{"id":108,"date":"2011-02-04T22:08:47","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T22:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madebytheforge.wordpress.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2024-02-28T16:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:15:45","slug":"eat-food-in-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madebytheforge.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/eat-food-in-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat food in season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madebytheforge.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/local-parsnips-jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-109\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; margin-left: 20px;\" title=\"local parsnips jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/madebytheforge.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/local-parsnips-jpg-e1296857287807.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>My brother in law came for a brief visit to Suffolk last weekend. He has been living abroad for 8 years and I felt like treating him to some country fare. 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