I have written about our wine making escapades once before, but it seems Mr Penry and I could be mere novices compared to his Aunt.
There I was, sitting down at breakfast, minding my own business and scoffing some toast, and discussing potatoes with our youngest who had popped in to visit.
I happened to mention that the fruits of a potato plant may resemble unripe tomatoes, but are in fact quite poisonous. In fact both potatoes and tomatoes belong to the Solanaceae family of plants, which also includes Datura and Deadly Nightshade.
So you can imagine I nearly fell off my chair when Mr Penry announced, 'My aunty Vi used to make wine from Deadly Nightshade.'
Recovering my senses, I shook my head (it still hurts). 'No,' I said, 'she can't have done that.'
There was a long pause. 'Do you mean Elderflower, Dad?' asked our daughter, helpfully.
A sudden smile of recognition spread across his face. 'That's the one.'
