Summary
As more snow and ice returns, I wonder if there's anything positive to weather, so if you managed to take advantage of the short thaw last week, and get out harvesting veg, then your parsnips should taste absolutely wonderful!
But it's another root crop that I've been thinking about this week, one that also plays a part in any midwinter feasting, and that's horseradish. This is a flavour that I love during the winter months, and would feel much sadder without. It has long been known as a medicinal plant, and maybe it is this that gives me a boost through the glums of winter. The ancient Greeks were well aware of the medicinal properties of the roots and leaves of this plant, in myths it was valued it as worth its weight in gold. By mediaeval times it was being used medicinally in Britain, and gets a Falstaffian mention in Shakespeare, as 'Tewkesbury mustard'.See the full content of this document
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Currently, enzymes from horseradish are used in medical research into antibody production, and its anti-bact...
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