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Been out enjoying what will probably be the last nice T-shirt temperature sunny day of the year. It's set to be cloudy tomorrow and grim by Wednesday and I think it's downhill all the way from there.

Visited a food fair in the morning, which is just about one of my favourite past-times. Going up to all the stall for tasters of everything fills the greedy child within with bubbles of delight.

Looking forward to a smoked Stilton cheese but also got a smoky chilli sauce that was sensational.

got home and had lunch in the garden.

A good day.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 11:38:24 AM EST
Keep trying, Helen.  Get people off this financial shit.  What will it take.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 11:52:04 AM EST
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Helen, sorry to rely only on you, but any news about
Sassafras?

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
by metavision on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 12:30:15 PM EST
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thanks for asking, I was wondering too.
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 12:39:26 PM EST
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The weather here was nice this weekend, however, as I was working I could not enjoy it as much as I would have liked. The the weekend was a good one anyway.
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 12:40:23 PM EST
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A smoked blue cheese?

Whatever for?

by ATinNM on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 02:06:55 PM EST
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"Becasue it's there" I guess. Why not ? Anyway, I had a litle taster before buying and can report that it's divine.

However I'm currently ploughing through a large portion of "Stinking Bishop" which is absolutely ripe exactly right now. Tomorrow night may be too late. So I think I may have good dreams tonight.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 02:32:15 PM EST
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Here in the states "Smoked" usually means "We threw in this chemical during manufacture to make it taste almost, but not quite, like it was smoked."

Don't want to start The Great Cheese War and I'll freely concur the 'Taste is the Thing' so if you like it, that's all that matters.

by ATinNM on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 05:22:52 PM EST
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Ah, here a craft product like this is the real stuff, it's been in a real smoker and somebody lit a fire underneath it.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 05:41:50 PM EST
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Ah, didn't grasp 'going to a food fair' meant going to a 'FOOD fair.'  Ya know -- a place where one can obtain the Real Stuff processed as It Should Be.  Up in old Albuquerque a 'Food Fair' is invested with the majors pushing 'American Processed Imitation WTF!?!?' or locals purveying ...

put it this way:  wines made from New Mexican grown Chenin Blanc grapes are better left untasted - although as an emergency substitute for battery acid, they shine.  (Thinking about it.  Should Our Man from Lyon ever visit these parts it would be interesting to torture present him with a glass.  Purely in the interests of Science, of course.)

by ATinNM on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 06:32:21 PM EST
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I imagine the man from Lyon - he say no.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 06:47:29 PM EST
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He say "Thank you so much, most kind of you," and carefully pour glass over shoulder.

He got manners.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 01:34:19 AM EST
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