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| Foreword: Father Cutting Turnips |
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Page 2 of 2 Now the reason why I am writing all this is because Father’s turnips won an award the other day. Peter Collins, a mate of father’s, was exhibiting a few vegetables and other things at Porkellis Show. He didn’t have any turnips and took some of father’s down. Now Father has never, in 40-odd years of growing turnips, ever entered his turnips into an agricultural produce show; never really bothered with them he said, always too busy. Anyway Peter took the turnips down after giving them a good scrub and came back with first prize and best in show. The turnips were champions and now it was official, the judges had confirmed what most of West Cornwall knew – the best pasties come from St Elvan. The best work is done by those who don’t shout about it and father would never say his turnips were good, he was always just growing them for the cows in winter and sold a few on the side. Many of the best things, invented by the best people, go unheralded. A Cornishman called Trevithick built the first powered vehicle, we are told it was someone called Stephenson. A Cornishman called Pearce built the first powered aircraft, we are told it was someone called Wright. Yet the Cornish are like that, we don’t make a big song and dance about doing great things, we just get out there and do them – and that includes growing turnips. Nigel Pengelly, editor. editor@cornishworldmagazine.co.uk |
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