Sicilians, as I've mentioned before, never even come to visit you for five minutes without bringing a gift and it was with great delight that I received, on Sunday, this carob tree from Linda and Gino. It is from the Cava D'Ispica so is very special indeed and, sitting as it now is on my balcony [it looks quite happy there] it is my ray of hope for the New Year. [I have written about carob trees here. ]
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How lovely of them but I would not count on carob pods any time soon. However you can see what happens.
I'm pretty sure it was a carob tree that I saw in Taormina just outside the gates to the Greco Roman Theater. You'll be waiting a loooooong time for your little plant to grow that big! ;D
Hi, jmb and Leslie. Yes, I'll have to have lots of pazienza!
It'll be interesting to see if jmb is right about your first harvest. Presumably it likes a lot of sun if it was feeding John in the desert?
I can imagine your house soon fills up if visitors bring gifts all the time. I must admit I am the same. I would like to start making tasty delicacies like Nigella Lawson to take to friend's houses. I hope to be a domestic goddess in 2008.
WW. yes, I should think so. But Gino says it's important to water it, too. I'm sure you already are one, Ellee!
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