you believe in good things and you try to fight your fears you start to feel safe. When I hug my daughter and I feel safe for her and her future –this is the difference between feeling safe now, compared to my first days of darkness and struggling to survive.
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I believe financial safety can bring security and peace of mind to the survivors. This includes providing their basic financial needs, teaching them new skills, re-educating them. This would prepare the survivors for their roles in the future. Being able to work and pay bills regularly would improve selfesteem and confidence in survivors.
Safety is easily taken for granted for people who feel safe and secure. People can be powerless to get their voice heard or know who to trust. Modern slavery is happening in our society.
I feel safe being self-assured, knowing that I deserve to live in a safe space and have the happiness that it brings, surrounded by the people who make me feel supported, loved and safe. This photo makes me feel safe because the environment is calm and quiet, which for me promotes creativity, psychological safety and positivity. I feel I have so much freedom, which frees my mind, helping me to relax, giving me a more creative approach to life.
‘But when they moved into the Salvation Army safe house, they were away from the police. They had access to a support worker. We knew that they were talking to people who were focused on their needs and welfare. And, after a few weeks, some of them were willing
‘But if you scratched beneath the surface, you could see that these people, who had been brought to the UK from Poland, were being controlled by traffickers. The traffickers used to
police, because of negative experiences they’d had in the past,’ he says. ‘They believed their traffickers, who said that if they tried to escape, the police here would arrest them and deport them. That was why it was so important for us to work with partners who the victims could trust. They needed time to decompress and understand what they had been through. A lot of them didn’t realise that they had been victims of crime and were too traumatised to provide us with evidence.
N the face of it, everything looked legitimate – and that’s why modern slavery remains such a hidden crime,’ says Superintendent Nick Dale, who today works in counterterrorism for West Midlands police but in 2015 was a detective inspector heading up an investigation into a huge modern slavery network. ‘When we encountered victims of trafficking as part of Operation Fort, we found that they all had bank accounts, addresses and National Insurance numbers. They’d got jobs through employment agencies, doing things like picking onions, making sheds and sorting through recycling.
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In 2015 a number of Polish people living in Birmingham and West Bromwich contacted West Midlands police, claiming that they were victims of modern slavery. At the time, NICK DALE was a detective inspector, used to investigating cases of violent crime. He was tasked with launching Operation Fort – and, over the next four years, his team uncovered the biggest modern slavery network that the UK had seen. As Nick looks back over the investigation, which identified up to 400 victims, he explains why receiving support from The Salvation Army was crucial Interview by Claire Brine
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withdraw their victims’ wages from the cash machine, giving them as little as £20 a week to live on. They threatened them and sometimes became violent. Some of the victims we identified had to wash themselves in the canal, because they had no access to hot water at home.’
In 2019, four years after Operation Fort began, eight offenders from a Polish organised crime gang were jailed for crimes trafficking,includingconspiracy to require another to perform forced labour and money laundering. More than 50 victims gave evidence in court, and Nick believes that the support they received from organisations such as The Salvation Army helped them to find the courage to speak up.
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to come back to us to give evidence. Definitely, we wouldn’t have had anywhere near as many victims giving evidence in court were it not for the support they received from The Salvation Army. And that support is ongoing. Today West Midlands police are still in touch with some of the victims through their Salvation Army support workers.’
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‘On one occasion, we gave someone a leaflet, which we had signed and dated, but they didn’t want to engage with us,’ he remembers. ‘Three weeks later this victim presented himself at a
police station in London, saying, “I’m a victim of trafficking”, and he went on to support the investigation. He still had The Salvation Army’s leaflet on him.
‘Another time, we gave a victim a leaflet, but it was taken off him by his trafficker. A few weeks later, the victim was walking through town and saw a Salvation Army charity shop. Recognising the symbol from the leaflet, he went in and asked for help. From there, he was rescued and supported. It goes to show the value of the Salvation Army brand – and how people can support victims of trafficking without always knowing it.’
‘As for the police, The Salvation Army and our other partners, it’s important that we keep working together to build resilience against modern slavery. Victims of trafficking need to be able to break away from their situations – but they also need to be able to work, live and remain resilient so that they never become victims again.’
As well as highlighting the importance of the safe houses, Nick points out other ways in which The Salvation Army supports the police as they tackle modern slavery. During Operation Fort, his team handed out Salvation Army leaflets to victims of trafficking, which outlined the various types of support they could receive.
On the subject of helping victims of modern slavery, Nick encourages members of the public to keep their eyes open to what’s happening around them.
‘Probably every day we buy or see something that has been impacted by modern slavery,’ he says. ‘I think the most important thing we can do is to care. We need to ask questions and be curious. If people see dishevelled workers at a car wash and the prices aren’t what they should be, they need to contact the police and raise awareness. A bit of information might become a crucial piece of intelligence.
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Heat 1tsp oil in a separate small pan and gently sauté the garlic until golden, then add the tomatoes. Cook gently for 2 minutes, then remove from the pan and set aside with the
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add the potato and cook until just soft. Drain, then mash. Leave to cool slightly.
120g low-fat plain natural yoghurt
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Meanwhile, cook the rice in a medium pan of water according to the packet instructions.
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Remove from the pan and keep warm. Cook the remaining pancakes in the same way.
the tomatoes through and reduce the heat. Cook for a further 20 minutes to thicken.
the pan. Beat the remaining eggs, add to the pan and stir until cooked. Serve the pancakes with the cooked tomatoes and eggs.
4 medium tomatoes, chopped 100g brown basmati rice
Vegetable curry with raita
10g coriander, finely chopped
in a large pan with a lid. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and cook until soft, but not browned, for 5 minutes.
1 parsnip, peeled and cut into 1tbspbatonscurry paste
1 small onion, finely diced
Ingredients
2 small carrots, peeled and cut into batons
Method
curry paste and cook for a further 2 minutes. Pour in 200ml boiling water and add half the coriander. Cover with a lid and simmer for 40 minutes, until the vegetables are Uncover,tender.stir
1tbsp olive oil
Stir in the squash, carrots and parsnip. Cook for a further 5 minutes, until they begin to Addsoften.the
Heat ½ tsp oil in a large non-stick pan over a medium heat. Spoon 3tbsp batter into the pan to make 3 pancakes. Cook until the undersides are golden brown and small bubbles appear. Flip and cook the other sides until golden.
3 garlic cloves, peeled and 2cmcrushedpiece ginger, peeled and finely grated
25g flaked almonds
To make the raita, mix the yoghurt and cucumber in a small bowl. Garnish the curry with the toasted almonds and remaining coriander. Serve with the rice and raita.
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To make the pancake batter, sieve the flour and baking powder on to the mash, then whisk an egg and the milk in a small bowl and add to the mash. Sprinkle over a few chives. Whisk until smooth.
Recipes reprinted, with permission, from the Vegetarian Society website vegsoc.org
Toast the almonds in a small frying pan, over a very low heat, stirring until golden brown. Set Heataside.theoil
1 butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into cubes
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