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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.

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2011, 09:30:35 PM »

Lots for the soup pot there Stan.

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.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #2 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

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

maggiepie · « **Reply #3 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?

fermi de Sousa · « **Reply #4 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?

cheers
fermi

Stephenb · « **Reply #5 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

Ulla Hansson · « **Reply #6 on:** September 23, 2011, 06:54:55 PM »

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

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #7 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.'

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