All right, shame on all of you. Here I am, away for all of one week and we have people adding stuff to beer. Blasphemy I say. Where’s Shona when the sanctity of beer needs to be protected, harrumph. .

Marmite in Quebec doesn’t refer to a food but a big ole stew pot. One of those heavy, cast iron or stainless steel ones with a heavy lid.

Oh Jo, I am so glad you posted the url to tell of the other meaning for pasties. I nearly choked on my coffee when the guys were talking about edible pasties. You could get arrested for that here .

And a bit of a mix of posts from this thread….apple pie à la mode = a hot piece of apple pie with a scoop of ice cream on top. HEAVENLY!!! Real ice cream though – none of that soft stuff - I don’t even think that stuff is a dairy product AT ALL.

Well I’m off again. It’s nice to see so many new members. I’m looking forward to meeting you all. Everything should fall into place next week so I will be able to come back.