Comments on: A Little Black Number

by: miles

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:22:12 +0000

SC,
People (the French) are making big bucks from truffles, imported truffles and wild mushrooms are a luxury item. I employ French chefs who cannot believe how much we have to pay for them. They innocently tell me how they either pick them or pay pennies for a bag at the local farmers market.
I smile and nod my head on the outside whilst boil with rage on the inside!
A couple of years ago I was almost tempted to buy a tree which had been impregnated with truffle spores. The catch was that I would have to wait ten years to harvest any-almost wish I had now.
Miles

by: SC

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:10:41 +0000

Miles,
On a serious note it looks to me as though this truffle hunting lark could be a serious earner. If you knew what you were doing that is.
I shall stick to panning for gold in the Lincolnshire drains, there may be gold in them flat fields !!.

by: miles

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:26:53 +0000

SC,
Just bought a lead, I’ll sniff, you dig!!
Miles

by: Elsie Nean

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:55:42 +0000

SC
Since 199,000 have already left the UK, let us not hesitate. I can already hear the music and taste the wine . . .enchanter

by: SC

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:59:34 +0000

Elsie,
No need for those guitars, what we would need to compliment such a lifestyle is a camp fire and a violin, it would add even more class to the rustic dishes M would be creating after a day’s truffle hunting.

by: SC

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:54:24 +0000

Miles,
Now that would be a Recipe !.

by: Miles

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:37:38 +0000

SC,
If I’m to be the baker and you the butcher Rod could be the candlestick maker!
Miles

by: Elsie Nean

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:22:05 +0000

SC
How about us all chipping in to create a sort of group dwelling? Miles could bring his polytunnel, we exchange our cookers for a lovely arga, cid can loosen her corset or even do away with them. Miles can open a cooking school and teach us all, Christine seems eager to learn too (we might accept the odd lodgers) and he will have no longer staffing problems. We will keep geese, ducks, chickens etc. The Dordogne is awash with walnuts due soon for collecting. After a hard day enjoying ourselves, Rod and Miles can regale us with guitarr music - salute!

by: SC

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:10:35 +0000

“Persuade SC to buy a cottage in the Perigourd area ( Dordogne - South West France ).
Elsie,
I shall look into it, will it be expensive ?.
Also with the area being so heavily wooded do I not run the risk of getting lost on my way home after a bottle or two of Bergerac.

by: Elsie Nean

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:24:56 +0000

Miles
Looking at your photo first I thought in my ignorance that you were showing the humble blackberry which had just been hailed as one of the super foods. Unfortunately the exclusive truffle does not appear on the bargain counters of our local shops.
Do you think that they are really appreciated by your guests or is it often a case of being able to say that one has eaten them?
Perhaps we should try and persuade SC to buy a cottage in the Perigourd area?