----- Original Message ----- From: <DaveKarn@aol.com> > > John ~ > > a reasonably fresh, triple-creme brie on chunks of Bartlett pear or > fresh sourdough comes close to Heaven with its delightful fresh butter taste. A > good accompaniment would be a California chardonnay not been aged in oak. >... Perhaps, with your "Stinking Bishop," an appropriate wine would > be a vintage of our very own "Fat Bastard." I thought "Fat Bastard" wines were French - at least the ones we get here under that sobriquet are. There is a British beer called 'Bishop's Finger', but it's not to my taste, and better with cheddar and pickled onions than brie & pear! And while on ecclesiastical drinks, we must not forget the Belgian Trappist and Abbey beers, and certainly not Chartreuse, reputed to contain Narcissus juice as an ingredient. > > Must admit to a bit of curiosity, tho. If the fragrance of hyacinth is > objectionable, what then about freesia, another strong (and to many people) > delightful fragrance that, often, is difficult to get enough of? I love the smell of freesias, and in Holland, where such things are affordable, would have vases of 50 at a time in the living room, and loved it. OK, modern cutflower freesias are not as strongly scented as F. alba or F. refracta, but they certainly smell. However light-hearted this discussion has got, the message is very clear: we all perceive scents, fragrances, smells and stinks in very different ways. John Grimshaw > > Dave Karnstedt > Silverton, ORegon > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >