Re: [london.food] Baked potatoes

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From: Joel Bernstein
Subject: Re: [london.food] Baked potatoes
Date: 13:17 on 06 May 2004
On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 01:12:21PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote:
> On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 11:27:53AM +0100, Joel Bernstein wrote:
> > On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 11:25:46AM +0100, Martin Frost wrote:
> > > Joel Bernstein wrote:
> > > >Jewish shops, certainly. If you can get near Golders Green or Stamford
> > > >Hill around passover it's very easy to find. That said, it's basically a
> > > >weed, and *incredibly* easy to grow - stick a chunky root in the ground,
> > > >remember where you sowed it, and dig it up in a year's time...
> > > So the plan should actually be to buy some around Passover and then plant
> > > them to be dug up when necessary...
> 
> OK, so next question - when the hell is passover?  Approximately Easter,
> from what I remember?

It's variable, but generally around Easter. It depends on the [lunar]
Jewish calendar, and whether there's a leap month.

> > Indeed. I shall see if my parents still have any growing in their
> > garden. If so, I'm sure I could be persuaded to bring a bagfull to an
> > l.pm or similar meet.
> 
> That would be most groovy.

I'll see what I can do.

/joel

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