Chicory (the stuff you can buy at the fruit and veg stall, looks a bit like a stoneage hand-axe in white) was discovered by accident when Belgian farmers stored chicory roots over winter and they developed the bulbous shoots.
In German, the common name is Wegwarte, i.e. the waiting one next to the path which I find rather lovely.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day and Bren’s Floral Friday
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My Dad liked Chicory and Coffee syrup. I bought some a while ago and it doesn’t taste the same
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In South Africa instant coffee was (is?) mixed with chicoree? It was considerably cheaper than “proper” coffee and Nestlé had/has a brand called “Encore” (that was when I still bought Nestlé products) which came in great glass containers. More than 40 years later these glass jars are still an integral part of my kitchen shelves.
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The one Dad drank was made by Bushells, an Australian company.
It’s great when you have good glass jars that are useful all these years
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I love chicory’s bitterness.
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Same. 😀
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