Eating fox?

[geoff]

In message , Mary Fisher writes

You're not kicking them hard enough

[Mary Fisher]

Oh, the wild, wet flatlands. They used to do things with cotton, no link with red roses though. ARe you thinking about the House of Lancaster?

Quite.

I'm very happy for you.

Then go to France ... I buy very little at pseudomarkets, I prefer to make my own food. I'm very particular about the source of what I can't make and want to know the who, where and how of it.

There's more to food than display.

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

That could be true. I rarely see any and don't kick anything. That's a man's way. I have a better weapon ...

Mary

[Nick Brooks]

Because the fact is that people DO want cheap processed crap. People buy it even when there is a choice and if you don't believe me peer into a few trolleys next time you go shopping. Some people can do a week's shopping without buying a single fresh vegetable.

Nick Brooks

[Owain]

"Mary Fisher" wrote | And for the record we have electricity here too these days. And | mains water - hot even sometimes.

That's really ingenious - how did you manage that? If my mains water was hot it would save a fortune running the boiler for baths.

Owain

[Owain]

"Andy Hall" wrote | Why it is that these places think that people want to buy cheap, | processed crap to eat I have no idea.

Because most people /do/ want to eat cheap processed crap (or, more worryingly, expensive processed crap).

| When it is possible to go into virtually any hypermarket in France | and see superb displays of fresh vegetables, meat, cheese, fish, | ..... that puts anything here to shame and at good prices; then | people like Morrison and others want a very swift kick up the | backside.

They're only supplying the market and making their shareholders some profit. Future anthropologists will describe the late 20th c as the Chicken Nugget Years.

Owain

[Mary Fisher]

? Why would you want to wet your coal?

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

We don't shop weekly but often don't buy vegetables, fresh or otherwise.

I've just come in from the greenhouse, potting on tomatoes, brassica, beet, saladings, beans, herbs etc. Have to go back to sow more seeds and prepare beds, let the hens scratch the spread compost for a few days then plant out.

I looked round at all the growing crops and thought, "All this is going to end up as ... " - well, crap not to put too fine a point on it.

Mary

[Andy Hall]

Obviously, and having bought a week's shopping in France recently, most of which was certified organically produced, I was pretty pleased.

.andy

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[The Natural Philosopher]

# I poicked a raw ballkckebbry last year.

YUK! no idea what might have pissied on it.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Depends on how hard you throw them, or how big an engine you strap on their backs.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Actually it IS horseradish,

Funnility enough, horsreadish plants hace green leaves.

[Gordon Henderson]

Maybe I'm just lucky where I live, but I don't need to go to France for organic produce (vegetables, meat, etc.) I get it delivered!

I live in the local catchment area for Riverford Farm in Devon and subscribe to their box scheme - their farm shop is only 15 minutes drive away too which is handy for anything else we might need.

They are expanding their box delivery areas - if you are interested, check them out:

do be prepared for the odd bit of weirdness in the box!!! Eg. Jerusalem Artichoke. Whoever thought they were edible needs their head looking at!!!

Gordon

[Nick Brooks]

Jerusalem Artichokes are fantastic. We grow them and get several dozen a year. Steam them, pull off the leaves and dip in hollandaise sauce or just butter until you get to the middle. Cut out the hairy bit (the choke) and eat the heart. mmmmmmmmmm

Nick Brooks

[Mary Fisher]

I don't need to travel either.

I love them :-) I think they're best of all washed (not peeled) and baked in the oven. The skins become crisp, the insides deliciously smoooooth .......

..... I really must wear a bib!

Mary

[Jerry Built]

Why? (again, this would be better on uk.food+drink.misc IMO - shall we go there?)

[Mary Fisher]

But you mentioned the 'superb displays' ... not anyone else.

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

No - those are globe artichokes! No relation.

They're among my favourite vegetables to - we grow them but they have such a short season ... :-(

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

I don't believe that sentence - it's coherent ...

Mary

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[Nick Brooks]

Whoops my mistake.

We grow Jerusalem Artichokes too. They are difficult to peel but make great soup. WARNING It's not called fartichoke soup for nothing

Nick Brooks