SC - Re: OT Brittany Spheres
Christina van Tets
cjvt at hotmail.com
Thu Jan 11 08:39:39 PST 2001
Hello the List!
Master A wrote:
>I see a reference in the Versailles Manuscript of the Tacuweenie
>Insanitatis to round melons from Northern France known as Brittany
>Spheres. They are harmful and engender wind, so should be taken with
>plenty of cheap wine and a course of willow bark for hangovers the next
>day. Shrill in the fourth degree. These Spheres are covered with a hard
>shell of Turtle Wax which must be removed with a hammer and chisel
>before eating. Never to be taken on an empty stomach, nor a too-full one.
Personally I would add:
Some find them a little tart.
Cairistiona
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