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Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 10/3/06 2:00 PM, in article ,
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Pat P wrote:
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I must confess to being fond of kippers with marmalade (don't ask!)
What on earth posessed you to try THAT combination, Bruce? I AM
asking? I
like both - but not together!
When in the RAF and on exercise with the army in Northern Europe the
vagaries of the rationing system often produced shortages and surpluses
that gave rise to strange combinations of food. Some were better than
others!
One popular technique was to open all the tins regardless of the
contents, empty them into a pot and heat it thus producing an amazing
variety of nutritious (but not necessarily tasty) stews.
Shudder!

Though, in Cambridgeshire, I was introduced to buttered white toast with
sharp cheddar and orange marmalade. It is good!
Cheryl


One tasty Yorkshire tradition (and maybe elsewhere in the more civilised
bits of Britain) is to serve a slice of Christmas cake or any rich fruit
cake with an accompanying hunk of Wensleydale cheese.
My grandmother's favourite was two slices of buttered bread with a filling
comprising a slice of rich fruit cake - an acquired taste!
--
Bruce Fletcher
btinternetDOTcomATricardian
Stronsay, Orkney
www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont
"Why does mineral water that has been stored underground for thousands of
years have a 'use by' date?"

I`ll never forget my mother`s shock, during the war, when a pair of American
G.Is, asked for cheese when she served them with Apple pie! They couldn`t
have known that they had cheerfully demolished our total ration for the
month in one sitting!!! LOL!

Pat

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Cheryl Isaak wrote:
I have favorite snack, a few almonds, some really good sharp cheese and a
few small squares of dark chocolate. Maybe some dried apricots in the mix
or
dried sour cherries. All told, maybe a little more than a 1/3 cup in
volume,
but so good. The mix of flavors and textures really makes it seem like I
have more than I do.

Really good, sharp cheese is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Most
cheese seems to be of the "processed" variety which looks like and often
tastes like putty. Fortunately there is a good deli in Kirkwall that has
a good selection of "real cheese".
--
Bruce Fletcher
btinternetDOTcomATricardian
Stronsay, Orkney
www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont
"Why does mineral water that has been stored underground for thousands of
years have a 'use by' date?"

If you get desperate, Bruce, I can always send you up a pack of "Seriously
Strong Cheddar"! Particularly now the weather`s cooler.

Pat

"Jere Williams" wrote in message
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I have a friend who suggests that the best sweet snack in the world is a
grilled Hershey bar sandwich.

She takes two pieces of white bread, butters each on one side, breaks up
the chocolate bar and puts it between the slices with the butter on the
outside, then grills it like a grilled cheese sandwich.
--
Jere

Has anyone tried a deep-fried Hershey/Mars bar, in batter? I`ve never dared
try it, but I know it`s done!

Pat

"Joan E." wrote in message
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Pat P wrote:
Now crisps (potato chips) covered in chocolate are gorgeous, oddly
enough!

Gee, I wonder whereever you got something like that, Pat? beg

Joan

Can`t think! Some peculiar woman from North Dakota, as I recall!

Pat

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 10/3/06 2:41 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:

Kippers with marmalade don't entice me at all, but buttered toast with
cheddar and orange marmalade sounds wonderful.

I love both the cheddar and the marmalade, but I've never thought of them
together. Now all I need to do is pick up a good loaf
of white bread and I'm definitely going to try it.

Lucille


Use butter, not a "spread". The taste is all wrong! My first thought was
YUCK, but I learned better. I guess the Swedes that stayed in the B&B we
stayed in introduced DH and others to this treat at the breakfast table.
They had moved on, but the sharp cheddar stayed on the table.
Cheryl



Best b'fast EVAH: toasted English muffins (hot and crisp) with a
seriously sharp cheddar (cold) and a thick slice of *fresh* tomato
sprinkled with pepper.....yummmmm....

Sue



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Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 10/3/06 2:41 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:

Kippers with marmalade don't entice me at all, but buttered toast with
cheddar and orange marmalade sounds wonderful.

I love both the cheddar and the marmalade, but I've never thought of them
together. Now all I need to do is pick up a good loaf
of white bread and I'm definitely going to try it.

Lucille


Use butter, not a "spread". The taste is all wrong! My first thought was
YUCK, but I learned better. I guess the Swedes that stayed in the B&B we
stayed in introduced DH and others to this treat at the breakfast table.
They had moved on, but the sharp cheddar stayed on the table.
Cheryl



Best b'fast EVAH: toasted English muffins (hot and crisp) with a seriously
sharp cheddar (cold) and a thick slice of *fresh* tomato sprinkled with
pepper.....yummmmm....

Sue


That's one of the combinations I eat at least once every couple of weeks.
Too much food for breakfast, but with a hot cup of coffee it makes a
fabulous lunch or even a light supper.

I think you just solved my menu problem for tomorrow. Sheer heaven !!!

Lucille


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On 10/3/06 7:29 PM, in article ,
"lucretia borgia" wrote:

Cheryl Isaak ,in
rec.crafts.textiles.needleworkwrote:
and entertained us with
On 10/3/06 3:48 PM, in article ,
" wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
I have favorite snack, a few almonds, some really good sharp cheese
and a
few small squares of dark chocolate. Maybe some dried apricots in the
mix
or
dried sour cherries. All told, maybe a little more than a 1/3 cup in
volume,
but so good. The mix of flavors and textures really makes it seem like
I
have more than I do.

Really good, sharp cheese is becoming increasingly difficult to find.
Most cheese seems to be of the "processed" variety which looks like and
often tastes like putty. Fortunately there is a good deli in Kirkwall
that has a good selection of "real cheese".


There are lots of cheddars here that are quite sharp if that is your
taste.
Some quite wimpy ones too.

Another cheese I like is an aged or farmers Gouda. A nice bite and
creamy
texture.

I really love "blue" cheeses, but nothing compares to the blue Stilton's
I
had in England. They just don't travel well.

Cheryl


We get great Stilton here. Pricey, but great.
Another reason to come visit! any hockey tournaments up there?
Cheryl

The IIHF Worlds in 2008 will be split between Halifax and Quebec city.
Unfortunately both semifinals and gold medal final will be played in the
Quebec city. It's expected that Team Canada will play its preliminary and
qualifying round games in Halifax. So that should be exciting hockey!
Sorry we don't have any LNS.

Mavia

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
No - New England style, warm apple pie, cold cheese on the side

Cheryl

That's how we did it in Durham County (one north of Yorkshire)
"Apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze"

Yay, I found a place here in the Big Easy where I can sometimes buy
Wensleydale cheese. Of course, it is more expensive than either lobster
or steak, so I buy in tiny quantities.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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Pat P wrote:
If you get desperate, Bruce, I can always send you up a pack of "Seriously
Strong Cheddar"! Particularly now the weather`s cooler.

Thanks for the offer Pat, much appreciated.
Orkney produces its own "Extra Mature Cheddar" and a full flavoured
"smoked cheddar", see www.orkneycheese.com.
For other cheeses and "exotic" food there is a small deli in Kirkwall
which sells - or can soon obtain - pretty well everything in that line.
Bruce

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Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 10/3/06 2:00 PM, in article ,
" wrote:

Pat P wrote:
" wrote:
I must confess to being fond of kippers with marmalade (don't ask!)
What on earth posessed you to try THAT combination, Bruce? I AM asking? I
like both - but not together!
When in the RAF and on exercise with the army in Northern Europe the
vagaries of the rationing system often produced shortages and surpluses
that gave rise to strange combinations of food. Some were better than
others!
One popular technique was to open all the tins regardless of the
contents, empty them into a pot and heat it thus producing an amazing
variety of nutritious (but not necessarily tasty) stews.
Shudder!
Though, in Cambridgeshire, I was introduced to buttered white toast
with
sharp cheddar and orange marmalade. It is good!
Cheryl


One tasty Yorkshire tradition (and maybe elsewhere in the more
civilised bits of Britain) is to serve a slice of Christmas cake or any
rich fruit cake with an accompanying hunk of Wensleydale cheese.
My grandmother's favourite was two slices of buttered bread with a
filling comprising a slice of rich fruit cake - an acquired taste!

We knew my dad was going to do that when he asked for a thin slice of
fruit cake. A bread and cake sandwich.
Shirley
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Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk