On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:08:31 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
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slugs and snails

turtles/tortoises eat them (snip) our climate resembles Greece's.

That's irrelevant to UK gardening in general and the OP in particular.

Even the conditions in the south of England can't be compared with those in
Bury or the north in general, I live in Leeds and couldn't be guided by
anyone south of the Bristol Channel.

Also, some people do have tortoises and turtles as pets even up here. I
didn't know they consumed slugs and/or snails so I was interested to read
that.

Our tortoise consumes flowers and fruit. I have never seen it show the
slightest interest in snails or slugs. Perhaps it depends on the type
of tortoise and whether it is a vegetarian or not.
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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:10:44 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
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In article , Franz Heymann
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I grow veg and herbs in pots in Scotland. I bought a book v.useful "The
edible container garden" ISBN 1 - 85675-089-2

What are edible containers?

Ice cream wafers. Brandy snap baskets. Potato skins.

Chocolate shells, pastry cases ...

coconuts

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. . . Easter eggs? Sherbet "flying saucers" . . . ? A prison guard on a
cannibal island?

And don't forget sausage skins and tripe.

Or andouilettes if you fancy a container wrapped up in a container.

Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 23:09:04 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
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Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

LOL!
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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 23:09:04 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
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Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

LOL!
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Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

I've never had a hairy haggis ... sounds like GM to me.

Mary


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On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:05:58 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
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Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

I've never had a hairy haggis ... sounds like GM to me.

or green mold.
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Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

I've never had a hairy haggis ... sounds like GM to me.

Have you ever bought woolly mutton in the butcher's shop? You have to
trap them yourself if you want the haggis skins as the proper wild ones
are worth an awful lot more than the meat inside.

NALOPKT

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Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're
turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

I've never had a hairy haggis ... sounds like GM to me.

Have you ever bought woolly mutton in the butcher's shop?

No. The only mutton we eat is bred by a daughter. She has the wool.
You have to
trap them yourself if you want the haggis skins as the proper wild ones
are worth an awful lot more than the meat inside.

We harvest our own haggis skin but not by trapping, I thought it was illegal
to trap the haggis..

I think you're confused about haggises. It's very easy ...

Mary

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Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're
turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

I've never had a hairy haggis ... sounds like GM to me.

Have you ever bought woolly mutton in the butcher's shop?

No. The only mutton we eat is bred by a daughter. She has the wool.
You have to
trap them yourself if you want the haggis skins as the proper wild ones
are worth an awful lot more than the meat inside.

We harvest our own haggis skin but not by trapping, I thought it was illegal
to trap the haggis..

I think you're confused about haggises. It's very easy ...

Good Lord no! Confused about the haggis? (Some dispute in academe about
the plural - haggi; gaggisi; haggata; haggises; haggista; hagemoni.
Etym. doubtful.)

Indeed, I have studied the Highland haggis and the Lothian haggis since
the mid 'fifties, having become interested while investigating the rare
Lowland haggis, which is not a haggis at all, but in fact a close
relative of the giant puffball, Lycoperdon gigantum.

There are many misapprehensions concerning this cute wee beastie wi' the
sonsie face, and if I can only find a publisher I could sweep them all
away in one enormous tome.

HTH

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Publisher eagerly sought.

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Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're
turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

I've never had a hairy haggis ... sounds like GM to me.

Have you ever bought woolly mutton in the butcher's shop?

No. The only mutton we eat is bred by a daughter. She has the wool.
You have to
trap them yourself if you want the haggis skins as the proper wild ones
are worth an awful lot more than the meat inside.

We harvest our own haggis skin but not by trapping, I thought it was illegal
to trap the haggis..

I think you're confused about haggises. It's very easy ...

Good Lord no! Confused about the haggis? (Some dispute in academe about
the plural - haggi; gaggisi; haggata; haggises; haggista; hagemoni.
Etym. doubtful.)

Indeed, I have studied the Highland haggis and the Lothian haggis since
the mid 'fifties, having become interested while investigating the rare
Lowland haggis, which is not a haggis at all, but in fact a close
relative of the giant puffball, Lycoperdon gigantum.

There are many misapprehensions concerning this cute wee beastie wi' the
sonsie face, and if I can only find a publisher I could sweep them all
away in one enormous tome.

HTH

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Rusty Hinge http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Author of 'The Haggis in Fact and Fable'
Publisher eagerly sought.

Haggis?

Nah. You have to trap those, and the skins aren't eaten, they're
turned
into ceremonial headgear for the Scots Guards.

I've never had a hairy haggis ... sounds like GM to me.

Have you ever bought woolly mutton in the butcher's shop?

No. The only mutton we eat is bred by a daughter. She has the wool.
You have to
trap them yourself if you want the haggis skins as the proper wild
ones
are worth an awful lot more than the meat inside.

We harvest our own haggis skin but not by trapping, I thought it was
illegal
to trap the haggis..

I think you're confused about haggises. It's very easy ...

Good Lord no! Confused about the haggis? (Some dispute in academe about
the plural - haggi; gaggisi; haggata; haggises; haggista; hagemoni.
Etym. doubtful.)

What I used is among that lot. It seems to me to be the most appropriate -
and I thought about it long and hard.

Indeed, I have studied the Highland haggis and the Lothian haggis since
the mid 'fifties, having become interested while investigating the rare
Lowland haggis, which is not a haggis at all, but in fact a close
relative of the giant puffball, Lycoperdon gigantum.

Oh well!

There are many misapprehensions concerning this cute wee beastie wi' the
sonsie face, and if I can only find a publisher I could sweep them all
away in one enormous tome.

I have a publisher friend, what's it worth?

Mary

HTH

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I have a publisher friend, what's it worth?

Hmmmm. Cross ma palm wi' siller?

Signed firrrst aidition perrrrharps?

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I have a publisher friend, what's it worth?

Hmmmm. Cross ma palm wi' siller?

No, you don't seem to understand. YOU pay ME ...

Signed firrrst aidition perrrrharps?

Got loads of those.

I used to swap my signature in my books for others'.

There are some books which would be extremely valuable if you could find one
which hasn't been signed but I'm not naming them here.

Mary

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The message
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I have a publisher friend, what's it worth?

Hmmmm. Cross ma palm wi' siller?

No, you don't seem to understand. YOU pay ME ...

Signed firrrst aidition perrrrharps?

Got loads of those.

I used to swap my signature in my books for others'.

There are some books which would be extremely valuable if you could find one
which hasn't been signed but I'm not naming them here.

Unsinged - er - unsigned first edition then?

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