fairy pipes
fairy pipes When we were children we always referred to what are known in Nova Scotia as "fiddle-heads" as "fairy pipes". We evidently assumed the fairies smoked. We were not afraid of them, but often picked them and pretended to smoke them. These are the young shoots of ferns. T...
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24698 |
| Summary: | fairy pipes When we were children we always referred to what are known in Nova Scotia as "fiddle-heads" as "fairy pipes". We evidently assumed the fairies smoked. We were not afraid of them, but often picked them and pretended to smoke them. These are the young shoots of ferns. They are commercially canned in Nova Scotia and sold as a green vegetable. JH 8/71 DNE-cit Used I Used I Used I |
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