Rather pay than give in

I bet he sticks to mineral water tonight.
I think many people have form for that Vegan

Perhaps he's more of a Leffe (not left), Hoegaarden drinker.

He’s got form for that.

Do you think they are hoping to get Boris drunk and agree to anything?

I was idly wondering the same Elliane ? a nice bit of haddock perchance.

Jane10

Yes. Odd thread really. We were just reminiscing yesterday about the time when you could only take £50 abroad. Anyone else remember that?

Yes and I remember the time when the amount of wine, spirits and perfume that we could bring back was limited.

All those people who used to take their vans or large cars over to Calais to stock up on booze for a wedding or other celebration are in for a shock when they get the bill for extra tax.

Boris has just arrived in Brussels for his dinner date with the EU chief von der Leyen.
Any ideas what might be on the menu? Fish?

Has Parky come back to tell us what freedoms we would have to give up? No? Quelle surprise, as ellianne would say.

Btw isn’t Gorgonzola Italian?

Try Alex James Blue Monday which is very similar to Gorgonzola. Only snag is you probably won’t be able to get your mitts on it until after Christmas. Not online anyway. Hardly any online cheese deliveries left unless you live within 10 miles of Stow on the Wold and visit The Cotswold Cheese company shop. Have a look online anyway as they do loads of fabulous artisan English cheeses including single Gloucester. A Treat in the New Year.

I’m not sure what freedoms we didn’t have either. The big growth in the U.K. economy has come in the last 40 years - did people really feel like they no freedoms? To do what exactly? People like the OP don’t care about the immense damage to the U.K. economy, , already in the doldrums, as long as they have some mythical “freedom”.

Gorgonzola dolce for Christmas. There is no British equivalent. Also haven't found British versions of Asiago or Fontina. At least Jody Scheckter is producing decent Mozzarella di Buffala but decent British made salami costs a fortune. At this rate we'll be back to buying little bottles of olive oil from the chemist.

Our stilton comes from Notts or Leics which is a bit silly really.

Didn't EU rules say that Stilton cannot be made in the Cambridgeshire village of Stilton? I think it has to be Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire.
Maybe after Brexit that rule can be lifted!

Colston Basset stilton - just down the road. Stilton sauce on tomorrow's steak too.

Roquefort or Stilton for Christmas?

What do you mean Parky that British cheeses are just as good. British cheeses are much, much better!

Ellianne

Sorry that was meant for MawBe.

What was meant for me?

I’ve read the OP and all the replies, and I still fail to see what the OP is talking about. What freedoms would / will ‘we’ give up if there is a deal?

Quite so Blossoming. Sorry about that. Predictive text again. But as I said there are other websites to check on.

Alegrias2

*Unsafe link 25Avalon. Don't follow it people.*

I think it should be gov.uk ?

Ellianne you have just reminded me to put Caesar salad dressing on my online shopping list, it's too much of faff to make it, when it's only for one. Merci à vous!

Sorry, Ellianne, I didnt realise you were french or I would have made allowances.

Sorry that was meant for MawBe.

kittylester

'It draws contributions from all sorts of folks' is the quote Ellianne. Not at all light hearted.

Zut alors, that's exactly why I asked to rehash the wording of my comment kittylester. Maybe I need to add a bit more crème anglaise to soften my acerbic French tongue.

Talking of acidic lemongrove, the salad dressing is a boring off the supermarché shelf type. It just reminds me of Christmases past in France. I drizzle it on everything. Sacré bleu.

Glad the culinary adjuncts are whetting l'appétit of some here.