Four more sleeps
Last week before Christmas, whoo!
We managed to nab the last Christmas tree at the farm shop on Thursday, and I got the last bits I needed for Christmas presents. Thankfully the last tree was a good-looking one, and we prettied it up with some new decs and lights. Which meant we had extra lights, so our potted palm also got some prettying.
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Can horses get chapped lips I wonder? I'd forgotten about the whole polo mint thing before you started making these posts. My dad used to know someone with a horse and when we went down I'd always feed them polos. That must be 20+ years ago now. If you go further back would people have fed them sprigs of mint?
I've never tried proper roast venison but I've always been curious. It's fairly rare meat. We had venison sausages at our wedding but they're possibly not the best representation of the flavour.
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We got our venison from Farmison (15% off here if you enter my name at checkout! https://farmison-co.mention-me.com/m/ol/pw2ba-9687478ac9) but it can be quite reasonably priced from a local butchers too. It's treated as a luxury meat in supermarkets, which means it can often be pricier there for poorer cuts. It's a very rich, gamy meat compared to beef. And venison sausages are usually delicious!
I don't think horses would actively seek out wild mint, but it's one of those things they'd enjoy nibbling on if they found it. They just for the most part like the flavour, and it's good for digestion, which is pretty important in horses (since they can't throw up), so I guess yeah, maybe in the old days people would give them mint leaves as a treat. They often like to lick their lips or drink water after a mint, I think cos they like the cooling sensation.
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