Re: "Madam"/"Madame" Chair/man/person (was: Umlauts)

On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 11:08:30PM +0100, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> That's the literal translation. It's due to the fact that it's made out of
> old bread that has gone so hard it would normally be lost for consumption.
Ah!  That makes sense.

> Just soak it in sugared milk (*really* soak it, like 15 minutes), paint
> each side with some egg, and bake it. Yummy! I suppose French Toast is the
> same thing.
Yup, that's French toast, all right.  Although we make it out of any old
kind of bread - you'd be surprised what will survive soaking.  We tend
to top it with maple syrup, fruit compote, or powdered sugar over here,
although I also like it plain. :)

-Mark

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