Answers to February Quiz Plus ... A Recipe For Mustard and Sage Chicken with Celeriac Mash

Hello there, I hope you enjoyed yesterdays quiz. Many thanks to all those who read the post and special thanks to those who took time to comment.

Did you know the answers? Well, as promised here are the answers to the seven questions. For ease I have repeated the questions ...

1. At one time February was the last month of the year. True or false?

True.

Originally the Roman calendar was only ten months. Two months were added at the end of the year, but later changed to become the first two months. This led to the inconsistency of the ninth to twelfth months actually getting their names from the numbers seven to ten.

2. February gets its name from the word februa. What language does this word come from?
Latin.

3. What is the meaning of the word "februa"?
purification.

It means purification. The Romans held feast of purification during this month.

4. Augustus Caesar took a day from February to make August the same length as July. True or false?

False.

There is a legend that he wanted the month named after him to be the same length as the month named after Julius Caesar, but there is no evidence to indicate that this is true.

5. Which flowers do many people consider February's flowers?

primrose.

6. What is the birthstone for February?
amethyst.

Amethyst for sincerity.

7. How often does February have twenty-nine days?
Every four years.

There is actually a rare exception to this rule. When the year ends with 00, the first two digits have to be divisible by 4 to be a leap year.

For example, although 1900 is divisible by four, it was not a leap year. In years ending with 00, the first two digits standing alone have to be divisible by four. Thus 1600 and 2000 were leap years, 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not.

How did you do? Before I researched the answers I knew five 😊

By the way, although I've used a leap year image, it's not leap year this year!

... and now on to a tasty recipe suggestion, which you may wish to try.

Mustard and Sage Chicken with Celeriac Mash

Swapping potatoes for celeriac lowers the carbohydrates in this lovely mid-week dinner suggestion ... ready in under half an hour and tastes great!

Ingredients

Serves Three

1 celeriac, peeled and cut into chunks

3 chicken breasts, skinless

1 tbsp. English mustard powder

2 tsp olive oil

2 garlic cloves, crushed

8 sage leaves, chopped

100g low-fat crème fraîche, plus 2 tbsp. for the mash

1 chicken stock cube

2 tbsp. wholegrain mustard

To Serve

275g cooked green veg, such as thin-stemmed broccoli, peas or Savoy cabbage,

Instructions

and more, can be seen here

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All the best Jan