A variety of bright red, dual-purpose apple raised at a nursery in Vauxhall in London by Leonard Phillips and introduced commercially in 1828. It has a note of aniseed in the taste. This mid-season variety is harvested from mid-September in South-East England is stored and is at its best from September to November. It cooks to a soft purée.
Dinner. Evening meal. The midday meal is generally the longest of the day. "Cena" is taken quite late in the evening rather than "pranzo" which is an earlier, less dressy meal.
"Rags." A Tuscan treat of strips of sweet pastry batter tied in loose knots, fried to a crackly pale gold in olive oil and dusted with icing sugar.
Chickweed. A plant which grows wild near streams and on wasteland and may be eaten raw in salads, cooked in the same way as spinach or used to make soup.
A dialect name for the black boletus mushroom. Excellent to eat from August to October whether raw in salads or cooked or preserved and also freezes well.
