ANGELICA
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ANGELICA

Angelica: Look to the baked meats, good Angelica. Spare not the cost. Angelica is usually taken as the name of a kitchen worker in this scene but it also refers to a highly valued cultivated plants which was used for taste, medicine and spiritual protection.

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STRAWBERRY
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STRAWBERRY

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, STRAWBERRY: the strawberry grows underneath the nettle. The Bishop of Ely compares Prince Hal with the Strawberry and Falstaff with the Nettle, a dubious guard under which to flourish.

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FENNEL
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FENNEL

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, FENNEL: even such delight among fresh fennel buds shall you inherit at my house tonight. Fennel was and is a popular herb & vegetable and is also used metaphorically in Shakespeare in several plays.

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CAPER
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CAPER

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, CAPER: Andrew: I can cut a caper. Toby: And I can cut the mutton to ‘t. Caper is both a dance and the edible flower bud of the Caper bush.

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RABBIT/CONY
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RABBIT/CONY

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, RABBIT/CONY: There is no remedy. I must cony-catch, I must shift. Rabbits were introduced either by the Romans or the Normans but are now naturalised in the UK.

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MUSSEL
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MUSSEL

Shakespreare Species Quote of the Day, MUSSEL: Ay, marry, was it, mussel-shell. What would you with her? Common Mussel is an important part of our marine ecosystem and a food source. There are a range of sustainable options for buying Mussels.

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MEDLAR
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MEDLAR

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, MEDLAR: you’ll be rotten ere you be half ripe, that is the right virtue of the medlar. Medlars were a popular fruit of Shakespeare’s world but they have fallen out of fashion.

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MUSTARD
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MUSTARD

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, MUSTARD: His wit’s as thick as Tewkesbury mustard. The spicy paste has long been used as a condiment but Shakespeare uses it as an insult.

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LOCUSTS (Carob)
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LOCUSTS (Carob)

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, LOCUSTS (Carob): The food that to him now is as luscious as locusts shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida. Carob beans are a sweet treat & famine food, and the basis for the gemstone & gold unit of measurement.

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Samphire
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Samphire

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, SAMPHIRE: halfway down hangs one that gathers samphire - dreadful trade. ‘Death by Samphire collection’ was an occupational hazard in Tudor England in the harvesting of this tasty & healthy food.

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EEL
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EEL

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, Eel: as the cockney did to the eels when she put ‘em i’ th’ paste alive. The magnificent, mysterious Eel is now critically endangered but you can help - join ZSL Eel efforts

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COD
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COD

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, COD: She that in wisdom never was so frail to change the cod’s head for the salmon’s tail. Cod have been an important food for millennia but numbers have declined greatly in recent years.

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COCKLE
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COCKLE

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, COCKLE: How should I your true love know from another one? From his cockle hat and staff and his sandal shoon. Cockles were and are an important food stuff and their shells symbolised pilgrimage particularly to Santiago de Compostela

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CARAWAY
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CARAWAY

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, CARAWAY: we will eat a last year’s pippin of my own graffing with a dish of caraways. Caraways seeds add a delicate taste to recipes and as a snack to cure wind.

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PEPPER
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PEPPER

Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, PEPPER: He cannot ‘scape me… He cannot creep into a half-penny purse, nor into a pepper-box. Pepper is used as a food and metaphor and is part of our long association with this fundamental spice.

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