tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28582679.post8428784707784002447..comments2023-09-24T06:44:45.820+01:00Comments on Duxbury Ramblers: Tuesday 3 MarchDuxbury Ramblershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171959685125369534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28582679.post-7710279072311790752009-03-10T11:02:00.000+00:002009-03-10T11:02:00.000+00:00You are right the leaves were used to wrap butter ...You are right the leaves were used to wrap butter in, a lot of the plants/herbs are still useful today especially in the kitchen.Duxbury Ramblershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171959685125369534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28582679.post-36392355114008627562009-03-09T15:58:00.000+00:002009-03-09T15:58:00.000+00:00I adore swans...and the butterbur takes me back to...I adore swans...and the butterbur takes me back to a school walk 50 years ago. A friend found one and asked for it to be identified. The rest of the class laughed as the leaves looked so ordinary. Our teacher then explained to us that it is called butterbur as the leaves were used in olden days to wrap up butter and keep it fresh...<BR/><BR/>Enjoyed all the photos, as usual :)A wildlife gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261817184002496844noreply@blogger.com