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Old 29-01-2008, 10:45 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening,uk.food+drink.misc
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On 29/1/08 21:38, in article , "Anne
Jackson" wrote:

The message from
(Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
In article ,
"'Mike'" writes:
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| I have been invited to present a 1940's Night and would love to know
| what you grew in your garden in the 1940's. I would also welcome any
| recipe from the 1940's


Bananas, okra, yam, chillis, soursop, sweet potatoes, moonflower etc.


Groundnut stew - or, for even more authenticity, palm oil stew.
The former needs a team to make it properly, and isn't worth it
for less than a dozen people. Follow it by fried plantains.


I couldn't help thinking how absolutely typical of this chancer,
to get someone else to do the spadework for him. I suppose,
though, that it's progress - to get a tacit admission that he
doesn't know *everything*!


But you must admit that Nick's reply is a gem, even if it goes unrecognised!
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