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EAT THE SEASONS Watercress

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THE PEPPERY PUNCH OF WATERCRESS HAS BEEN A HIT FOR MORE THAN 1,000 YEARS. THE ROMANS THOUGHT IT AN APHRODISIA­C, HIPPOCRATE­S BELIEVED IT PURIFIED THE BLOOD AND VICTORIANS ENJOYED IT IN SANDWICHES FOR BREAKFAST. GROWN COMMERCIAL­LY

IN BRITAIN SINCE 1808, WATERCRESS IS FULL OF IRON,

VITAMIN C AND CALCIUM.

BLEND WITH PEAS, LEEKS AND

MINT FOR A HEARTY SOUP

OR FOR MORE RECIPES, GO TO WATERCRESS.CO.UK.

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