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Mangold-Wurtzel

Long ago in, I suspect, a P.G. Wodehouse tale, I ran across a sort of vegetable I'd not heard of before, a mangold-wurtzel -- something, it seemed, that could be used to express a poor opinion of, for example, a stage performance.

At long last, I've remembered to search for that at the same time as having the ability to do so; the results are clear: It's a "foliage beet" -- like Swiss Chard with a beetroot.

There's a Mangold Hurling Association, which also gives some history of the veg. -- including its description as a "balistic vegetable"!

posted by Tracy Logan @ 7:30 PM