tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post9159940661999101627..comments2024-03-29T01:32:11.509+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Safely Gathered In.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10261577977019032732010-09-04T17:48:22.221+01:002010-09-04T17:48:22.221+01:00We MAY be having deluge next week. We need at leas...We MAY be having deluge next week. We need at least 40mm for mushrooms. Fingers crossed!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32883508334457232662010-09-04T10:20:56.644+01:002010-09-04T10:20:56.644+01:00Oh, I must have pressed the wrong button. It was ...Oh, I must have pressed the wrong button. It was just admiring your spuds, and dreaming about the mushroom season. Carry on.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39503111893579759172010-09-04T05:25:31.891+01:002010-09-04T05:25:31.891+01:00Tom.If you did leave a comment; it ain't there...Tom.If you did leave a comment; it ain't there!<br /><br />Linda. I do find that I have to watch them carefully, but they're great for mash. They don't roast too well... and I haven't yet tried baking. If possible next year I shall return to my beloved 'Agata'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57496436929661167322010-09-03T22:27:48.556+01:002010-09-03T22:27:48.556+01:00You've got a good crop of both spuds and onion...You've got a good crop of both spuds and onions there Cro! We've tried Charlotte. They're nice. The red onions are good too - not so strong flavoured as some of the white ones.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55224074362489756322010-09-03T22:25:10.570+01:002010-09-03T22:25:10.570+01:00How are your Charlottes as boiling potatoes? I gr...How are your Charlottes as boiling potatoes? I grew some this year and I'm finding they're disintegrating - strange, since they were described as 'waxy' in the catalogue.<br /><br />I share your liking for etymological dictionaries and Flaubert, by the way!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88992425586253001302010-09-03T18:44:48.289+01:002010-09-03T18:44:48.289+01:00Did I say something wrong, or am I imagining leavi...Did I say something wrong, or am I imagining leaving a comment this morning?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9875496727416431512010-09-03T13:11:09.222+01:002010-09-03T13:11:09.222+01:00What a beautiful harvest. I'm so ready for woo...What a beautiful harvest. I'm so ready for woolly socks and soup weather.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53049953089634593152010-09-03T12:27:23.438+01:002010-09-03T12:27:23.438+01:00Amy. You haven't met our Freddie! He would nev...Amy. You haven't met our Freddie! He would never allow such things.<br /><br />Jacqueline. That's my winter favourite too, but I'm afraid that the long hot summer has left our leeks looking rather slimline!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37876624565943838372010-09-03T12:22:57.579+01:002010-09-03T12:22:57.579+01:00Are these like catalog food where everything looks...Are these like catalog food where everything looks big and perfect in the picture, but in reality are the size of gumballs? <br /><br />No, being serious, I'm very impressed! You're like a settler from the Old West, harvesting your crop before the long winter comes across the prairie. Do you ever have problems with rats or mice?Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5890637810709900232010-09-03T12:12:51.877+01:002010-09-03T12:12:51.877+01:00Potato and Leek soup - one of my all time favourit...Potato and Leek soup - one of my all time favourites!<br />Those taters look superb!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65078225880784097982010-09-03T12:11:51.791+01:002010-09-03T12:11:51.791+01:00The humble potato can be a wonderful thing! The Ir...The humble potato can be a wonderful thing! The Irish are real connoisseurs. The ones above are OK, but not the best I've eaten.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54456918665725184662010-09-03T12:05:16.846+01:002010-09-03T12:05:16.846+01:00Those are some beautiful potatoes! Can they compar...Those are some beautiful potatoes! Can they compare to the Irish, though?!! I boiled some small yellow spuds last night for dinner, and I declare that I want to swear off American potatoes forever.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.com