Is it April the First?
dreamdaisy
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I ask because I have just heard on the radio that supermarkets are being asked to stock daffodils away from fruit and veg because some customers are of the opinion that they are edible. :shock: DD
Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
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"It noted 27 cases of poisoning linked to daffodils and narcissi last year. "
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31176748
I think this only adds to the bewilderment :?If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright0 -
I like my daffodils with a rich onion sauce . IT'S A JOKE !!! Do not try this at home .
mamasmurf0 -
DD your reaction is exactly the same as mine when I posted a link to this story on facebook. Apart from anything else in my supermarket, daffodil bulbs are sold in labelled boxes and the buds in bunches, again labelled. Plus surely as soon as you tried to peel and chop a daffodil bulb you would notice the difference.He did not say you will not be storm tossed, you will not be sore distressed, you will not be work weary. He said you will not be overcome.
Julian of Norwich0 -
I have a bunch of onions/Chinese vegetables in a vase on the windowsill and I've got daffodils in the fridge for lunch tomorrow.Christine0
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What?!!!!!!!!
Are we really considered to be that dense??
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Well, half the cookery programmes seem to use as many flowers as vegIf at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright0 -
:shock: :?
You have to laugh, or you'd cry.
:roll:"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." Robert A Heinlein
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No, those of us who get it right end up crying. I imagine if you chopped a daffy bulb thinking it was an onion you'd have no tearsIf at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
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Heard on tv - my friend ate daffodils and was very ill. He was taken to hospital. Doctors say he'll be out in the Spring!!!0
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Nice one, bimble! Apparently the causes of people eating daffs are poor English language skills, confusion between the various types of bulbs (I can't recall seeing daff bulbs for sale in a supermarket but maybe that's just me) and people suspecting they are part of Chinese cuisine.
I do recall reading somewhere that during the Second World War the Dutch resorted to eating tulip bulbs, various types of foliage and grass in lieu of real food. And that isn't a joke. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0 -
This is clearly a load of rubbish, but daff bulbs do last longer in the veg basket.........and planting onions, well, much better used as a filler in the garden path........;-))
I suppose it'll be don't eat butter next and sugar is bad for us followed by be careful when walking on snow and ice?
Dunno about nanny state I reckon its an insult to my nan!!!!!!0 -
I learned today that bluebells are poisonous and also how to tell the difference between a native bell and a Spanish invader. My late Pa's bluebells have been planted out in some of our borders - they appear to be thriving . . . . . DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Should I be worried that my bunches of daffodils got delivered in the same bag as my fruit and veg?He did not say you will not be storm tossed, you will not be sore distressed, you will not be work weary. He said you will not be overcome.
Julian of Norwich0
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