SC - Re: OT Brittany Spheres

[Christina van Tets]

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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