[Sca-cooks] Semi-topical query re one of The Hundred: Cigars
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Mon Sep 8 17:00:14 PDT 2008
Adamantius asked:
<<< I'm going out on a limb here. I was interested to see some of the
comments on one of the objects mentioned among the Hundred Foods/
Gustatory Experiences one should have in his/her lifetime. The item?
Cigars. >>>
Well, I've never smoked cigars, but here is an "second hand opinion",
yes pun intended. I prefer the smell of pipe tobacco more than
cigars and cigarettes. I'm not sure why the types smell different,
but they do. Perhaps the higher quality stuff goes into the pipe and
then the cigar tobacco. But then I prefer the smell of marijuana to
most of the tobacco I've smelled.
<<< A virtual smack on the head to those who tell me "Cubans," which is
approximately as meaningless as telling me you like any wine as long
as it's French. Cuban what??? Why? >>>
Well, I'll still say a "Cuban". Why? Yes, I know that there are
different grades and conditions in which they are grown, even on such
a small island. But I would choose a "Cuban" because I consider the
current administration's efforts to strengthen rather than loosen the
embargo of Cuba to be pandering to a small minority in southern
Florida and ineffective anyway. My opinion is that opening trade
with Cuba will do more to change the island than forty years of
blockade have.
Mark
(Stefan doesn't know anything about tobacco or those other leaves
from the east.)
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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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