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Alice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social

Did Romans introduce cabbages and edible dormice, or was that untrue as well?

sep 1, 2025, 12:58 pm • 1 0

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TerryLeopard @terryleopard.bsky.social

We have those where I live (Edible dormice / Glis Glis). I think they came from one of the Rothschild's private zoo.

sep 1, 2025, 1:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Alice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social

I know the Wallabies weren’t from the Romans

sep 1, 2025, 1:04 pm • 1 0 • view
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Alice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social

Also do you not have cabbages in Tring?

sep 1, 2025, 1:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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TerryLeopard @terryleopard.bsky.social

I've heard people speak of them but I'll have nothing to do with them.

sep 1, 2025, 1:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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DaveDisaster @davedisasterman.bsky.social

I'm just going to assume you mean people from Tring...

sep 1, 2025, 6:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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children of the corncob @bisk.sureis.sexy

cabbages, yes. dormice, no. they'd been here for a long time.

sep 1, 2025, 1:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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children of the corncob @bisk.sureis.sexy

ooooh, edible dormice. yes. that was the romans.

sep 1, 2025, 1:02 pm • 1 0 • view