On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 14:33:40 GMT, "Nils Gustaf Lindgren"
> wrote:

>Hello;
>For those of you aware of my absence, I´m back. For those who are not, I´ve
>been away. But am back. OK?

Didn't miss you, but upon reflection that you haven't been around,
missed you in retrospect. OK?
>
>4. Hurst GC Brand 1997 bought at estate, price unknown
>[c] gold
>[n] cloudberries, vanilla, rhubarb
>[p] violets, unctuousness, acidity and sweetness in a mellow and complex
>balance

>Of course,
>in France cloudberries would appear exotic, and in Scandinavia grape fruit
>used to be exotic ... but real exotics, like mango, lychee, or pineapples,
>were conspicuous by their absence.

Thought I'd been everywhere and tasted or at least heard of
everything. But, never encountered "cloudberries."

So, to Google:

>The cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus L., Rosaceae, is a small herbaceous bramble common to peat bogs in the northern hemisphere (Fig. 1). The berry has a strong musky flavor, quite distinct from that of any of the other bramble crops, and is highly prized as a dessert berry in Scandinavia. Recently, demand for the development of the cloudberry as a commercially viable crop has increased in northern Norway where many districts are struggling to maintain a viable economy.
>PLANT DESCRIPTION
>Distribution
>The cloudberry is a circumpolar, subarctic species. It can be found as far north as 78°30' N in Svalbard, Norway and its distribution extends south to 44°N in New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Resvoll 1929). It is a common plant in northern Norway, and is also found in the highland areas and mountains farther south.

So, not having made it to Northern Norway, I now have something to
look forward to. For that matter, haven't been to New Hampshire
recently either--I'm not running for president this year.

The Hurst looks like a gewurz that I'd like (even without cloudberry
experience.) Unfortunately in the hinterland, we don't encounter much
quality gewurz. A few like Columbia or Columbia Crest mass market
bottlings that range between insipid and unpleasant.

Thanks for the secret meeting notes. You'll probably be summarily
expelled for dissemination world-wide.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 14:33:40 GMT, "Nils Gustaf Lindgren"
> wrote:

>Hello;
>For those of you aware of my absence, I´m back. For those who are not, I´ve
>been away. But am back. OK?

Didn't miss you, but upon reflection that you haven't been around,
missed you in retrospect. OK?
>
>4. Hurst GC Brand 1997 bought at estate, price unknown
>[c] gold
>[n] cloudberries, vanilla, rhubarb
>[p] violets, unctuousness, acidity and sweetness in a mellow and complex
>balance

>Of course,
>in France cloudberries would appear exotic, and in Scandinavia grape fruit
>used to be exotic ... but real exotics, like mango, lychee, or pineapples,
>were conspicuous by their absence.

Thought I'd been everywhere and tasted or at least heard of
everything. But, never encountered "cloudberries."

So, to Google:

>The cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus L., Rosaceae, is a small herbaceous bramble common to peat bogs in the northern hemisphere (Fig. 1). The berry has a strong musky flavor, quite distinct from that of any of the other bramble crops, and is highly prized as a dessert berry in Scandinavia. Recently, demand for the development of the cloudberry as a commercially viable crop has increased in northern Norway where many districts are struggling to maintain a viable economy.
>PLANT DESCRIPTION
>Distribution
>The cloudberry is a circumpolar, subarctic species. It can be found as far north as 78°30' N in Svalbard, Norway and its distribution extends south to 44°N in New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Resvoll 1929). It is a common plant in northern Norway, and is also found in the highland areas and mountains farther south.

So, not having made it to Northern Norway, I now have something to
look forward to. For that matter, haven't been to New Hampshire
recently either--I'm not running for president this year.

The Hurst looks like a gewurz that I'd like (even without cloudberry
experience.) Unfortunately in the hinterland, we don't encounter much
quality gewurz. A few like Columbia or Columbia Crest mass market
bottlings that range between insipid and unpleasant.

Thanks for the secret meeting notes. You'll probably be summarily
expelled for dissemination world-wide.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8