another recipe from our old website – too good to waste! Ingredients: 2 lb spinach or 1lb each spinach and whites of leeks 2 bunches spring onions 2 oz fresh herbs: parsley, dill, coriander are ideal 4 oz butter or use good olive oil 2 onions finely chopped 2 large eggs 4 oz feta cheese, […]
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Ingredients: 1½ – 2 lbs onions, peeled and sliced very thinly 2 tablespoons oil and the same of butter pinch of sugar 3½ pints stock 2 level tablespoons flour 6 heaped tablespoons grated cheese Glass of red wine (optional) Slug of brandy as used by French meat porters (also optional) Salt and black pepper Rounds
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I spent a profitable hour on Friday evicting ground elder from my autumn raspberries. While doing so, I remembered that ground elder is a correct answer to the perennial question “What have the Romans ever done for us?”. Yes, it was the Romans who introduced ground elder to the UK. They did so with the
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In case you have never ventured into the Nissen hut, herewith a quick overview of what you will find there. Help is always available to move heavy items. Country Natural – for at least the last two years, we have offered a bargain price of 4 bags for £12 and will continue to do so.
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If you wait until the sideshoots that you are supposed to remove reach about 8” you can snap them off and place in a glass of water on your window sill. In about a week it will create roots – voila a free plant! This works best with early ripening varieties where the plant has
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