LL-L "Delectables" 2004.12.08 (10) [E]

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From: Ben.Bloomgren at asu.edu <Ben.Bloomgren at asu.edu>
Subject: LL-L "Delectables" 2004.12.08 (06) [E]

"I adore marzipan"

Criostóir, I love marzipan too. I did not know that it came in blocks of
that size. A Mexican friend introduced me to it. They had little squares of
it at 711 for a quarter a piece! I want to find one of those one-pound
blocks!
Ben

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Delectables

Críostóir , Ben, Lowlanders,

And here we clearly return to the Lowlands.  Did you know that Lübeck is
very famous for marzipan?  (Some people claim marzipan was first created
there, but apparently that's a red herring springing from delusions of
grandeur.)

Marzipan has a long tradition there, in that once Slavonic settlement turned
hub of the Hanseatic League and a city graced by the likes of Thomas Mann
(_Buddenbrooks_, _Death in Venice_, _The Magic Mountain_, etc.).  The
marzipan products are really very good (and not too sweet).  Marzipan is
sold in all shapes and sizes (even very large sizes), the most famous ones
being pigs and loafs (of "bread"), the loafs primarily chocolate-covered --
also marzipan fruit and potatoes, usually dusted with chocolate or
food-dies.

Here is non-commercial information:
http://fraktali.849pm.com/peter/marzipan_e.htm
http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/publications/infocus/Xmas2003/Luebeck.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/germany_insideout/north3.shtml

Enjoy!
Reinhard/Ron

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Delectables" 2004.12.08 (06) [E]

> Grietje and Críostóir wrote:
> "Aha, that must have been orgeade, slitghtly whitish opaque, right? I
think
> there's a bit of a story to that drink - I seem to remember that, because
of
> its resemblance to another fluid it has obtained an ulterior meaning......
> I'll leave it up to you to figure that one out."
>
> That's the one! My wife and I have the same pleasantly peurile
imagination.
> I think we made the connection when we were served it, too.

Welcome to the almond gallery, folks! ;-)

Gabriele Kahn

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