Once again we have to thank the Victorians for discovering the culinary delights of rhubarb, as prior to the 19th century it was more likely to be found in a physic garden or apothecary’s shop than the vegetable garden. Extracts from Chinese rhubarb Rheum officinale and Chingai or Turkey rhubarb Rheum palmatum have been used
Lets go brambling!
bramble n. rough prickly shrub of the genus Rubus with long trailing shoots, esp. blackberry-bush. Oxford English Dictionary. Is it the time of year or the advancing years that makes one prone to nostalgia? Sunday afternoon bike rides with my Dad were always wonderful excursions into the countryside where there were always new things to
Techno Blues
I am going to begin with an apology – well it could be 2 and by the time I get to the end it could be 2n-1 (lots). So first sincere apologies to everyone who made wonderful comments about my vegetable growing efforts and was left hanging in the ether because I have been in
Vegetable Garden
The potatoes are in sacks under the bench in the shed, the garlic neatly platted and hanging above, soon to be joined by the onions which are drying in the polytunnel. There are boxes and boxes of jam and chutney and both freezers are full to bursting point. Autumn has definitely arrived, complete with the
