By the time the ink is drying on this paper, the fiddlehead season will likely be entering its twilight. Much like the life of a fern itself, the season is fleeting. A quick trip to your local market can offer the chance to experience this unique sign of spring before these ferns sprawl out and the stores sell out.
On the Web
Fiddle Fest: a Celebration of Spring Foodwith Slow Food Portland: www.slowfoodportland.org
Todd Richard can be reached attmr@maine.rr.com.
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Some are simple slabs, inscribed only with a name and two dates. Others are enormous and imposing: stylized Etruscan sarcophagi, sculpted Grecian urns.
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If you want this summer’s eerie subject matter to hit a bit closer to home, or a bit closer to reality, check out Strange Maine: True Tales from the Pine Tree State , by Michelle Souliere (The History Press; $17.99).
- Hot stuff
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