What is Turkish Delight, and why is it always poisoned?
John
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17 years ago
a question for our British colleagues
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17 years ago
If you were in Washington tonight at 10:30pm you could find out...
Regards Ian
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17 years ago
Because all this is getting to be too much, and if she'll only eat the poisoned one, he can get some time off and live *his* dream
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17 years ago
I love turkish delight, never had a poisoned one though.
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17 years ago
In the recipes I've seen, it's a flavoured cornflour gell, cut into cubes and rolled in icing sugar or the like. It's yummy, but I haven't tried a poisoned one either.
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17 years ago
A soft sweet confection, almost jelly like, lightly flavoured with rose water supposedly and covered in icing sugar to sto it being sticky. The popular Fry's Turkish Delight is coated in chocolate.
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I thought it was chalices that were typically poisoned actually.
Why do you ask ?
Graham
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17 years ago
Well, I read a lot of English literature, and the stuff is always poisoned, except in one childrens' book, where it's merely drugged. I guess if people aren't allowed to have guns, they have to resort to Turkish Delight. After learning what's in it, I think I'd rather be shot.
John
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17 years ago
You'd probably really hate these things:
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17 years ago
Fry's
Yikes! Is it too late to repeal NAFTA?
John
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17 years ago
Fry's
Try haggis
Dirk
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17 years ago
Fry's
From the description, it probably smells real good, but it kind of looks like The Maggot That Devoured Cleveland.
Cheers! Rich
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17 years ago
Yes, Yes and it tastes good too!
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17 years ago
Just don't ask how it's made.
Dirk
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17 years ago
It's really best not to think of that too much ! I eat it myself once or twice a year.
Black pudding's not much better really either and they go together well.
On a visit to Neve's Scottish manufacturing plant at Kelso in the 'Borders' they served haggis and neaps in the canteen one day. Chips seemed to be obligatory with it too ! I had a portion of course. As one with Scottish roots it would have been unthinkable not to and it helps bond one with the locals too.
Graham
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17 years ago
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It's quite pleasant actually.
You must have a curious choice in English 'literature' btw ! Never come across it in a book myself.
The only childrens' books I have any more are the Pooh Bear ones naturally.
Graham
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17 years ago
Fry's
The same as our version it seems.
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Graham
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haggis or Cleveland ???
Cleveland has not a river fire in years !!
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Lord Peter and Miss Marple both encountered poisoned Turkish Delight. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, it was enchanted and addictive.
John
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17 years ago
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Why is it all I can think of is "Bonomo's Turkish Taffy"?
;-)
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17 years ago
Perhaps you should ask why yours are always poisoned.
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