Hello list, Some time ago (August 2001, to be precise) there was a popular thread on Dorset recipes and tradtional morsels. This thread developed into - amongst others - a thread on the seaside plant of samphire, or sea fennel. Well, today I bought some!! It was on sale at a fishmonger's stall in the street in Dorchester, though the samphire itself was apparently picked in France. So, for those of you who are local enough, the news is...... Samphire is available in Dorchester, and from the fishmonger's other shop, which is on the Cobb at Lyme Regis. Hurry, though...... the season will last another six weeks at most. Now, where did I put that recipe....? :-)) All the best, Davy Cannon Dorchester, Dorset

Hi, Did the fishmonger say where he got it from? Samphire grows in North Norfolk, England and can be picked by anyone who cares to take a walk along the coast e.g. at Blakney. Then comes the job of cleaning it and pickling it. It is very good with Cromer or Sheringham crabs! Bernard (a Norfolkman with roots in Dorset as well) > Dorset recipes and tradtional morsels. > a thread on the seaside plant of samphire, or sea fennel. > Well, today I bought some!! It was on sale at a fishmonger's stall in the > street in Dorchester, though the samphire itself was apparently picked in > France. So, for those of you who are local enough, the news is...... > Samphire is available in Dorchester, and from the fishmonger's other shop, > which is on the Cobb at Lyme Regis. ...... the season will last another six weeks at most.

Samphire is also available in Wareham on Saturdays from the fish stall in North Street Ros -----Original Message----- From: Davy Cannon [mailto:davy.cannon1@btinternet.com] Sent: 03 June 2004 17:03 To: ENG-DORSET-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DOR-LIFE] Samphire! Hello list, Some time ago (August 2001, to be precise) there was a popular thread on Dorset recipes and tradtional morsels. This thread developed into - amongst others - a thread on the seaside plant of samphire, or sea fennel. Well, today I bought some!! It was on sale at a fishmonger's stall in the street in Dorchester, though the samphire itself was apparently picked in France. So, for those of you who are local enough, the news is...... Samphire is available in Dorchester, and from the fishmonger's other shop, which is on the Cobb at Lyme Regis. Hurry, though...... the season will last another six weeks at most. Now, where did I put that recipe....? :-)) All the best, Davy Cannon Dorchester, Dorset ==== ENG-DORSET-LIFE Mailing List ==== This site is all about the Fanily Record Centre in London where you can look census returns, some registers and the GRO indexes: http://www.pro.gov.uk/about/frc/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237