What to do in March - 1721 style!

ytyynycefn · « **on:** March 17, 2007, 17:25 »

Advice from John Playford's "Vade Mecum, Or,
The Necessary Pocket Companion", published 1721, London.

Brilliant, isn't it!

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2007, 17:27 »

Nice one Mel. So this is where the nonsense about planting garlic in March comes from!

leeky · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2007, 18:15 »

wow, 1721... thanks YTY!

shaun · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2007, 20:10 »

some bad spelling mistakes in there mel or is it us nowadays who are spelling things wrong,
nowts changed as far as planting and sowing stuff realy and they used the moon

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2007, 20:13 »

Quote from: "shaun"

and they used the moon

Probably becasue Pirelli hadn't started making calendars yet :shock:

shaun · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2007, 20:14 »

good point i like it

king cauli · « **Reply #6 on:** March 17, 2007, 22:10 »

nice thread,and shaun,anything is hard to find.

shaun · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2007, 22:17 »

didnt work mate

Smudgeboy · « **Reply #8 on:** March 19, 2007, 10:23 »

Thif be fantaftically interefting!

WG. · « **Reply #9 on:** March 19, 2007, 10:27 »

Quote from: "ytyynycefn"

Probably becasue Pirelli hadn't started making calendars yet

They do say that the British East India Company used to put out some pretty racy calendars ... bare ankles and that kind of thing.

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