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Can you remember growing cress at school

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By *usman 199 OP Man over a year ago

Stockport

What was that all about . Morning everyone

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By *ad NannaWoman over a year ago

East London

To teach us about how things grow from seed, and how to look after them.

My children grew flowers.

I grow the things in my garden we can't write on here. I'm an expert at them.

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By *BWLOVER1965Man over a year ago

Ipswich

No

In little people’s home

All I can remember is me being a little git

Always in trouble

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By *icecouple561Couple over a year ago
Forum Mod

East Sussex

Yes I do. I distinctly remember another teacher coming in to the classroom to try the delicious egg and cress sandwiches.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman over a year ago

ashford

Yes I can remember ! Grew it on kitchen paper with my kids and grandkids as well when they were little x

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By *stwo2023Couple over a year ago

Worcester

"Yes I do. I distinctly remember another teacher coming in to the classroom to try the delicious egg and cress sandwiches. "

I can remember growing cress then all the mums coming in to help us make egg and cress sandwiches.

I managed to make a right mess of my bread as the butter was too hard and one of the mums laughed at me and pointed at me

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By *stwo2023Couple over a year ago

Worcester

We also grew a broad bean

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By *eordieJeansCouple over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Is it weird that it’s probably the only time I’ve ever had an egg and cress sandwich? What does cress even add to it?

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"We also grew a broad bean"

We did this also, in a jam bottle with damp paper

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By *eordieJeansCouple over a year ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

"We also grew a broad bean

We did this also, in a jam bottle with damp paper"

I vaguely remember doing this too.

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By *obilebottomMan over a year ago

All over

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By *obilebottomMan over a year ago

All over

"We also grew a broad bean"

They are much more fun

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"We also grew a broad bean"

We did beans

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

Yes and at home. I did it with my son as well

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By *GermanInLondonMan over a year ago

London

Still remember and still grow.

It's so nice on a buttered bread with a pinch of salt.

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By *addy bareMan over a year ago

lakeside

I remember climbing the rope and getting a ragging hard on.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I was talking about this to my wife the other day. Good memories.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

They didn't have cress when I was at school.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Lol. That sparks lots of great memories. Thanks

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

It was awesome.

I used it to make a football pitch diorama - got the idea from Grange Hill

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By *loss aka Miss JonesWoman over a year ago

south coast IOW

"Yes I can remember ! Grew it on kitchen paper with my kids and grandkids as well when they were little x"

Me too and in potatoe heads to make hair. The kids love it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

What was the cotton wool all about though?

Love to know

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By *ust want fun 888Man over a year ago

nearby

Yeah, filling a jar with some water and putting what was like plotting paper inside and those beans between the glass and the blotting paper, never knew what it was about but remember it, I think anyway

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple over a year ago

Leeds

Yes.

The mr

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By *stwo2023Couple over a year ago

Worcester

"What was the cotton wool all about though?

Love to know "

Less messy than soil maybe? Easy to get and see the germination process.

Evie.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Yes I do what an entertaining memory

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