MANY of us go through life without truly understanding the significance of
each passing day and week. For example, how many people failed to realise that
14 January was Britain’s National Rhubarb Day, organised by the National
Farmers’ Union to celebrate that splendid plant’s versatility and high vitamin
content?
If you were one of them, make sure you don’t miss out on Chip Week 2001,
which begins on 19 February, and is instituted by the British Potato Council in
honour of the country’s favourite food. Then there is British Sandwich Week,
which takes place the week of 13 May under…
