Conversation over dinner

B. I just saw a video of this poor Indian farmer who trashed his whole cauliflower crop with a hoe because of the paltry prices.

G. I empathize with him. Whenever we have a bumper crop, they are dead cheap in the markets. Remember our broad beans.

B. He should have thought up a clever marketing idea. Like the Americans get rid of their pumpkin crop at Halloween.

G. Or like the Italians. At tomato time, they throw a party and make passata together. Lasts them all year.

B. Half their luck. When our tomatoes are ripe, it’s our fruit flies that have a party.

G. Remember the year we decided to beat those flies by cropping the tomatoes when they were still green?

B. And made not very good chutney with them….

G. …when unfortunately we don’t like chutney.

B. Chutney! That’s the answer for that Indian guy. Chutney goes with curry doesn’t it? He could market it as Christmas presents: home made chutney.

G. But Indians don’t do Christmas.  And anyway, our recipients didn’t look too pleased that Christmas.

B. Just a thought. At least I hope the poor guy got to eat some of his caulis before he hacked them.

September 2018