B3, I just read your post about the packaging on all the fruit and vegetables. It's very true. Terrible over-packaging. I remember the legislation. There was a man who used to sell vegetables from his horse and cart along our road. He'd been doing it all his life, and then he couldn't any more, because of the proximity of the horse. I'd be more concerned about the traffic fumes getting on the vegetables than about the horse pulling the cart - but still.
Love the smell of horses and stables and the smell of leather in the saddlery shops
Back to bad habits though, I always forget to label seedlings and cuttings, forget to put gloves on and end up with filthy nails. Cant be bothered to prick out every tiny plant so scoop them out in a cluster to re pot(works well though!!) Always mean to look after my tomatoes and give them proper supports, they always end up a mess!
Dinah- could you possibly be thinking of locust beans, We used to pick them out of the sheep feed when we were little. They were chopped up in pieces and and had a sweet flavour they looked a bit like a dried up date.
Locust beans Fritillary? Those might have been in the mix too. The whole thing was a sort of fibrous mush, but it was wonderful tasting, I would have traded dinner in for it if I was sure I wasn't seen doing it. They do sound nice, do you know if they are normally thought of as human food? I haven't heard of them before.
I wonder how many people nibble stuff that isn't supposed to be for humans to eat. My son used to eat something disgusting when he was a toddler. Brace yourself. This is truly nasty... Slugs! Great help in the garden, but it was enough too set your stomach turning like a washing machine just seeing, and hearing it. I remember grabbing what was left of them out of his mouth. Luckily, he used to chew with his front teeth, so they were usually graspable. In the end he had to be banned from the garden, until he was old enough to control his demonic appetite!
I love carob! I haven't had it for many, many years, but I really love it... this thread is full of great reminders, thank you so much for that Fritillary
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B3, I just read your post about the packaging on all the fruit and vegetables. It's very true. Terrible over-packaging. I remember the legislation. There was a man who used to sell vegetables from his horse and cart along our road. He'd been doing it all his life, and then he couldn't any more, because of the proximity of the horse. I'd be more concerned about the traffic fumes getting on the vegetables than about the horse pulling the cart - but still.
I can't believe that! Perhaps he could have put the cart before the horse and solved the problem
Yes, B3 it would have solved one problem, but then the horse would have eaten the carrots and the cabbages.
Might have made the horse go faster though!
True. That would be one heck of a high speed horse and cart.
Love the smell of horses and stables and the smell of leather in the saddlery shops
Back to bad habits though, I always forget to label seedlings and cuttings, forget to put gloves on and end up with filthy nails. Cant be bothered to prick out every tiny plant so scoop them out in a cluster to re pot(works well though!!) Always mean to look after my tomatoes and give them proper supports, they always end up a mess!
Dinah- could you possibly be thinking of locust beans, We used to pick them out of the sheep feed when we were little. They were chopped up in pieces and and had a sweet flavour they looked a bit like a dried up date.
Locust beans Fritillary? Those might have been in the mix too. The whole thing was a sort of fibrous mush, but it was wonderful tasting, I would have traded dinner in for it if I was sure I wasn't seen doing it.
They do sound nice, do you know if they are normally thought of as human food? I haven't heard of them before.
I wonder how many people nibble stuff that isn't supposed to be for humans to eat. My son used to eat something disgusting when he was a toddler. Brace yourself. This is truly nasty... Slugs! Great help in the garden, but it was enough too set your stomach turning like a washing machine just seeing, and hearing it. I remember grabbing what was left of them out of his mouth. Luckily, he used to chew with his front teeth, so they were usually graspable. In the end he had to be banned from the garden, until he was old enough to control his demonic appetite!
I just googled locust beans, and it said they are carob pods, you can still find them in rabbit mixes.
I love carob! I haven't had it for many, many years, but I really love it... this thread is full of great reminders, thank you so much for that Fritillary
