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Thursday, December 21. 2017

Buche de Noel. re-posted

Mark Steyn was funny the other day, explaining how the Customs agents confiscated three Buches de Noel he tried to bring from Quebec to his home in New Hampshire.  He observed that if he had brought three Somalis or Syrians without documents instead of three Buches, it would have been no problem.


Order yours now from your local bakery and it will be ready when you need it. They will make them whatever length you need. It's not Christmas without one.


If you really want to ruin Christmas season, try making one yourself. This job is for professionals.

Posted by The Barrister in Food and Drink at 14:05 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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Hmmmm! Confiscated you say? And disposed of properly I'm sure.
#1 GoneWithTheWind on 2016-12-20 15:32 (Reply)
If you throw them in the trash, they'll attract all sorts of pests. Better to take them intact, off site, where specially trained cake eaters can observe the proper disposal protocols.
#1.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2016-12-20 15:37 (Reply)
yes, such dangerous items need to be disposed of under strictly controlled conditions by trained specialists.

Can't have amateurs do it, let alone civilians.
#1.1.1 JTW on 2017-12-21 14:28 (Reply)
It's weird that I've had 64 Christmases, and don't even know what it is.
#2 Randy on 2016-12-20 21:03 (Reply)
Going on 50 here and never seen one let alone heard of it.
Might know it by another name of course, but traditional Christmas desert in our family is vanilla ice cream with flambee'd cherries.
#2.1 JTW on 2017-12-21 14:29 (Reply)
A link would be nice. Where did he say it?

In these days of fake news and truthyness, it's always best to be able to go back to the original sources...
#3 Earl Wertheimer on 2016-12-21 12:04 (Reply)
Must be one of those Canaydian things.
#4 Sam L. on 2017-12-21 17:15 (Reply)
The Buche in your picture is a particularly beautiful one.
#5 Texan99 on 2017-12-21 20:27 (Reply)
My fourteen year old daughter made ours this year and last (when she was thirteen) and they tasted beautiful and look gorgeous. Ain't that hard.
#6 Mrs. R. on 2017-12-24 17:29 (Reply)

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