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Had 10 for Christmas Dinner and was so proud of the ..... Parsnips! First I've managed to harvest since I started to grow my own veg and I couldn't believe how different they taste to the shop bought ones. Everyone commented on their tasty sweetness. It was a hard job digging them out of the frozen ground on Christmas Eve, but it has just been so special. Sorry to sound soppy, but I was thrilled to bits!!
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Hi FF
It's a good feeling innit? I so agree with you about the flavour.
It's been my first year with an allotment and when I looked at what was on the plates for Christmas dinner I felt proud (ok then, smug actually!). The winter salad leaves with the starter came from a planter in the greenhouse, all the veg - potatoes, parsnips, sprouts, broccolli, along with onions, parsley and sage in the stuffing came from the lotty and the raspberries in the trifle also (frozen but I hope that counts). I felt I'd really achieved something and with all the help, ideas and good advice on this site feel sure will do better next year. Can't wait to get started again. -
My parsnips were a success too: I disguised them in a gratin, with dijon in the cream. FiL normally hates parsnips, but ate it all down and asked for moreAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Congrats FF, 'tis indeed a great feeling.Bob Leponge
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I wouldn't have persevered with the parsnips without the help of the other grapes, particularly TS, so thank you all very much.
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