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Keeping you in the know as to what is coming into season each month is NEIL MORTIMER from Lovejoys Wholesale...
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et’s hope this month is going to be as near to normality as possible for all of us and that our restaurants, pubs and hotels are going to be able to do some Christmas trade, with everyone distancing appropriately. Our growers will then sell most of what they normally sell, as they had been producing to a programme
“The sprout is a brassica but it is anyone’s guess when someone mutated it from the original cabbage.” for the year, growing their crops for December. If they can’t sell this produce it will sadly rot in the fields. We source what I would say are the three key ingredients for your Christmas dinner. It might be a smaller Christmas lunch that what you are used to, with
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some friends or family saying hello on Zoom later in the day, but nevertheless I hope you enjoy it. Red rooster and maris piper will be best for your roast potatoes, these come from our grower in Corsham, sprouts from Sherston and parsnips from Bromham. Look for these farm shops and garden centre shops locally. Vegetable of the month - it just has to be Brussels sprouts! The sprout is a brassica but it is anyone’s guess when someone mutated it from the original cabbage. There are various theories. It is believed they originated in Belgium where they were sold in markets as early as the 13th Century. They did not appear in England or France until the end of the 18th Century. Most Belgiums believe sprouts to be of Italian origins. As always email me with any questions on
COMPETITION Our very special competition to end this very strange year is to win A DAY’S COOKERY COURSE WITH ONE OF OUR TOP CHEFS. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is place an order for a Click & Collect box of fruit and vegetables, ordered via our website. Every order made will be placed into the competition. It will run from 1 December to 24 December 2020 inclusive with the winner being announced in time for the New Year. The course will take place in 2021 as and when Covid rules allow. storage of vegetables, fruits etc, or what to do on your allotment (which I am sure is very tidy ready for the winter!). Otherwise Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Neil neil@lovejoyswholesale.com @lovejoysuk • lovejoyswholesale.com
