Salsify: Waitrose brings back 'forgotten' Victorian vegetable

Stocking of root vegetable popular with C19th cooks part of demand for traditional produceA vegetable that was a staple on Victorian dinner tables is making a comeback, as Waitrose introduces salsify in 100 stores in the hope of inspiring UK consumers with a taste of the past.Common in the 19th century but largely forgotten in British kitchen cupboards today, the root vegetable is being supplied by Albert Bartlett, the Scotland-based potato firm. Continue reading...