--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > According to French newspaper Libération, Mr Chirac thought > > > > he was off-microphone when he delivered his forthright > > > > assessment of Britain's food > > > > > > > > > > IMO, Britain's reputation for bad food is well deserved. The only > > truly excellent food I ever had in London was Indian food and a > meal > > at the very upscale Connaught Hotel. Whereas, in France, > outstanding > > cuisine can be had at the most modest of restaurants....... > > France is warmer than England, they would naturally have blander > food in England: > > I wouldn't call it a theory. Many older homes in England have a > pantry that is actually a wooden box fastened to a doorway or window > opening. In the winter,there's no need to use a refridge in many > parts of England....
...I think global warming has changed all that. My grandmother used to have a stone built room with a zinc perforated grill over the windows to stop flies or birds. They were also called larders, I think. I reckon this idea would still work in Scotland. Uns. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
