The 34th Annual Flower and Vegetable show was held this Saturday in our village. A great bustle filled the air as the villagers took their wonderful produce to the village hall to await judgement. The eighty categories make it a fabulous affair. The hall was filled to bursting with all manner of superb vegetables with the Onion Competition displaying some of the biggest and best onions I have ever seen. Every vegetable from the common potato and carrots to the not some common kohlrabi, very popular in Germany and known as the German turnip, it dates back to the 16th century. Also on display were the marvelous victoria sponges, fruit cakes, plum breads, apple pies, jams and preserves, such wonderful jars of pickle onions and mint jellies. Mostly all the items are auctioned at the end of the day, selling at the most reasonable prices and the villagers snap up the scrumptious cakes and first class vegetables. On arriving home I made a very good leek au gratin for supper and some butternut squash and chili soup for freezing.
It has not been a very good summer this year and yet these amazing village gardeners always managed to produce the most wonderful vegetables and should be so proud of themselves when collecting their various plaques and trophies.
It is such a nice social afternoon with tea and cakes or a glass of wine for those who choose. Long may this wonderful show continue, I look forward to the 35th Flower and Vegetable show, in our really lovely little village.