Roots and Fruits
Roots and Fruits
Of swedes and seeds
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Of swedes and seeds

Especially for Burns Night, the etymology of the 'neep'

Let’s start with a riddle. Which three plants come from the same family, and have similar small yellow flowers; but we eat the seeds of the first, the leaves of the second, and the roots of the third? No luck? Alright then, I’ll tell you: the first is mustard, Sinapis alba, the second is cabbage (or any number of related l…

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Roots and Fruits
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