[tied] Re: black berries (was Apple)

From: squilluncus
Message: 40903
Date: 2005-09-30

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <G&P@...> wrote:
> >Brambles .... I myself have picked a
> >large amount making marmelade ....
> >To get on-topic
>
> Getting off-topic again, you cannot make marmalade in English from
brambles.
> You can only make French marmalade, or Swedish, or German.
>
> Peter

Sorry, my brain has got jammed with too much data on this
interesting forum.
For real gourmets though: cf.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search.html/104-2150000-5175944?%
5Fencoding=UTF8&node=3580501&sizefit=&keywords=marmalade&index=gourme
t&rank=relevance1rank&rh=a%3A3580501%2Ck&page=1

To save countenance in front of repremanding moderators:
the etymology of marmalade.

Do you believe in the anti-seasickness virtue of such a concoction?
Wasn't it Mary Stuart who wanted to avoid "mer malade" when sailing
to France?

Lars