Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Marty, Nice to see both pictures, here in Catalonia the Lactarius delicious is called "Rovell?" (in Catalan langauage) and it is very popular, in Spain is called "N?scalo" (Spanish language). The "Hachiya..." is called "Palosanto" a delicious sweet fruit. Saludos Lluis El 26/04/2010, a las 10:41, Marty Deveney escribi?: > It's a nice time of year here. I spent the weekend in the tropics > sweating myself into a frenzy, but it's cool, clear and sunny in South > Australia. In the nineteenth century some idiot brought radiata pines > to Australia and they continue to be grown as a plantation timber. > They are invasive here, changing the soil chemistry and playing havoc > with native animals. But a nice hitch hiker came with them: Lactarius > deliciosus the saffron milk cap > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Randomness/L1005422.jpg.html > appears with the first Autumn rains and will make an amazing dinner > with fresh tagliatelle, onions, a little pancetta and creme fraiche. > The pocket knife belonged to my grandfather; the bone on the other > side was replaced with a piece of Australian red cedar by my father in > the 1940s. I like using it. > > In the garden, the Hachiya persimmons are ripe: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Randomness/L1005438.jpg.html > - I'm never sure what to do with them, particularly since we also have > a hundred kilograms of grapes to deal with at the moment. I'll skin, > seed and reduce them and freeze the paste. Some will go into jam, > some into sorbet. There are thousands of them on the tree. In a few > weeks I will trap some rabbits and slow roast them with persimmons. > It's just an idea. > > I hope Spring in the Northern Hemisphere is as pleasant. > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information