MEAN FOMHAIR pronounced .maan-four.

In Ireland (Éire) September (MeanFomhair) is the middle of Autumn (fomhair), because for us 'Autumn' (fomhair) is the time of harvest (fomhair).  Irish culture predates Roman (whence calendars and  months emerged)  by several millennia and Ireland has long measured the passing of time by celestial observation.  We thank the sun (an grian) for our harvests and the moon (an ré) for our babies.

Muna gcuireadh tú san Earrach ní bhainigh tú sa bFomhair was drilled into us as children irrespective of whether we had a farm of land or were cottagers and so, to ensure the reaping of a bumper harvest (fomhair) in Autumn (fomhair). , we made sure our spuds were sown (cuirithe) before the equinox (lar'n'earraigh). 

One of the first moves made by rialtas éire when Ireland shook off the yoke of perfidious Albion was to give the land to the people and to become self-sufficient in home grown food.  I am reminded of that today listening, as I am, to a food logistics specialist on BBC's "Farming Today" explain that if Britain wants to be food secure it had better look to its closest neighbour for a guaranteed supply of the highest quality food on these islands. 

1st September was an auspicious day for [school] children when I was one of them.  For it was the start of the long haul to Christmas and the shortest day marked at Newgrange as far back as 4500BC.  For me, and for my four siblings, it marked the day when we began the regimen of cod liver oil and porridge which would last til an céad Lá Fhéile Phadraigh eile when the next year's spuds went in. 

Three quarters of a century later I am still measuring my time by the seasons and my diet by what my mammy told me so I have checked my larder to ensure there is Flahavans Oatmeal on board and that I have enough cod liver oil tablets in. 

For years/decades I used Seven Seas but last year they pulled a money-making scam and lost me.  They changed their product to "Fish Oil with added cod liver oil".  I don't want added cod liver oil to to the squeezed guts of the sweepings of the hold of a factory trawler. I want oil taken from the liver of cod.  So I changed my source to Holland and Barrett and got jumbo cod liver oil capsules.  I will not be short changed.   

In other news Tues. 3rd Sept. is a dauby day and I am lurking inside getting breakfast and updating my moan at lunchtime. I was out earlier dressed for weather to Maddens to get a couple of spring clips to atach my hammers to the back wall (bulkhead) of the galley.  When I came back (with eggs from Rugby local) I invented a new dish which I am calling Scromalet.

It is halfway between scrambled egg and omelette but is neither. 
Best comparison is souffle and it tastes divine.
I can see it in The Galley Cookbook