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Originally Posted by baggygreen
Steve, don't worry about it too much, put a complaint in a letter to the editor of your local paper, and the french will run from all claims of "croissants" within a week!  |
"'Taint likely" (i'm practicing my Mainer accent). These are pastries,
FRENCH pastries, we're talking about. not stupid rifles. It's well known (meaning some guys i know said it) that the French are mighty serious about their food, and their baked goods especially. Bet you didn't know that a bakery insult was the real reason Napoleon invaded Spain...
We reject French culinary terms at our peril...