Storing Fruit & Vegetables

Beetroot and Carrots Pack in slightly damp sand without touching each other in a frost free outbuilding.......will keep until May

Solid Cabbage & Main Crop Potatoes Pack in dry straw not touching in frost free building.....will keep until April

Apples Wrap each one in newspaper and store in a shallow tray .Do not store next to potatoes ... will keep until March

Marrows and Pumpkins Cure in the sun before storage and store in suspended nets in an unheated room in house. Will keep until April

Onions Cure in the sun then tie on to a string and hang up,or use old stockings or tights tied at the toe and knotted between each one. Start using from the toe end...will keep until April

M.J.

P’s for Protection potatoes afford;
O’s for the Ounces of energy stored;
T’s for Tasty, and vitamins rich in;
A’s for the Art to be learned in the kitchen.
T’s for the Transport we need not demand;
O’s for Old England’s Own food from the land;
E’s for the Energy eaten by you;
S’s for the Spuds which will carry us through