Delighted you have found native Aligot growing in the wilds.

I just bought a chunk of Cantal cheese which is the secret ingredient.

Aligot goes well with sausage!

On 22 Aug 2010, at 15:18, Jeff Gray wrote:

> From Evernote:
> Busca. Les Faux.
> August 21 hot and sunny.
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> Spectacular bike ride to St. Albain. Quiet roads,endless farmland, cows. (had to stop several times to let them through),and a lot of hay transport.
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> Hilly and steep with grades of 3-5%, some a couple of kms. About 450 meters of climbing.
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> Large quantities of water, beer, and coffee consumed.
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> The 13th century tower has been rebuilt several times. Built with a sandstone that looks like marble until one is close up. Red and off white. Used effectively for framing entrances and windows.
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> The high lights remain the multiple language concurrent conversations. Starting to meet new groups and those we have seen before. Everyone shares travel stories and their histories. Tonight two Germans and a Luxemburger put up with my German and helped me with my poor grammar.
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> Some of these wanderers think hiking in the Alps are the best of all roads and the best managed for signs and road quality. 1000 meter days seem the norm to these pensioners. Australians who walk the bush with full packs and water for days think their packs ( heavily loaded ) are light. One Aussie seems to walk a bit and stop at one pm. To talk to travelers and drink beer. Not concerned about accommodations. " No room at gitê, well I will just sleep outdoors".
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> A speciality of the place we are staying is alligot, a dish of purée potatoes, local artisan cheeses, creme fraiche, garlic, and of course butter.
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> Carved mushrooms of the area – have seen many of them.
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