LIVE WELL FOR LONGER
Sep 04, 2019
3 minutes
he traditional Scottish song Here We Go Gathering Nuts in May always puzzled me, as nuts are gathered in September… But the ‘nuts’ here are the corm or tuber of the Conopodium majus, gathered by Victorian children in May, when the plant was in flower and its tubers more easily visible. Although a tasty delicacy, these are not as beneficial as tree nuts. Important throughout the ages (almonds and pistachios are both mentioned
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