This entry was posted on May 20, 2011 at 10:41 am and is filed under Family, Humour, News, Yours Truly.
Local news
May 20, 2011
All Manner of Thing
All shall be well, all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
May 20, 2011 at 10:51 am
I hope she wasn’t too traumatized.
AMDG
May 20, 2011 at 10:54 am
Trauma, I don’t know, but it has certainly made a big impression.
May 20, 2011 at 1:57 pm
It took me a moment. I thought it was actually about speck, the cured ham. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speck
May 20, 2011 at 3:23 pm
I’d not heard of that speck before, Matthew. Is it good?
May 21, 2011 at 12:04 pm
It is surprisingly good. We get it from the Polish deli in the Market. You should be able to find it in one of the Eastern European neighbourhoods like Bloor West Village. It’s hard to describe the taste, but I can say that it is extremely flavourful and savoury, and nothing like either Italian prosciutto or Spanish Serrano or Iberico.
If you want a real treat, try Pingue prosciutto. It’s made in Niagara and is as good as any prosciutto we’ve ever had in Italy. Here’s the webpage with its availability in Toronto. It’s expensive, but it’s worth treating yourself at least once. http://www.pingueprosciutto.com/retailstores.html
May 20, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Really, I would eat anything these days.
May 20, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Hopefully you don’t eat anything that would embarrass you if it ends up in the paper.
AMDG
May 20, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Some of Iona’s other ‘headlines’ — stories that she loves to repeat to us — are not fit to print. Nothing to do with food, though — at least, not directly.
May 21, 2011 at 5:14 pm
The Mommy palate and digestive system seem to adapt themselves well to specks and other exotic foods.
May 21, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Yes, I was thinking earlier that I can’t believe the things I’ve eaten off my children’s plates. I’ve pretty much gotten over that now. I don’t eat off my grandchildren’s plates. Ick.
AMDG
May 21, 2011 at 6:12 pm
I seem to remember that Speck is also a sort of off-brand Spork that Dad brought home on one of the (thankfully rare) occasions he went grocery shopping. Dad was always a great one for economizing, but I think the second can may still be in the basement 15 or so years after it was purchased. Had it been that type of Speck, Iona’s reaction to its actual consumption would have been well worth it!
May 22, 2011 at 11:37 pm
I think I’ll try Matthew’s speck first. No hard feelings, I hope.