The Irish have a good time like loopy on St Patrick’s Day however us English have just about forgotten about St George’s Day. It isn’t stunning actually as there may be nothing a lot identified about him or even when he ever truly existed. But in some way he has grow to be the Patron Saint of many international locations and organisations. Together with Scouting – and I had images of St Georges Day Parade on yesterdays submit.
The image beneath comes from my guide ‘A Calendar of Saints’ by James Bentley. It is a portray by Raffaello Sanzio (1483 -1520) and is within the Louvre.
The legend appears so far from the C12, when crusaders returned from battle and traditionally he might need been a excessive rating Roman Christian soldier martyred in Palestine in AD 303. Edward III made him our patron saint within the mid 14C when he based the Order of the Garter.
For hundreds of years the day was celebrated with feasting and jousting and mumming performs on the theme of St George and the Dragon . The traditions stick with it in a couple of locations.
The place the dragon story comes from is one other thriller………..
That is one thing written by John Aubrey within the 1680’s ( an English author and thinker)
“To avoid wasting a mayd, St George the dragon slew,
A Fairly story if all is informed true,
Most say there aren’t any dragons;
and this say’d there was no George;
Pray God there was a mayd.”
G.Ok Chesterton (1874-1936) wrote…….
St George he was for England,
And, earlier than he killed the dragon
He drank a pint of English Ale
Out of an English flagon.
That is the normal day for selecting dandelions to make Dandelion Wine (however provided that the solar is shining so the flowers are totally open)
Decide 2 quarts of flower heads, (about 1lb in weight) discarding as a lot of the inexperienced as attainable.
Place in a meals secure bucket or non steel bowl after which pour a gallon of boiling water over the flower heads and go away to steep for two days AND NO MORE. On the third day pour all the pieces into a giant pan, add the peel of 4 oranges and boil for 10 minutes. Add 3lb of sugar and stir till dissolved. When cool add the ready wine yeast and nutrient starter. Pressure via muslin right into a demi-john. Match an air lock. Rack into bottles when clear and it needs to be able to drink at Christmas.
I made Dandelion wine as soon as……by no means once more!….It was lethal!
There are actually loads of Dandelions about this 12 months
and they’re actually helpful as an early meals supply for bees which might be a greater use for them.
Again Tomorrow
Sue
