Dr. Dodiddily and the Dee Dot’s – Wales. (www.thedragonlords.zoomshare.com)

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WALES – CYMRU AM BYTH

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MARCH 1ST. ST.DAVID’S DAY.

The Day of Daffodils and Welsh Cakes and Leek and Potato Soup 

ST DAVID’S DAY 1ST MARCH TRADITIONAL WELSH COSTUME,

ONE OF MANY AS EACH COUNTY OR EVEN TOWN HAD THEIR OWN DESIGN

Real Potato & Leek Soup

Cawl Cennin (Welsh leek soup)

About this recipe: “Cawl Cennin” is Welsh for leek soup. This lovely slow cooker version is creamy, flavourful and vibrant; just perfect for eating on St David’s Day as part of a larger celebratory meal.

Ingredients –  Serves: 4 

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 large leeks, sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 3 potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 600ml vegetable stock
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 200ml single cream
  • parsley sprigs, to garnish
  1. In a frying pan, heat the oil and brown the leeks, garlic and potato for a few minutes until beginning to brown. Remove from the heat and transfer to the slow cooker. Add the stock and seasoning. Cook on Low or Auto setting for 4 to 5 hours.
  2. After 4 to 5 hours, puree the soup using a food processor or hand held liquidizer to a smooth consistency and add the cream. Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley.

With Bara Menyn ( Bread and Butter, Welsh, no salt ) to wipe the bowl out when finished

Recipe photo: Cawl cennin (Welsh leek soup)

Welsh Children


Leeks with DaffodilsAnd here we have proof positive that the seasons have moved forward a bit. When Diddily and her sisters were children, it was part of the Easter Celebrations that we went to the woods and collected the beautiful Welsh Wild Daffodils.

These would decorate our homes, schools, chapels and churches for many a long day.

We would have brilliant Welsh Hymn’s sung in St. Mary’s Church in Cefn Meiriadog, with the sermon telling us to be very good for our Mother… and Father of course,  every spring flower would be there in abundance.

Once again the Chapels and Churches all over Wales would be decorated for the Mothering Sunday Service. Primroses, Violets, Cowslips, Oxlips, Campions, red and white, so many flowers the Angels would be able to smell the perfume where they were sitting on the rafters up above.

I wonder how many more people remember these wonderful days.


WALES FOREVER

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