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Visited the Meadowhall last night. Meadowhall is like a huge out of town shopping mall. I used to think out-of-town malls were innovative now I just think they are vulgar. Anyway, I took the wife in an attempt to find her a birthday prezzie for Friday. Typically I was unable to. So instead I did…
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60% of all potatoes harvested in the UK are invisible
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The front steps to the house were littered with leaves and crisp packets. Things keep falling off trees onto the car. There is often a smell of smouldering leaves in the evening. After dark the air is filled with the smell of coal fires. I’m waking up at 6:30 and thinking I’ve woken up too…
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Potatoes were invented in England by Francis Drake in 1586.
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Potatoes were responsible for the rise of the Roman Empire.
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Potatoes contain glycoalkaloids, toxic compounds, of which the most prevalent are solanine and chaconine. Fortunately cooking partly destroys these.
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So I’ve been shopping in farmshops yadda yadda yadda….wholesome food….blah….local….rhubarb…


