Collyflowers! ~1744

Collyflowers Recipes.

Vindication at last that it is, indeed, pronounced collyflower – one of my favorite words to play with. Not only that, but you can pluralize it! (Oh my, spell checker doesn’t like me at all! Not to fret, I’ve added it to the dictionary so that from here on out, all other bloggers can see the true spelling of the word.).

Winter is upon us, and so it is time to let our winter vegetables shine! Here are some interesting collyflowers recipes worth exploring

Source: Adam’s luxury, and Eve’s cookery, or, The kitchen-garden display’d : in two parts … to which is added, the physical virtues of every herb and root. 1744

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