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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Breakfast in Bavaria
From: Christer Almqvist <christer@almqvist.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 21:02:15 +0100

container.  It is about 4-6
inches in diameter, and about 6-10 inches tall.

The larger the container, the lousier the breakfast.
No container on the table usually indicates good breakfast.

Chris





>Hello Frank,
>
>I don't think there is a special word for that in German. We call the thing
>you've described "Tischabfalleimer" or "Tischabfallbehaelter", which means
>"tiny repository for table scraps" in English. Was that the word you were
>looking for? By the way, this is not a Bavarian speciality, you'd find that
>everywhere in Germany.
>
>Peter Volle
>
>
>>Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:02:40 -0800
>>From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>
>>Subject: [Leica] OT: Breakfast in Bavaria
>>
>>My wife and I are going nuts.  I am hoping that some of our LUG friends in
>>Germany can help.
>>
>>When in the Bavarian area, there is a quaint breakfast custom.  On the
>>table, for breakfast only, is a small empty container.  It is about 4-6
>>inches in diameter, and about 6-10 inches tall.  It can be made from
>>ceramic, plastic or metal.  The custom is to place all the butter papers,
>>cheese rinds, wurst casings, etc. into this small container.   It is
>>essentially a tiny repository for the scraps from the table.  It is not
>>used
>>for lunch or dinner.
>>
>>Can any one help us with the name of this item?  Fruhstuck....   something
>>or other.......
>>We have been trying for 2 years to remember, without luck.
>>
>>Thanks a lot....
>>
>>Frank Filippone
>>red735i@earthlink.net
>>
>end
>
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