Michelle Darmody: How to make meringues from chickpeas and rhubarb and pistachio nests
Tomorrow, the first of May, marks the changing of the year. It is celebrated throughout the northern hemisphere as the beginning of summer, with ancient traditions often marking the day. In some parts of the country, May Flowers were picked by children the evening before May Day and arranged together to make posies or crowns. Or at times a hawthorn bush was decorated with strips of brightly coloured material, painted eggshells or candles and set in the centre of a village. The decorated bush was associated with good luck.
