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Questions
What is the name of Hugh’s 22ft
boat?
Which recipe did Hugh adapt from
The Sunday Times?
Traditionally British oysters
come back into season when?
How did Hugh think that the holes
in crumpets were made?
Which month does it help to be
mildly masochistic?
Which day does Hugh get a ram to
‘tup’ his ewes?
What ‘new’ salad shoot is Hugh
expecting to come to the supermarkets soon?
Which is Hugh’s favourite Rhubarb
cocktail?
What was the bounty that Hugh
placed on a cabbage white?
When did the first of Hugh’s pigs
go for slaughter?
What important Hugh date falls in
the middle of January?
Hugh’s camera shy wife was
photographed holding what?
Which month does Hugh hate?
Which pudding did Hugh’s Granny
use to make?
What can be done with stale
flatbreads?
Who is Hugh’s agent?
According to Hugh’s father what
should finished compost be like?
What did Hugh get on the 17th
Aug 2002 for his jar of chutney at the Beaminster Summer show?
Who used a throw net to catch
sprats?
How long does Hugh hang his beef
at the abattoir?
Over which shoulder does Hugh
carry his goose?
Which school dish did Hugh hate?
In the region of how many extra
daylight hours do you get when the clocks go forward?
When do Dorest mackerel usually
arrive?
How did Hugh discover that you
could eat artichokes raw?
Name Hugh’s favourite first
harvest of the year
What else does Hugh thing should
be Pick Your Own?
Hugh’s father freezes his last
batch of frozen what to serve with the Christmas dinner?
How does Hugh prefer his French
beans?
How can you preserve the sugar in
asparagus for a few more hours?
What doesn’t Hugh’s GPS tell him?
Which way up does Hugh generally
have his pancakes?
What amazing with can you with a
few potatoes and a tin of anchovies?
What does March have that
February doesn’t?
How many ways does Hugh suggest
there are to enjoy purple sprouting broccoli?
Which aphrodisiac dish did spend
an afternoon experimenting with?
Hugh’s father was appalled by the
scenes of lushness in Hugh’s polytunnel, but what was the plant concerned?
Which month does Hugh devote the
entire recipe section to a single meal?
How did Hugh dispose of his
caterpillar problem?
Which month is meat month for
Hugh?
Where in London have monster puff
balls been spotted?
Who is Bryan Johnson?
Shooting is not just a
countryman’s hobby it is also what?
Which recipe did Hugh’s editor
give to Hugh?
How many dishes does Hugh think a
goose will yield?
What did Hugh have instead of
pheasant sushi?
Who is Simon Wheeler?
What makes a great alternative to
Christmas pudding?
What does Hugh think gives eggs
an extra orange intensity?
What is the phone number of
Hugh’s local trout farm?
