The white beech Hornbeam, or Charme in French, is as hard as horn. It was used for those particular instruments where strength and integrity is
Category: Assume it’s still 1793…
1st March is Narcissus day
Plants in the genus Narcissus include Daffodils, Jonquils, and Narcissus, and they get their genus name from the fable of Echo and Narcissus in Greek Mythology. Echo was
2nd February was Hazelnut day
2nd February is Hazelnut, or Avelinier day which is the 14th day of Pluvoise in the second winter month. Coming from France’s south-west in old Republican France
January 3rd is Gres day
January 3rd is ‘Gres day’ according to the Republican Calendar. At this time of year, when across France all agriculture ground to a halt, everyone took
2nd December was Railfort day
Horseradish is part of the British psyche, and tomorrow, the second of December, was Railfort day – the twelfth day of the month of Frimaire,
2nd November is Macre Day
I don’t understand how Chinese water chestnuts found their way into the Republican Calendar . . . These are more usually found in stir-fries ! Also known
October 2nd 2013 was Pomme de Terre day
Pomme de Terre – or Potato. We were always taught that this, with tobacco, was one of the treasures that Sir Walter Raleigh brought back
September 2nd is Citron day . . .
On September 2nd we, and the Republicans from L’ancienne regime celebrate lemons.We all use lemons for the G&T and squirting over fish & chips and
No, I didn’t know that !
Johnny Toad When Britain was at war with the French in Napoleonic times sailors used to call Frenchmen ‘Johnny Crapaud’, crapaud of course being French
August 2nd was Basil Day
Each year on August 2nd we celebrate Ocimum basilicum, a seasonal ingredient to Republican cooking. Basileus, from the Greek for ‘king’ provided protection for the