May 18 - Day 56 - I saw a Jersey and had to pullover

The sayings do get worse - sorry - but with the news of Gaza and the India variant, I think I should at least try and generate a little smile by a cute picture and a silly title. Of course, there could be a problem again if in fact it was a Guernsey cow I stopped for this morning, not a jersey but I think Guernseys always have white sections so we will stick with Jerseys.

At the end of yesterday I completed 11 weeks and 1650 miles, with ‘only’ 19 weeks and 2850 miles left to do. I am only £43 away though from £3500 of sponsorship so please encourage anyone you know to pick one of the days remaining in the calendar. If we take an average mug size of 300ml, that’s 5250 litres of tea it will provide. Imagine 525 buckets all filled up with tea! Or imagine the impact that 350 emergency food parcels, running 2 allotments for 41/2 years or 467 rough sleeper packs could have. That would be remarcowable.

So - on that note - back to Jerseys. They are apparently the second most popular dairy breed in the world. The average Jersey cow produces 6024 litres of milk per year. The milk contains: 18% more protein, 20% more calcium, and 25% more butterfat than average milk. Every Jersey cow can be traced to the original Jersey Herd Book, founded in 1863 by the Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society.

What I can recommend is that Jersey milk (now much more available in supermarkets) makes great Yorkshire pudding or pancakes. Try it! (You see you not only get useless facts about cattle and flowers but cooking hints as well - what else would you want to keep you amoosed.)

More puns about cows?- don’t worry that’s the end - I’ve already herd too many groans.