Stone fruitâs golden days are here
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February 8, 2021 â 9.00pm
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Back in January 2018, when discussing the merits of various peaches, Sue Ryan of Hamilton East remarked that Golden Queen peaches âare a rich golden colour and firm fleshed, perfect for tinning but rarely sold for eating these daysâ. For some reason, Judith English of Hornsby Heights remembers this and has been quick to point out that âthey are in the shops NOW. Donât delay, they only have a short seasonâ.
Chris Lockley of Alstonville writes: âMy dictionary app informs me that soughing (C8) can be pronounced in either way â as in cough or bough. However, I wonder if the sound of the breeze differs from tree to tree. Should a casuarina tree be the only standard of measurement? A research project is required.â
The Ghost of Christmas repast
The Ghost of Christmas repast
December 23, 2020 8.00pm
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Ralph Davis of Wahroonga thinks: The Christmas turkey tradition (C8) is like the Australia Day lamb tradition – both dreamt up by hungry Aussie advertising executives, and Paul Keys of Cloud Creek says: There were no turkeys for Christmas in the 1950s in my surrounds. Chicken if you had money and a slice of K.R. Darling Downs tinned ham for us. But others beg to differ. Alison Gyger of Sydney is 87 and definitely has memories of turkey as part of Christmas. We picked them up at Newcastle station, as they were sent by rail (two trains) by my grandparents in Forbes. In her 70s, Anne Cook of Ermington is a spring chicken comparatively and remembers roast turkey on Christmas Day. For many years, we had a hot Christmas lunch until someone had a lightbulb moment and it became a cold banquet.