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> On Apr 6, 7:20 pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
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> > > On Apr 2, 3:12 pm, "Bill S." > wrote:
> > > > So I had this tin of Terrine of Foie Gras and duck breast (30% FG, the
> > > > rest breast). It had been in the cupboard for some time as the perfect
> > > > day to open it just hadn't seemed to arrive.
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> > > > I'd spent a hard day in the garden mowing and weed whacking on
> > > > Saturday, and Sunday was my day of rest.
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> > > > It seemed a perfect time to open the can (I'd placed it on the counter
> > > > two weeks before so that it would be a constant reminder to find a
> > > > time to enjoy it.
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> > > > The mission - find a suitable wine to enjoy with it.
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> > > > I settled on a 1995 Basserman Jordan Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling
> > > > Spatlese, a wine with a bit of age on it. Turned out to be just
> > > > perfect, with typical varietal nose and quite a bit of acidity as a
> > > > foil to the rich foie gras, and enough ripeness to marry well with the
> > > > duck breast.
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> > > > Did it out on the patio (well dressed against the sunny but cool
> > > > weather. Just had Melba toasts for the FG, nothing fancy. Made a heck
> > > > of a lunch, although even at 10% alcohol, it was a disincentive to
> > > > work in the afternoon.
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> > > > My last bottle, and it served me well!
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> > > Bill have you tried Eiswein with Foie Gras - delicious. Another one
> > > is Chateau Y'Quem, I have half a bottle bought years and years ago
> > > when it cost very little, now, it would be impossible for me, in
> > > England with taxes so high on wine, to find the same half bottle for
> > > less than £85.
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> > > One thing I have learned over the years is to buy young and keep, it
> > > means I can enjoy good wines without paying present day values.
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> > Alas, while great pairings both, the authorities are trying to take away
> > 1/2 of it. Isn't it still illegal in Chicago and several other places to
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> Is that because it is viewed as cruelty to animals by forcefeeding
> them?
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> Judith

PC as far as I can see and a concession to PETA.