what is it?  Came across an Elizabeth David book on the market for 25p but 
as I only had a tenner the man said I could have it for nowt. Advantages of 
being rich, eh?  She says to preserve tomatoes in oil and top it off with a 
layer of eau de vie to preserve the oil in turn.  I know what League of 
Gentlemen said was eau de vie, but I doubt she meant that.  And what do you 
put on top of the eau de vie to preserve it? And.............

:-)

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:53:07 +0100, "Spooooool" 
wrote:

>what is it?  Came across an Elizabeth David book on the market for 25p but 
>as I only had a tenner the man said I could have it for nowt. Advantages of 
>being rich, eh?  She says to preserve tomatoes in oil and top it off with a 
>layer of eau de vie to preserve the oil in turn.  I know what League of 
>Gentlemen said was eau de vie, but I doubt she meant that.  And what do you 
>put on top of the eau de vie to preserve it? And.............
>

It's the local distilled spirit wherever you are, and made from
whatever you've got.

>:-)

Not that !

In France Brandy, in Italy Grappa, in Austria Schnapps, USW.

Derek

In message <g89oi4$moc$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  
writes
>what is it?  Came across an Elizabeth David book on the market for 25p 
>but as I only had a tenner the man said I could have it for nowt. 
>Advantages of being rich, eh?  She says to preserve tomatoes in oil and 
>top it off with a layer of eau de vie to preserve the oil in turn.  I 
>know what League of Gentlemen said was eau de vie, but I doubt she 
>meant that. And what do you put on top of the eau de vie to preserve 
>it? And.............
>
>:-)
>
>
It's spirit.  It needs nowt on top except something to stop it 
evaporating.
PS  What was the name of the book, please, Spooooool?
-- 
June Hughes

>>
>>
> It's spirit.  It needs nowt on top except something to stop it 
> evaporating.
> PS  What was the name of the book, please, Spooooool?
> -- 
> June Hughes

A Book of Mediterranean Food (1950)  Penguin ed     two and sixpence!

In message <g8bdvr$k5l$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  
writes
>
>
>>>
>>>
>> It's spirit.  It needs nowt on top except something to stop it 
>>evaporating.
>> PS  What was the name of the book, please, Spooooool?
>> --  June Hughes
>
>A Book of Mediterranean Food (1950)  Penguin ed     two and sixpence!


Thanks.  I don't believe I have that.
-- 
June Hughes

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> In message <g8bdvr$k5l$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  writes
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It's spirit.  It needs nowt on top except something to stop it 
>>> evaporating.
>>> PS  What was the name of the book, please, Spooooool?
>>> --  June Hughes
>>
>>A Book of Mediterranean Food (1950)  Penguin ed     two and sixpence!
>
>
> Thanks.  I don't believe I have that.
> -- 

If you want it you're welcome, I only bought it out of curiosity for a bit 
of a skim.

In message <g8dvnf$s3s$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  
writes
>
>"June Hughes"  wrote in message 
>news:B$urJjCP4TqIFw4i@theacct.demon.co.uk...
>> In message <g8bdvr$k5l$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  writes
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> It's spirit.  It needs nowt on top except something to stop it 
>>>>evaporating.
>>>> PS  What was the name of the book, please, Spooooool?
>>>> --  June Hughes
>>>
>>>A Book of Mediterranean Food (1950)  Penguin ed     two and sixpence!
>>
>>
>> Thanks.  I don't believe I have that.
>> --
>
>If you want it you're welcome, I only bought it out of curiosity for a 
>bit of a skim.

Thank-you.  That would be great.  I shall pay the postage.
-- 
June Hughes

In message , June Hughes 
 writes
>In message <g8dvnf$s3s$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  
>writes
>>
>>"June Hughes"  wrote in message 
>>news:B$urJjCP4TqIFw4i@theacct.demon.co.uk...
>>> In message <g8bdvr$k5l$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  writes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> It's spirit.  It needs nowt on top except something to stop it 
>>>>>evaporating.
>>>>> PS  What was the name of the book, please, Spooooool?
>>>>> --  June Hughes
>>>>
>>>>A Book of Mediterranean Food (1950)  Penguin ed     two and sixpence!
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.  I don't believe I have that.
>>> --
>>
>>If you want it you're welcome, I only bought it out of curiosity for a 
>>bit of a skim.
>
>Thank-you.  That would be great.  I shall pay the postage.

I have found it now.  Sorry for the confusion.
-- 
June Hughes

>>Thank-you.  That would be great.  I shall pay the postage.
> 
> I have found it now.  Sorry for the confusion.
> -- 
> June Hughes

OK, I shall come to you for advice when I embark on my Kokkoretsi!

In message <g8hgbl$827$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  
writes
>
>>>Thank-you.  That would be great.  I shall pay the postage.
>>  I have found it now.  Sorry for the confusion.
>> --  June Hughes
>
>OK, I shall come to you for advice when I embark on my Kokkoretsi!

As I have never tried it, I don't think that would be a good idea.
-- 
June Hughes

In message <g8hgbl$827$1@aioe.org>, Spooooool  
writes
>
>>>Thank-you.  That would be great.  I shall pay the postage.
>>  I have found it now.  Sorry for the confusion.
>> --  June Hughes
>
>OK, I shall come to you for advice when I embark on my Kokkoretsi!

I have never made it, so wouldn't be of much assistance.  Eliz David is 
generally easy to follow, if you really wanted to have a go.
-- 
June Hughes