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Opium poppies in Britain
Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow
*and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would not. However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
Opium poppies in Britain
Sacha wrote:
Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow *and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would not. However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv Papaver Somniferum grows wonderfully here in the UK. A nice cup of poppy pod tea on a summers evening makes gardening aches and pains fizzle away too! Les -- Remove Frontal Lobes to reply direct. "Oh Bother!" said the Borg, "We've assimilated Pooh!" "That's 10 times I've explained binary to you. I won't tell you a 3rd time!" http://armsofmorpheus.blogspot.com/ http://www.richarddawkins.net/index.php Les Hemmings a.a #2251 SA |
Opium poppies in Britain
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow *and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would not. However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv That is fascinating. AFAIK, the decorative ones that we are most familiar with, do not produce much worth getting your grannies opium pipe out from under the stairs for. Des -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
Opium poppies in Britain
On 22/2/07 22:07, in article , "Des
Higgins" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow *and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would not. However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv That is fascinating. AFAIK, the decorative ones that we are most familiar with, do not produce much worth getting your grannies opium pipe out from under the stairs for. My old granny would have been most indignant at the very suggestion she had an opium pipe! A nice brass toasting fork, now...... -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
Opium poppies in Britain
On 22 Feb, 20:34, "Les Hemmings"
wrote: Papaver Somniferum grows wonderfully here in the UK. A nice cup of poppy pod tea on a summers evening makes gardening aches and pains fizzle away too! In the mid 80s there were some lovely Tea Parties organised around Manchester and amongst rubus, urtica and bergamia teas there was papaver tea ;o) |
Opium poppies in Britain
On 22 Feb, 23:28, jane wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:44:29 +0000, Sacha wrote: ~On 22/2/07 22:07, in article , "Des~Higgins" wrote: ~ ~~ "Sacha" wrote in message o.uk... ~ Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow ~ *and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would ~ not. ~ However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting ~ article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv ~ ~ That is fascinating. AFAIK, the decorative ones that we are most familiar ~ with, do not produce much worth getting your grannies opium pipe out from ~ under the stairs for. ~ ~My old granny would have been most indignant at the very suggestion she had ~an opium pipe! A nice brass toasting fork, now...... :) As an addendum to this thread, you can test positive for opiates if you eat poppy seed cake or seed-encrusted rolls! http://www.tv.com/mythbusters/lawn-c...seed-drug-test... jane Chiltern Hills, 140m above sea level. Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! Whoops! I have just come home from having dinner out, I had two very small rolls with dinner, a salt encrusted one and poppy seeds, good job, I wasn't stopped on the way home. Judith at home |
Opium poppies in Britain
On 23/2/07 00:01, in article
, " wrote: On 22 Feb, 23:28, jane wrote: snip :) As an addendum to this thread, you can test positive for opiates if you eat poppy seed cake or seed-encrusted rolls! http://www.tv.com/mythbusters/lawn-c...seed-drug-test... jane Whoops! I have just come home from having dinner out, I had two very small rolls with dinner, a salt encrusted one and poppy seeds, good job, I wasn't stopped on the way home. But you'll sleep well. ;-)) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
Opium poppies in Britain
Des Higgins wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow *and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would not. However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv That is fascinating. AFAIK, the decorative ones that we are most familiar with, do not produce much worth getting your grannies opium pipe out from under the stairs for. Des http://www.poppies.org/faq/poppy-tea/ Les -- Remove Frontal Lobes to reply direct. "Oh Bother!" said the Borg, "We've assimilated Pooh!" "That's 10 times I've explained binary to you. I won't tell you a 3rd time!" http://armsofmorpheus.blogspot.com/ http://www.richarddawkins.net/index.php Les Hemmings a.a #2251 SA |
Opium poppies in Britain
On 23/2/07 07:47, in article , "Les
Hemmings" wrote: Des Higgins wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow *and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would not. However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv That is fascinating. AFAIK, the decorative ones that we are most familiar with, do not produce much worth getting your grannies opium pipe out from under the stairs for. Des http://www.poppies.org/faq/poppy-tea/ Les Very revealing! Now I'm wondering what was the seed cake our grannies used to make? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
Opium poppies in Britain
wrote: Whoops! I have just come home from having dinner out, I had two very small rolls with dinner, a salt encrusted one and poppy seeds, good job, I wasn't stopped on the way home. ----- I'm shopping at Sainsbury's this morning where, at the end of the day, they are left with more rolls smothered with poppy seeds than sesame seeds. Obviously most Sainsbury's customers are not aware of the narcotic effects of poppy seeds, or they're very law abiding. MikeCT |
Opium poppies in Britain
"MikeCT" wrote in message news:38yDh.19209. ----- I'm shopping at Sainsbury's this morning where, at the end of the day, they are left with more rolls smothered with poppy seeds than sesame seeds. Obviously most Sainsbury's customers are not aware of the narcotic effects of poppy seeds, or they're very law abiding. MikeCT Seeds and young leaves contain no active alkaloids. Pods only and a little in the stems near pods perhaps. The baby plants are not too bad as a salad crop and poppy stems, leaves have been used as cattle fodder too. Les |
Opium poppies in Britain
On 23/2/07 15:43, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:46:44 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 23/2/07 07:47, in article , "Les Hemmings" wrote: Des Higgins wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow *and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would not. However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv That is fascinating. AFAIK, the decorative ones that we are most familiar with, do not produce much worth getting your grannies opium pipe out from under the stairs for. Des http://www.poppies.org/faq/poppy-tea/ Les Very revealing! Now I'm wondering what was the seed cake our grannies used to make? Caraway seed cake? http://www.foodfunandfacts.com/carawayseedcake.html That's it - definitely not a taste I acquired. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
Opium poppies in Britain
On 23/2/07 23:18, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:47:56 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 23/2/07 15:43, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:46:44 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 23/2/07 07:47, in article , "Les Hemmings" wrote: Des Higgins wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Some time ago we had a discussion about whether or not these would grow *and* ripen in Britain. AFAIR, the general opinion was that they would not. However, on the uk.food group, someone has posted a link to an interesting article: http://tinyurl.com/36htzv That is fascinating. AFAIK, the decorative ones that we are most familiar with, do not produce much worth getting your grannies opium pipe out from under the stairs for. Des http://www.poppies.org/faq/poppy-tea/ Les Very revealing! Now I'm wondering what was the seed cake our grannies used to make? Caraway seed cake? http://www.foodfunandfacts.com/carawayseedcake.html That's it - definitely not a taste I acquired. For some reason I thought caraway and cummin were one and the same, until I looked them up. Both allegedly cure flatulence Good heavens. Perhaps a packet of each should arrive with every new computer? ;-) http://www.spice-nutriment.co.uk/aboutourcooking.htm Leidse kaas/Leiden cheese has cummin in it. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
Opium poppies in Britain
On 24/2/07 10:23, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:37:15 +0000, Sacha wrote: For some reason I thought caraway and cummin were one and the same, until I looked them up. Both allegedly cure flatulence Good heavens. Perhaps a packet of each should arrive with every new computer? ;-) Macs have built in anti-flatulence factor X to fight software bloat? Very advanced machines, you know - they detect hot air at 6 paces. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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