Sausages

Anyone remember that little Yorkshire terrier on "That's Life" (I think) who could say "Sausages"??

Anyway, that's by the by for now.

Went to the British Consul General's pad last night for drinks, British nibbles and election watching. Quite a good evening as they had Twiglets in bowls, and Salt N' Vinegar Hoola Hoops. (I'm a gal of simple tastes.) 

The Consul General said a few words and then I spoke to him a bit later. Very nice, down to earth Manchester lad, which surprised me a bit. One of his staff, the CEO of something was then introduced to me as a fellow Geordie. Actually, he confessed to being from Alnwick which is a beautiful place far, far up north, but the Geordie claim was a bit of a stretch. He did go to Northumbria Uni though, so perhaps we'll allow him "guest" status.

By far the most exciting person I met was a young chap called Nicholas Spencer, who recently left the world of finance to start a company here in Chicago, producing "Jolly Posh British and Irish Style Foods". In other words - decent sausages!!! Yes! Finally.  He had even supplied the bite size sausage rolls for the evening and they were very good.

Even better however, is that he lives about an eighth of a mile from me and he's going to be selling his food at the local farmer's market starting NEXT WEEK.

You have to be a Brit abroad to understand my excitement.  You can buy sausages here but they come in strange flavo(u)rs like chicken and rosemary, or they have cheese in them.  What?? Or they're just little "breakfast links" - teeny, skinny sausages which are a bit too spicey for my liking.  Also, I'm told by Nicholas, the larger stores want their sausages to have a shelf life of about 45 days, which doesn't make for the most enticing sausage.

I will report back once I have had the chance to sample his wares, so to speak. You can visit his web site at Spencer's.

(PS. I received nothing whatsoever in return for mentioning Spencer's company. I just wanted the world to share my joy!)

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