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Wed 06 Jun 2010Finally, I realise that mother does know best
The collective wisdom of our grannies is an invaluable guide to navigating the complex food landscape, writes SARAH CAREY
IT IS one of the bittersweet tragedies of my life that my mother has turned out to be right about just about everything. From her grim warnings on investments (“you’ll never have in your pocket only what you earn yourself after a day’s work”) to the predictability of personality (“what can you expect from a crow’s egg, but another crow?”) I could have spared myself some harsh experiences if I’d listened to her from the start.
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