Purple sprouting prose part two - Horticultural

May 06, 2004

Purple sprouting prose part two

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Here is a pic of the PSB, just before steaming to serve for dinner, as promised...

6 May 2004 22:17:06 | Kitchen

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Purple sprouting prose I've got purple (and white) sprouting broccoli coming out of my ears. Well, not quite, but I have so much that I offering some of my prized stash to selected office colleagues (those who I believe will actually cook it rather than leaving it to rot in the fridge: one has to be ruthlessly selective with such prime goods). It's a wonderful vegetable that encourages a smugness in all true allotmenteers, as it just can't be grown out of season to supply the mass-retailing, cookie-cutter demands of the supermarkets. This New Statesman article, supplied via Findarticles.com, offers a paean of...

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