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Bobby..... They no longer cost a penny I am sure but do they have Penny Royales? Best Rogo

I would have agreed with you...up until I read that memoir. Before becoming a barrister, any veneer of sophistication he had seems to have been just that. He had as many tales of youthful indiscretions to relate as any school lad, if memory serves. Made me admire him rather more, actually

Thank you Rogov.

What, y'all don't like Hawaiian food? Have you never eaten in a Hawaiian home? My first job in Vietnam was ordering for one of the largest post exchanges in country. I ordered pallets and pallets of Spam (and lots of beer). Put it up next to C-rations and it didn't fair so badly. Perhaps we were not typical, though. I was in Cu Chi with the 25th Infantry Division. When we were not somewhere on the planet bludgeoning people who...

Ian says: Of course others claim to have preferred Jaffas, which they rollled down the aisle, but I can't see you having done that Matilda Hell, no, Ian - Jaffas were too good to waste by rolling them down the aisle! Besides, by the the time I was going to the movies, most cinemas had carpet so the point of rolling all those miniature bowling-balls down the aisle was lost The big dilemma with jaffas was, should you suck the hard orange...

Daniel Rogov wrote: Do Hershey's candy kisses still exist? Not only still exist but produced in the millions of pieces daily. Here's a link to more than you'll ever wanna know about them! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey's_Kisses

Thanks Dave and Daniel, I always buy my meat at an organic butcher, very good meat there. I will go for the T-Bone, thanks. Ciao Birger

I recently tried the 'double dipped' cherry ripes, and whilst I've heard some people speak very positively about them, for me the original works best and the extra chocolate on the double dipped version alters the balance that's spot on (IMO) with the original. Are white chocolate mice still around? They used to there alongside blackjacks, fruit salad, candy cigarettes, etc. at something like 4 for a penny (in UK) in my day...

Hi Rogov, I see that you too "discovered" the paella, and your review also reminded me of the excellent desserts, which were exactly as you described - nothing too complicated but expertly made. Rani

Have to say, I never considered the literary aspect of cooking until I read this article in the New York Times on why British cookbooks are so much better to read than most American ones. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/books ... .html?_r=1 "It’s a pressed pig’s ear terrine and a pot-roast half pig’s head Fergus Henderson calls 'a perfect romantic supper for two.' He continues, with a crooked grin: 'What we are...