SC - Re: OT Brittany Spheres

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Christina van Tets wrote:
> 
> 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

True, and no amount of increasing ripeness seems to alleviate this.

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

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