In article ocal>,
"J. Clarke" > wrote:


>
> Have you read Patrick O'Brien's novels? You've actually got the tone
> and pacing of a conversation between Aubrey and Maturin down, or pretty
> close.
>
> Should you be inclined to look it up, the "lesser of two weevils"
> discussion is in "The Fortune of War", (can't tell you exactly on what
> page though) the sixth book in the series, although it's also replicated
> in the movie "Master and Commander, the Far Side of the World", which is
> based loosely on the tenth book. In the book there's even a digression
> related to the particular species of the critter under observation.
>
> Oh, and coming back to topic, there's a cookbook, "Lobscouse and Spotted
> Dog" that includes tested recipes for every food described in the
> Patrick O'Brien novels that had been released up to the date of its
> publication.

Some years back, on either this group or ba.food, we had a fine exchange
on the officer's mess' late night snack.'toasted cheese'. I'll pass on
the spotted dick. And isn't lobscouse a Liverpool F.C. fan? <grin>

D.M.
a Hajduk Split fan