Roots

Not the Alex Haley sort, nor drum and base, these roots are thick, mahogany hued, coconut ice white inside, prolific.
The Sumac is a lovely tree in autumn, fiery leaves lighting up the world. It is an interesting flavour in a tagine, piqant and exotic.
But the roots! Well, I spent four hours with a pickaxe excavating these roots from my veg patch. I picked off all the tiny chips, the Sumac does not die easily.
The hole is done.
The dog buried.
Now I go in to lamb tagine and D&B, later I will read a book about Roots.