[Sca-cooks] Hi, honey! I'm home!

[Olwen the Odd]

You bet!  Hey Maire, wanna trade?  I got a few extra long peppers!
Olwen

>I've got 2 or 3 here Olwen, and I won't eat them.  Would you like them?
>--maire
>
>Olwen the Odd wrote:
> >
> > Oh, I love the Flakes.  I got some in a care package once.  Would not
>share
> > them!
> > Olwen
> >
> > >I'm hurt, you didn't bring me any Flakes back (pout, but kidding)? They
>are
> > >my all time #1 chocolate. And the REAL Cadbury's can't be beat. Glad
>you
> > >had
> > >a terrific time. We (that would be my husband and I) are tentatively
> > >planning a trip in a few years.
> > >
> > >
> > >The transplant,
> > >Amanda Blackwolf
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Sue Clemenger" <mooncat at in-tch.com>
> > >To: "SCA Cooks' List" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> > >Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:36 AM
> > >Subject: [Sca-cooks] Hi, honey! I'm home!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hey, is anyone out there at this hour?
> > > > This is Maire, finally back from her trip to Europe (6000 miles,
>just
> > > > today!), trying to get her body to realize that it's the middle of
>the
> > > > night, and not breakfast time!
> > > >
> > > > I saw all kinds of cool things (went to Britain and Ireland), and
>some
> > > > of them were even food-related! (displays in a couple of museums in
> > > > Dublin, and the tudor kitchen at Hampton Court? <sorry, single
>operative
> > > > braincell has jetlag>).
> > > > I found some unusual chocolates (Whispa and flake bars, *real*
>Cadbury
> > > > bars, etc.), and some really bizarre potato chip flavors (the latter
> > > > only in Wales and Ireland, oddly enough)--prawn, buffalo,
> > > > steak-and-mustard....Didn't see any odd drink flavors, though,
>although
> > > > I had some very nice Irish whiskey at the old Jameson distillery!
> > > >
> > > > Favorite food discovery: Bacon.  Real bacon.  Ummmmm...... Oh, and
>Irish
> > > > porridge with real cream. ;-)
> > > > **Scones with real Devon clotted cream**.....
> > > > **Wensleydale cheese**
> > > > **fresh fish and chips on board the ferry to Dublin**
> > > > Least favorite food discovery: BLT's in the UK are *not* made
> > > > American-style...I got one one day, only to discover (duh, Maire)
>that
> > > > it came off more like a ham sandwich.  Oh, and despite the risk of
> > > > sounding like a Heretic, the chocolate was okay, but no big deal.
>I'm
> > > > guessing I'm more of a dark-chocolate fan than I thought.  The stuff
>I
> > > > tried was very smooth, very rich (much nicer than milk chocolate
>I've
> > > > had here), but it was _all_ milk chocolate.....
> > > > Weirdest food experience: Drinking a glass of water in the Pump Room
>at
> > > > Bath--tasted very warm, and faintly sulphurous, like drinking the
>water
> > > > you've boiled eggs in.  One of those things that ya gotta do once,
> > > > though!
> > > > Best meal: found this *amazing* Indian restaurant in Dublin--I
>splurged,
> > > > and got their special sampler, which started off with this amazing
> > > > unleavened, fresh flatbread with ground coriander and whole cumin
>seeds
> > > > in it, and wound its way through amazing things done with lamb and
> > > > chicken and seafood...and ended with some sort of classic Indian
> > > > icecream (mango-flavored).
> > > > I'm glad to be back, even if I do have (Maire checks) 2356 "new"
>emails
> > > > to go through....
> > > > --Maire
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