On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:54:39 +0100, Halla
<halla@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:44:53 +0100, Chris Croughton
> <chris@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> blethered:
>
>>Of all places, Tesco actually do Thatchers' "single variety" ciders, of
>>which the 'Katy' is definitely worth drinking. It's around 8% ABV,
>>technically a 'dry' cider but quite light.
>
> Ah yes, I like the Katy, although it is no spoken of too highly
> amongst other cider-drinkers. :-) What do they know, they never speak
> of sausages at all! The Spartan should not be used as a single
> varietal cider, I'm told.
The Katy is light, which will put some people off, and slightly
sparkling which will put other 'purists' off. I just like a nice drink
<g>.
>>It may also have been Tesco
>>who stocked a passable Scrumpy (although I didn't find a dead rat in the
>>bottom!), and they sometimes have a commercial perry (I think that was
>>Thatcher's as well).
>
> Not seen the perry. Hmm. I think my budget thinking is limiting my
> field of vision, TBH.
It seems to be something only some stores have and intermittently.
> Now all I need to do is decide which sausages will go well with a
> selection of cider - other possible problems is that the husband-unit
> does not drink cider, he drinks beer. Which sausages will go with
> both?
Almost any ****k sausages go with both. Beef tend to go with beer rather
than cider, as does venison, but wild boar with apple would go with both
cider and beer (the stronger taste matches the beer, the apple matches
the cider).
>>Thanks, but I don't do Yahoo/Google web forums (I don't like web forums
>>in general, most of them insist on frames / Javascript / graphics /
>>pointy-clicky-rodent-things and they are slow and not an interface I'd
>>choose).
>
> Generally, I don't do 'em either, but since it can be delivered by
> individual e-mail it suits me just fine. Not a fan of google groups
> new interface, it's a bit too fond of not quoting things. Suppose
> they'd be slated for letting newbs quote reams of drivel if it was set
> to quote all... their x-no-archive:yes get round is a bit nifty, mind.
> Almost like real usenet.
Except for the (lack of) threading, slow access, the adverts, not being
able to grep the newsbase...
Chris C
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