[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Sorry, Mayo is all right for some people like my wife but not for me thanks! In Frog-land a deliacy is Coley/Coalfish with Mayonnaise...we used to give that poor cousin of Cod to the cat! I love fish of all sorts, and the best fishy meal I had was in a small restaurant in Southsea, Portsmouth, a Chinky restaurant where we had Squid in Black bean Sauce and Lobster in Ginger Sauce...ecquisite! I love Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish, Crab...how about Crab in Tim Tam Sauce? Would it give you the Chunders though?

Has anyone ever eaten Dandelion? In the vineyards where I worked in Marne region of Frog-land, it was normal to pull up a choice Dandelion weed, take it home, wash it and then toss it in a home-made vinaigrette dressing and then eat as per lettuce! Marvellous! Only they don't call it the 'Pis-en-lit' for nothing..it's a dieuretic and a couple of litres of cheap 'Jolly Farmer'* supermarket cooking wine, lovely French cider, and beer at luchtime makes you want to 'pis' enough as it is! Only if you were like the locals, it was a question of finding the nearest tree and doing a doggy against it to relieve! In full view of passers-by!


* When I first went to France in 1971 'Jolly Farmer' from the Co-op was 1 Franc or 1/13th of a Pound..it was cheaper than water!