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July 24th 09, 02:17 PM
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On Jul 24, 2:52*pm, Tom Anderson wrote:
This may or may not be a good thing for consumers and/or the people of West Somerset, but that's the way it is. See also brie, which is no longer restricted to the Brie region of the Ile de France, champagne, a name which is applied to non-Champenoise wines by some people (notably Americans again), and London Dry Gin. It's not made in London, it's wet, and it's not made in Geneva either... Doesn't 'genever' mean 'juniper' in Dutch, and have 0 to do with Switzerland? Yup, you're absolutely right. Another urban myth shattered. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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July 24th 09, 05:08 PM
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John B wrote:
On Jul 24, 2:52 pm, Tom Anderson wrote: This may or may not be a good thing for consumers and/or the people of West Somerset, but that's the way it is. See also brie, which is no longer restricted to the Brie region of the Ile de France, champagne, a name which is applied to non-Champenoise wines by some people (notably Americans again), and London Dry Gin. It's not made in London, it's wet, and it's not made in Geneva either... Doesn't 'genever' mean 'juniper' in Dutch, and have 0 to do with Switzerland? Yup, you're absolutely right. Another urban myth shattered. Didn't Junipers come from Washwood Heath? -- Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK |
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July 24th 09, 05:27 PM
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"Arthur Figgis" wrote in message
news  John B wrote: On Jul 24, 2:52 pm, Tom Anderson wrote: This may or may not be a good thing for consumers and/or the people of West Somerset, but that's the way it is. See also brie, which is no longer restricted to the Brie region of the Ile de France, champagne, a name which is applied to non-Champenoise wines by some people (notably Americans again), and London Dry Gin. It's not made in London, it's wet, and it's not made in Geneva either... Doesn't 'genever' mean 'juniper' in Dutch, and have 0 to do with Switzerland? Yup, you're absolutely right. Another urban myth shattered. Didn't Junipers come from Washwood Heath? They did, before they became extinct |
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