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Title: remarkable vegetables
Post by: Stan da Prato on September 19, 2011, 02:23:57 PM

A set of snaps from the Scottish  national veg. show held over the weekend  in conjunction with the Fife autumn show. The Fife committee has enterprisingly negotiated with  Dobbies who let them have a hall in their Dunfermline branch.
The first seven  pictures are of the show veg, then one of the children's class for something  made from veg, pic 9 is things made from beeswax and the last is a display by the beekeepers including  a hive.

Title: Re: remarkable vegetables
Post by: Lesley Cox on September 19, 2011, 09:30:35 PM

Lots for the soup pot there Stan. ;D
We tend to grow our celery with less or no blanching so that it is green-stemmed. I think it has better flavour too, but each to his own.

Title: Re: remarkable vegetables
Post by: Maggi Young on September 19, 2011, 09:56:14 PM

I immediately had a craving for soup when I saw all these fine vegetables..... it doesn't take much to tempt my taste-buds :D

I'm not properly omniverous though... I don't like celery and I can't stand aubergines.  :P

Title: Re: remarkable vegetables
Post by: maggiepie on September 19, 2011, 10:52:59 PM

Maggi, I can't even imagine chicken soup without celery.
Were you exposed to stringy celery when you were a child?

Title: Re: remarkable vegetables
Post by: fermi de Sousa on September 23, 2011, 04:09:13 AM

Thanks, Stan,
I particularly liked the "cauli-dog" (centre of pic#8) or was it a vegetable sheep?
 ;D
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: remarkable vegetables
Post by: Stephenb on September 23, 2011, 05:23:21 PM

Is it too late to add an entry?

I harvested my potatoes last weekend, at least the 21 varieties that died back due to blight. Still have 3 Sarpo varieties which are in full flower and will continue growing until the frost stops everything:

Top row: Kefermarkt Rose, Shetland Blue Eye, Ås, Troll, King George, Røde fra Skjåk, British Queen and King Edward

Middle Row: Blå Kongo, Rocket, Russepotet, Sava, Kampion, Yellow Finn and Arran Victory

Bottom Row; Beate, Danva, Pimpernel, Solanum tuberosum ssp andigena, Negresse and Truls

Title: Re: remarkable vegetables
Post by: Ulla Hansson on September 23, 2011, 06:54:55 PM

Stephen, what beautiful potatoes. Which one do you think tastes best?

Title: Re: remarkable vegetables
Post by: Lesley Cox on September 24, 2011, 10:52:50 PM

They are indeed beautiful. The only name I know amongst the lot, is Kind Edward which does well here in the most southern parts on NZ but is quite hard to find nowadays. I wish I could send you some of our "Maori" potatoes Stephen. So far as I know they are vars introduced to NZ by the early Maori, hundreds of years ago. A couple of almost black ones are very popular at my Farmers' Market, especially 'Urenika.'