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Yes, I would be very interested for sure :)
2 years agoBarge in any time, Greg. It was fun for us to have the meetup with Keith and Sue last wek. So glad you were able to enjoy it vicariously.
2 years agoHi Keith (and sorry for barging in here, Grampies),
I've always liked olives, but only recently have I discovered the joys of sampling the different ones in olive bars at higher end grocery stores. That's where I learned the reason for brining olives. They aren't like cucumbers, jalapenos, boiled eggs, and herring, which taste fine without pickling them. Maybe I should write an olive review on next month's mini-tour.
Also, it was fun to see you playing a cameo role on this very blog last week.
Yes.
2 years agoHi,
Smart, maybe, but where did you get the willpower to resist? I’ve been known to schedule unnecessary stops in Montelimar just for the nougat.
Cheers,
Keith
Hi,
Yep, olives cannot be consumed raw from the tree. They need to be soaked in brine and fermented before consumption. Most of the difference in varieties of olives comes from the different recipes various producers apply to those processes. But raw ones can be crushed for oil, which is one of nature’s perfect foods, in my opinion.
Cheers,
Keith
Good clue, we will watch for a pattern to the "e's" today to see if they correspond to turns on the route.
2 years agoWe have been on several bike tours in France that used the "E" to mark turns along the route.
2 years agoDodie did warn me!
2 years agoSeriously! I also tried one back in 1964, but only one little nip of what looked like a luscious ripe fruit! Never again!
2 years agoThe Pont L-Eveque box says leave it out for an hour to develop full flavour. We have had it out for 24 hours, and that flavour is really getting full. We still have half left. Better buy some more baguette quick.
2 years agoActually Grampies 2017 were apparently more serious than Grampies 2022, and they have House of Heads coverage: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/knees/day-fifteen-valence-to-rochemaure/
2 years agoOh you are right, raclette. I missed it among the brebis!
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2 years ago
Ah willpower, hard to find! This was actually an "unecessary" stop for us, off route and all, but nougat.......
2 years ago