tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post1877371938327502187..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: The Metaphorical PondMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-38807935422831669042016-12-31T21:26:58.824+00:002016-12-31T21:26:58.824+00:00Zouk,
Having spent one pre-Xmas week stretching t...Zouk,<br /><br />Having spent one pre-Xmas week stretching the necks of turkeys at a certain farm, I have no problem with the killing, though I admit it did nearly put me off the eating... For about 24 hours.<br /><br />I think the golden rule is "never eat any bird small enough to put inside a quail"...<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-74617243451785715312016-12-30T14:46:35.456+00:002016-12-30T14:46:35.456+00:00Not above killing birds(or having them killed) at ...Not above killing birds(or having them killed) at Xmas, then, Mike? From <a href="http://idiotic-hat.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/named-and-numbered.html" rel="nofollow">previous posts</a>, I assume you'd balk at the ortolan in this dish:<br /><br />"<i>In his 1807 Almanach des Gourmands, gastronomist Grimod de La Reynière presents his rôti sans pareil ("roast without equal")—a bustard stuffed with a turkey, a goose, a pheasant, a chicken, a duck, a guinea fowl, a teal, a woodcock, a partridge, a plover, a lapwing, a quail, a thrush, a lark, an ortolan bunting and a garden warbler—although he states that, since similar roasts were produced by ancient Romans, the rôti sans pareil was not entirely novel. The final bird is very small but large enough to just hold an olive; it also suggests that, unlike modern multi-bird roasts, there was no stuffing or other packing placed in between the birds. This is referenced by Vi Hart being called a buskeygooseantenduckneatealcockridgeerwingailusharktinbler.</i>"<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken<br /><br />I assume you're on top of the new series of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mk97n" rel="nofollow">John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme</a>, which kicked off this week with a Christmas special featuring a running riff on "turkeys vote for Christmas", somehow evoking the Brexit referendum without once explicitly mentioning it.Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-17448465456645993002016-12-25T18:13:31.174+00:002016-12-25T18:13:31.174+00:00Thanks, Alan, what could be more pleasing than to ...Thanks, Alan, what could be more pleasing than to have one's blog read on Christmas Day? Best wishes for 2017!<br /><br />Same to anyone else reading this -- I've got a "three-bird ballotine" to cook (turkey, pheasant, and chicken) or what my daughter insists on calling a "turphucken"...<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-48069547274703412382016-12-25T12:52:18.528+00:002016-12-25T12:52:18.528+00:00Too late! I've already over-indulged on champa...Too late! I've already over-indulged on champagne and mince pies, and it isn't 1 o'clock yet. I will absorb your sage advice and hope to do better next year. In the meantime, please continue to keep your excellent blog going and don't be too sensible yourself.Alan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482370364589384430noreply@blogger.com