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Advent Botany – Day 23: Vanilla – nothing plain about this flavour!
By Rachel Webster and Sophie Mogg I’m not one for cream on my Christmas pudding, it just has to be custard or ice cream and so what I’m really admitting to is a love for vanilla. Vanilla is the quietest spice … Continue reading →
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Advent Botany 2016 – Day 9: Getting stuffed at Christmas – the Onion
By Rachel Webster Not much of a surprise here, but after covering sage yesterday we really had to say a few words about onions today. If you want to be growing your own, then John Gerard’s Herball suggests that ‘The onion requireth a fat ground … Continue reading →
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Advent Botany 2016 – Day 8: Getting stuffed at Christmas: Sage
By Rachel Webster There are many more gastronomically interesting options available at Christmas time, but I’m still always drawn to the reassuringly traditional sage and onion stuffing. Nowadays, in addition to stuffing poultry, sage is often used to flavour other … Continue reading →
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Advent Botany 2015 – Day 5: By Jove, its a walnut!
By Rachel Webster In my humble opinion, the hazelnut is OK, but in my stocking I’ll be sure to find some walnuts. Clearly I’m not the only one to put this as the king of the nuts either, as the … Continue reading →
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