Yes I quite understand the logic and it makes complete sense.
Here’s a little tempter though.
Lardy cake and custard drizzled with Lyles syrup.
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You speak my language.
I hope @Harters is ok - haven’t heard from him in a while. Hopefully he’s on holiday in Spain.
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He is doing well 
He and the Mrs just got home from a nice vacation. I had checked in this morning.
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He commented on a couple of threads just yesterday. Probz back from Tenerife.
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Back from the three week “fly and flop” last Wednesday evening. Relaxed - and fatter than usual. Food was OK. Nothing to shout from the rooftops about but I’ll do a summary of sorts for the Spain board. Nice to have been awayu and nice to be back - just spent a pleasant hour in the garden, cutting back all the plants I should have cut back before Xmas.
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The asparagus season traditionally starts on 23 April (appropriately that’s St George’s Day) but I suppose with climate warming, the season will be coming earlier.
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I’m glad it’ll still be in full swing when we get to Berlin (almost a month later than usual), and I’ll catch a few weeks of chanterelles season, too 
PS: Do you only get the green stuff, or the white gold, too?
I’m pretty sure that white isnt grown as a commercial crop here. I know you can buy it from specialist suppliers but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in a supermarket or greengrocer.
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I remembered my first time visiting a white asparagus farm back in 2000 - it was in Wiesloch, a short drive from Heidelberg where I was staying during a business trip.
Very lucky to catch the season - I was told they were grown completely underground, buried under mounds of soil to prevent sunlight exposure, thus blocking photosynthesis and the development of chlorophyll.
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Similar to the very early Yorkshire forced rhubarb which is grown in light-free sheds.
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Belgian endive is also grown like this, and some types of radicchio.
Yup, and you are doubly lucky bc the area around Heidelberg (Schwetzingen in particular) is a renowned Spargel-growing area. It’s all about terroir with this veg.
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We’re going down to London in the summer to see a play, during the afternoon. We’ll probably book dinner at Rules for the evening.
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We are hoping to spend a few days in London this June or July. It would be absolutely brilliant to meet up with you and @medgirl 
I am absolutely up for that.
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