At our April meeting we were delighted to welcome along Jane McLaughlin for a fascinating talk 'Eat Your Greens', the history of domesticated fruit and veg in the UK.
We learned that James Bond's favourite jam was Little Scarlet from Tiptree. Ground elder was brought to the UK by the Romans (they couldn't have bought good wine could they!) But we also learnt it makes good pesto - here's a recipe http://thevicardiedlaughing.blogspot.com/2013/04/ground-elder-pesto.html Lettuce used to be eaten BOILED. And finally tomatoes are love apples. Many thanks to Jane for a most enlightening and entertaining talk! She has many others too so we'll be inviting her back next year!
British Museum visit, Sunday 15th May
We will be attending the community preview of the Feminine Power exhibition.
2022/23 subscription
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