poohbear 1,360 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Cycles...cigarettes...hosiery...Potatoes??? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 By coincidence, that's around the same time that Marshall Tallart - on Castle Gate - introduced celery to this country. Back in those days Nottingham was obviously the gastronomic centre of England. Now it's McDonalds and Greggs. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,533 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Proper history,nice to read about old Nottingham, great find PB Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 He introduced the use of celery Cliff Ton...it was growing wild from the Castle Rock to Lenton Marshes.The English just had no idea it was edible.The same gentleman showed us how to make white bread rolls too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Celery, the only foodstuff that uses more energy to chew than you can derive from it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Certainly not very exciting without salt....not bad in soup though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Soup and stews are nothing without celery! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldphil 331 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 try roasting a head of celery with the taters and parsnips. tastes alright, and not so much energy to chew! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Even better! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Celery is about the only food I can’t eat, it makes me shiver! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Prettiest girls in the UK is another claim to fame. Well it certainly was when I was younger, and still applies today ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 It has to be sliced thinly for salads, as it can become tiresomely stuck between ones teeth ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,533 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 21 minutes ago, LizzieM said: Celery is about the only food I can’t eat, it makes me shiver! The smell of it always reminds me of walking through the veg stalls in the old Central market,especially those storage areas the stall holders had at the top end of the market Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 549 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 They used to say there were seven girls for each lad in Notingham. I would like to know who got my seven. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Likewise ! I wasted my time and money on beer and music ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Seven girls for each available lad - that would mean the girls were all vying for attention. I must have been an exception because I never found this to be true...... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Couldn't find anything suitable in Nottingham had to import mine from Buxton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Well I hope she's been civilised by now NBL. I hope you've trained her well ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Are thereby lies a tale Fly, as can be seen from my avatar I picked a little un, easy to train etc just how ...............wrong can a man be, 46 years on and it's still a 'work in progress' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Keep trying mate, keep trying ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 When all you lovely men realise one thing that you can not train a wife. You can explain things show us the right way and if you really are trying to make a point raise your voice. You are wasting your time once you have finished pontificating we go away and do it our way the way it was going to be done before you decided to give advice. Also remember we know what you want/say before you do, we are good like that. I shall now go and sit in a quiet room with Ben. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 ^^^^^^^I learnt that lesson years ago, now a knowing look I just put right the mistakes she makes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Raise my voice.......... My God Gem. I raise it, raise it again, and keep on raising it, but it doesn't seem to work ! I raise my eyes to the Almighty, wander off into the garden, then I'm accused of being mardy. I just don't understand it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 22 hours ago, woody said: They used to say there were seven girls for each lad in Notingham. I would like to know who got my seven. Think it was me Woody.........don't know where you went wrong.........all you needed was 3/6 for 20 Parkies.....and 1/6 for a Babycham (with Cherry)....i found they loved a smoke.........except the ones that played hard to get from around Woodthorpe.....but they did enjoy riding Pillion on me scooter...... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 549 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 I can't understand where I went wrong either. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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