LizzieM 9,507 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 It was Summer County in our house ......... Oops, going off topic a tad here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Stork! Summer County! You were lucky. We had Echo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Cliff ton: Try this: Yours is a variety of Papaver Somniferum but not the opium one. Nonetheless if you score the side of teh seed pod it will ooze a white latex-like substance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 snip\,I do love the very large bright red variety of poppy i have seen in a neighbors garden, they come back every year,and they are about 3ft tall, i think you probably have some of those in you'r lovely garden. I think this is the one you mean. Mine are now "Going over" but here is one I photographed last week in my garden. that is my hand....the flower is huge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Stork! Summer County! You were lucky. We had Echo. You were lucky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Stork, Summer County, Echo. We never had any of them because we had nothing to put them on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted July 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, Micheal,Are you telling fibs,not even a cream cracker.LOL We used to have Kraft, and mams name was Margery,so when she sent us to the shop she would say to us ask for Krafty Margy. One of the things we see now that we didn't as children are fields full of yellow rape seed for the oil(sorry if i have the name wrong),not such a glorious sight as poppies but it has a purpose. Just done a quick research on Rapeseed/Canola and it has its downfalls,to complex for me to pass on,but it is worth googeling and getting the facts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 'An it pongs 'orrible - sets my hay fever off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted July 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I know what you mean,when out in the country side you can smell it long before you see it,and it sets itself along the roadside but not such a nice sight as poppies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I stopped using Canola oil years ago after finding it has links to heart disease...Something to do with the treatment of the rape seed to extract the oil and process it. More and more evidence is coming to light on all processed oils, might just go back to cooking with lard... I remember as a kid seeing field after field of mustard which is yellow also.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I remember the mustard fields. I wonder if it was a "Green manure" or if the crop was acutually used for mustard seed? Of course, it wouldn't matter to us .... we couldn't afford beef to put it on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted July 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 What about the lovely beef paste from the butchers Compo mmmmmm You could sit in the poppy field and eat it with a bag of crisps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Potted beef?? Last time I had some, it was home made...Mmmmmmmmmm. So easy to make, but heavy on butter.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 I guess we're now going to have another circuit round the "Butter? we couldn't afford butter..." ...Stork...Summer County...Echo...Red Seal (remember that?)...Axle-grease saga ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 The only reason to take the knee. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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