What's the dinner tonight?

[JamieM]

On The Mahoney Menu Today. Coconut Chicken Korma. With Basmati Rice & Fragrant Coriander Roasted Vegetables. dessert homemade Wimberry tart and fresh Coconut Yoghurt.

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[Mark12]

On The Mahoney Menu Today. Coconut Chicken Korma. With Basmati Rice & Fragrant Coriander Roasted Vegetables. dessert homemade Wimberry tart and fresh Coconut Yoghurt.

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Love wimberries!

 

[Mark12]

Chorizo, cabbage and pasta with sun dried tomato pesto

 

[JamieM]

Love wimberries!

I sometimes pick them myself, just above the town. I have a Wimberry comb, but last year I purchased 10 bags from my local greengrocers. I make a batch of 12 small tarts every few weeks. I have one bag left that lasted me a good few months. Nice to have a Wimberry tart for Christmas, I use a simple recipe from YouTube.

 

[Mark12]

I sometimes pick them myself, just above the town. I have a Wimberry comb, but last year I purchased 10 bags from my local greengrocers. I make a batch of 12 small tarts every few weeks. I have one bag left that lasted me a good few months. Nice to have a Wimberry tart for Christmas, I use a simple recipe from YouTube.

They grew on the hill above my house when I was a kid and I remember picking them when I was younger with friends. It's a taste of home really. I think you can still find them on the market at the right time of year. So nice

 

[JamieM]

They grew on the hill above my house when I was a kid and I remember picking them when I was younger with friends. It's a taste of home really. I think you can still find them on the market at the right time of year. So nice

True, you can find them on the marketplace, but the season is surprisingly short. We are lucky to have a few pickers in the valleys with contacts to small greengrocers. I might have to get my Wimberry comb out this year and pick a couple of lbs.

 

[Randy]

True, you can find them on the marketplace, but the season is surprisingly short. We are lucky to have a few pickers in the valleys with contacts to small greengrocers. I might have to get my Wimberry comb out this year and pick a couple of lbs.

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We can even comb our ear hair with this one

 

[Mark12]

We can even comb our ear hair with this one

If you can I think you need to get back to the hospital! Nevermind the toe! The ear hair needs clipping!

 

[TobyC]

Ham and Rice-A-Roni

 

[R181]

For Thursday we will have a shared butterflied pork cop, mashed spuds seasoned with Wasabi paste and a garden salad with a dressing

Bob

 

[AndThatsARockFact]

McDonald’s cheeseburgers tonight.

 

[JamieM]

To provide some clarification on what these berries are, in Wales, they have always been known as Wimberies. Here is what they are commonly referred to as in other parts of the UK and the US. These berries are wild and not cultivated.


Wimberries (scientific name Vaccinium myrtillus) are most commonly known globally as bilberries. Because they grow wild across the Northern Hemisphere, this tart, dark-purple berry has acquired dozens of localised nicknames.
Depending on where you are in the world, wimberries are called:
Across the UK & Ireland, Bilberry: The most widely used English name, particularly in England.

• Blaeberry: The most common name used in Scotland and parts of Northern England (derived from the Old Norse for dark blue).
• Whortleberry (or Whorts): Traditional names, especially used in Southern England.
• Whinberry (or Winberry): Dialect names commonly used in Northern England (especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) and the Midlands.
• Fraughan: The traditional Irish name, which comes from the Irish word fraochán.
• Urts: A historic localised name used in Cornwall and Devon.

In North America

• Huckleberry: English settlers arriving in the 17th century used this term to describe the tiny wild berries they found.
• European blueberry: Used to distinguish them from standard American bush blueberries

 

[Mark12]

To provide some clarification on what these berries are, in Wales, they have always been known as Wimberies. Here is what they are commonly referred to as in other parts of the UK and the US. These berries are wild and not cultivated.


Wimberries (scientific name Vaccinium myrtillus) are most commonly known globally as bilberries. Because they grow wild across the Northern Hemisphere, this tart, dark-purple berry has acquired dozens of localised nicknames.
Depending on where you are in the world, wimberries are called:
Across the UK & Ireland, Bilberry: The most widely used English name, particularly in England.

• Blaeberry: The most common name used in Scotland and parts of Northern England (derived from the Old Norse for dark blue).
• Whortleberry (or Whorts): Traditional names, especially used in Southern England.
• Whinberry (or Winberry): Dialect names commonly used in Northern England (especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) and the Midlands.
• Fraughan: The traditional Irish name, which comes from the Irish word fraochán.
• Urts: A historic localised name used in Cornwall and Devon.

In North America

• Huckleberry: English settlers arriving in the 17th century used this term to describe the tiny wild berries they found.
• European blueberry: Used to distinguish them from standard American bush blueberries

Round here Jamie it's mostly whim or winberry. Bilberry is only something I became aware of through cooking and seeing it in books. I think the NW is mainly that but it's such an individual thing. You're so right to post this. So many folks, even locals, have never ever heard of them.

 

[JamieM]

Lemongrass Sticky Beef with Chive & Spring Onion Rice.

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