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Waterlogged may blossom
with warm lentils in honey-mustard dressing, a poached egg and a sprinkle of Parmesan.
Gull eggs
The egg in the picture above is a common or garden hen's egg.
I did not purchase gull eggs for
this reason.
I did wonder later how on earth one comes by gull eggs. I thought it was illegal to take eggs from wild birds.
I visited Daylesford with Ali after a morning chatting in Chipping Norton.
My children were rather alarmed at the prospect of my meeting 'someone off the internet' but I was confident that Ali would not turn out to be a nutter. She didn't. Phew.
Thank you Ali for a lovely day and for not being a nutter.
I dashed headlong over to Ali's blog to seek her verdict on whether or not you are a nutter, Sue, but disappointingly she doesn't say. However, on the evidence of not buying a gull's egg, I'd venture a guess myself that you probably aren't.
ReplyDeleteFive quid for an egg? Good grief.
ReplyDeleteI worked out I'd need at least 15 to feed us all (they're little).
DeleteInterested to hear your thoughts on Daylesford Sue (and Ali) I can't help popping over now and then like a guilty pleasure but the Harry Enfield "I saw you coming" sketch always springs to mind.
DeleteLovely asparagus/lentil dish, must try that now the lovely (and inexpensive 'gras van is back in Evesham.
Lovely, lovely stuff -food, kitchenware and clothes- but very expensive. I know organic is expensive, but I felt this was expensive expensive if you know what I mean.
DeleteMy husband reckons all bloggers are nutters ... and I'm hoping to meet lots more of them ;D
ReplyDeleteAs for the gulls eggs ... apparently there is such a thing as a licensed egger, working in various marshes around the country. So now you know ;D
Thank you Annie, I did wonder. They used to be collected during the war when hen's eggs were rationed, apparently they tasted fishy.
DeleteCongrats on your giveaway win by btw.
And then the phone would ring, or something would happen, and your perfect £5 egg would be a hard-boiled bullet!
ReplyDeleteI know very poor people of yester year ate gulls eggs because they had too but £5 a pop and why?
ReplyDeleteYour lentil, poached egg and asparagus looks gorgeous.
I may try to replicate.
x
Gull eggs! Never heard of such a thing. Though I must admit I would have been tempted to buy one - just for the novelty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely combination of lentil, poached egg and asparagus. I'm not sure I would want to eat a gulls egg. We thought that the seagulls were going to nest on our roof this year, the resident jackdaws seem to have seen them off for the moment.
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Yum, we are lucky enough to have Evesham asparagus growing on our allotment (in Evesham!)-not convinved about the gulls eggs, something about it makes me a touch queasy-but trust Daylesford to be selling them! great place for a wander but eye wateringly expensive.Glad you and Ali had a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteI am still waiting got out local asparagus to be ready, though I have the day old eggs in ready...
ReplyDeleteI think I should not be tempted by Gull's eggs.
For our, not got out!
ReplyDeleteOh yum - I want that for my dinner tonight!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of gull eggs but look a bit like quail eggs, don't they? Are they as small? Too pricey but intriguing..... Your dish looks very appetizing....mm..... how did you cook the lentils, just boiled them with a bit of salt? x Pati
ReplyDeleteBigger than quail's eggs Pati -about the size of a plum.
DeleteYes I just boiled them (no salt) and then tossed them in the dressing. I love lentils.
I love them too! Thanks!!
Deletegull eggs ive got them on my roof!! where my ladder rach
ReplyDeleteYou could make a fortune!
DeleteThe thing is we are all 'like-minded' nutters aren't we!?
ReplyDeleteHope you have a lovely weekend.
Fleur xx
I have to say, when we stayed with friends in the area I did rather enjoy my jaunt to Daylesford! I have never seen Gulls eggs for sale anywhere.
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned spending a morning chatting in Chipping Norton, that's pretty amazing as I lived in the village of Deddington and the town of Banbury for most of my childhood and that's really near Chipping Norton!
ReplyDeleteI love lentils and yours sound lovely with honey and mustard dressing. I like the look of the asparagus with them and freshly grated Parmesan too!
Oh how I wish Heston/Delia/Hugh or some other persuasive cook would make gulls' eggs THE fashionable ingredient. I live in Hastings and love to see gulls on the cliffs - but nesting on my roof, squawking deafeningly all daylight hours, ripping open rubbish bags and spreading the contents everywhere, pooing all over my car....well, control by eating seems a very good idea to me. But at £5 a go? Perhaps this is the money-making scheme I've been looking for; I'll get the ladder out and get up onto my roof..... AnnaC
ReplyDeleteYour asparugus and lentils sound delicious , and much more glamorous than the lentil soup we've just eaten !
ReplyDeleteAnd as for gull's eggs ? Maybe not ....
We've just eaten lentil soup too! Not glamorous but tasty.
DeleteGull's eggs, surely they would taste fishy? Not suprised you didn't fork out for that particular 'luxury'! xx
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