2 carrots, roughly chopped
2 sticks celery, roughly chopped
1 large onion, cut in half
1 tbsp chopped parsley
450g/1lb parsnips, three-quarters cut into chunks, one-quarter finely sliced on a mandoline
1kg/2lb 4oz Maris Piper potatoes
1 tbsp chopped sage leaves
ΒΌ bunch fresh thyme
500ml/18fl oz chicken stock
3 tbsp clear honey
salt
4 tbsp sherry
50²µ/1ΒΎ΄Η³ϊ butter
100ml/3Β½ oz unsalted butter
100ml/3Β½fl oz double cream
1 shoulder of pork, skin scored