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Default Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp


"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> kilikini, after taking an infinite amount of time, finally, on 05 Sep
> 2006, typed out:
>
> >
> > "Andy" <q> wrote in message
> > ...
> >> kilikini, after taking an infinite amount of time, finally, on 04 Sep
> >> 2006, typed out:
> >>
> >>
> >> A restaurant in town makes Shrimp Lejon which is out-of-this-world
> >> delicious. Here's a recipe which seems to be posted everywhere...
> >>

> >
> > (recipe snipped)
> >
> >> 1 ounce cornichons, chopped
> >>

> >
> > I know we just had the thread about how we don't understand people who
> > don't know what certain ingredients are, but what in the heck are
> > cornichons? LOL.
> >
> > kili

>
>
> kili,
>
> "Cornichon is also a French word, but is in a little more common usage
> among English speakers. Cornichons are pickled gherkin cucumbers. In
> France, these tart pickles are classically served with ptés and smoked
> meats. In other countries, they are apparently served with small, fried
> strips of fish."
>
> Probably help countereact some of the horseradish??
>
> Andy


Could be!

kili