tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post6634685344355006122..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Divided by a Common Language in NarniaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-85871046491117779292011-06-12T22:08:26.098-05:002011-06-12T22:08:26.098-05:00Turkish Delight is nasty. It tastes like lipstick....Turkish Delight is nasty. It tastes like lipstick. My grandmother (in Ireland) always kept a tin of it in her bedroom. It looked exotic and interesting but the taste—bleah.<br /><br />My sister went back to Ireland a few years ago and returned with a bar of chocolate-covered Turkish delight. We all took a bite and said "Granny!" at the same time as we had the same Proustian-madeleine experience. Then we threw the rest of the bar away, because it still tasted terrible, even if it did remind us of happy childhood memories.Brigidhttp://www.mangablog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-49703777990129957062011-06-10T08:45:10.221-05:002011-06-10T08:45:10.221-05:00Oh, how our traditions have slipped from us.
Whe...Oh, how our traditions have slipped from us. <br /><br />When I was a girl, I had an attic room under the eaves, with slanted ceilings, and I kept my clothes in a wardrobe. The wardrobe had a wooden frame and sides made of wood-printed cardboard, and there were two full-length doors which swung open from the center, a sturdy rod to support wire hangers, and a shelf above the rod, suitable for hats or extra blankets. It was purchased from Sears Roebuck and was a very important furnishing for an eight-year-old.<br /><br />Persons wishing to taste Turkish Delight should Google "aplets and cotlets"; Liberty Orchards sells many varieties, traditional and contemporary. A box of Aplets and Cotlets under the tree was a family Christmas tradition at the same time in my life that I had a fine wardrobe.Chauceriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-15237577109162964162011-06-08T23:45:25.844-05:002011-06-08T23:45:25.844-05:00I think that is very common in America. I know whe...I think that is very common in America. I know when I've talked about the book with people, one of the first question they ask is what is turkish delight. I think the closest thing we have in America are jelly beans.S.P. Maldonadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968022734562316780noreply@blogger.com