A marriage made in heaven

[MrGongGong]

Laphroaig's very much an acquired taste, I'd say.

I don't quite get why some folks say that
it has such an "evaporating" quality to me which is very subtle

[mangerton]

I think it was Balvenie - certainly not Abergavenny but there is Welsh whisky of course, it's called Penderyn and made in the Brecon Beacons, and No, I have never tried it but evidently Prince Charles drinks it all the time.

All the time? That explains a lot.

[Anna]

I don't quite get why some folks say that
it has such an "evaporating" quality to me which is very subtle

Does evaporating simply mean the level in the bottle goes down very quickly?

[Nick Armstrong]

Does evaporating simply mean the level in the bottle goes down very quickly?

[jayne lee wilson]

Unicum is rather good
particularly after goulash and a dip in the baths
but very much an acquired taste

Do like your channelling of WCW, GG! Especially liked that one about the wood-burning stove a while back...

"THIS IS JUST TO SAY

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which you were
probably
saving for breakfast

forgive me
they were
delicious
so sweet and so
cold"
(William Carlos Williams)


Working from memory
forgive me

line breaks
guessed
(JLW)

[Vile Consort]

Venison and red wine

Mature cheddar and red wine

Lasagne and red wine

hmm ... seems to be a pattern emerging

[kevmusic]

Vile Consort

Venison and red wine

Mature cheddar and red wine

Lasagne and red wine

hmm ... seems to be a pattern emerging

Custard and red wine?

[kevmusic]

Same with pubs,they don't smell like pubs anymore.

You can say that again. A long time ago,as wee lads, my friends a I were told off for bringing our fish and chips into a Gateshead pub. Not because the pub sold food but a) because of the smell and b) because the fat would make the beer go flat! That was when pubs were pubs, and S. & N. pubs were more so.

[vinteuil]

Custard and red wine?

... well, if it was one of those little round Portuguese custards, a small glass of a sweet fortified red wine wd be a distinct possibility

[teamsaint]

Do like your channelling of WCW, GG! Especially liked that one about the wood-burning stove a while back...

"THIS IS JUST TO SAY

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which you were
probably
saving for breakfast

forgive me
they were
delicious
so sweet and so
cold"
(William Carlos Williams)


Working from memory
forgive me

line breaks
guessed
(JLW)

Thankyou so much for posting that poem, Jayne.
it is a really special one for me.
Beautifully written too.

[Ferretfancy]

Plain chocolate digestives and ice cold milk straight from the fridge last thing at night

[MrGongGong]

Smoked trout (done in a box in the garden) , shredded cabbage (grown in a bed in the garden) , jasmine rice (grown in someone else's garden) dressed with chopped garlic and olive oil

[cloughie]

Smoked trout (done in a box in the garden) , shredded cabbage (grown in a bed in the garden) , jasmine rice (grown in someone else's garden) dressed with chopped garlic and olive oil

...an a drop of Alsace Gerwurtz?

[amateur51]

...an a drop of Alsace Gerwurtz?

Yum!

[Nick Armstrong]

...an a drop of Alsace Gerwurtz?

Oooh yes... Had some dimsum for lunch with clients the other day, inc lots of fishy things - we had a bottle or two of the old A. G. ... blooming marvellous!!