tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217330226006258566.post7004777563189109795..comments2023-10-04T04:27:57.182-07:00Comments on Amber Jones' Adventures (aka, The Reluctant Sailor): Redneck Gourmands (Or, It's All in the Butter)Amber Jones Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141081567700435407noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217330226006258566.post-13791627972635830572015-05-27T14:15:21.782-07:002015-05-27T14:15:21.782-07:00I stayed at the Grand Hotel in St Helier, Jersey, ...I stayed at the Grand Hotel in St Helier, Jersey, in 1990 (with someone who had ties to offshore banking) and will never forget the sumptuous French sauces, delectable desserts, and fine wine. Not to mention fish 'n' chips wrapped in newspapers (which is no longer allowed). Have waited all these years for a chance to return, and it did not disappoint. Worlds above England or Scotland in cuisine. On Jersey I actually found vegetables!<br />Amber Jones Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141081567700435407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217330226006258566.post-65986110358326763102015-05-16T02:59:53.990-07:002015-05-16T02:59:53.990-07:00And all this time I thought of Isle of Jersey was ...And all this time I thought of Isle of Jersey was an offshore banking outpost just beyond the pale rather than a refuge from a south of France peasant diet. How the tables have turned! <br /><br />Wasn't it in "Down and Out in Paris and London" that Orwell mentioned plates of meat as a reference to feet? I can only wonder what he'd have done with butter, though we know what T.S. Geisel did with it.<br /><br />But those juicy fish steaks…yer killin' me this morning. (I may have to make time to read ALL of those earlier blogs.)<br />David Alan Coiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169025513179541091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217330226006258566.post-32636652559652759572015-05-16T02:57:42.227-07:002015-05-16T02:57:42.227-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.David Alan Coiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169025513179541091noreply@blogger.com