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Pea Soup sonnet
by Peter Morley Shall I compare thee to a London smog? Thou art more green and more leguminate. Pea soup by name but made from flesh of hog, Mum-made soup needs no sell-by date. First mother’s milk then soup ambrosian, Ingredients gathered from pig and garden By thrift and love, by mother… →
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The birthday party
To mark the Shakespeare 400 anniversary, Dermot Hoare takes a light-hearted look at the Bard’s 40th birthday celebrations It was a hive of activity in the kitchens of The New House on the High Street in Stratford-on-Avon that morning. The date was Saturday, 23rd of April 1604, and it had only been a few… →
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