tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post5367112813719494757..comments2024-03-18T06:28:24.094-04:00Comments on ...an endless banquet: The Land of Milk and Honey and Bacon and Cheese and...michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04233787524192046136noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-26414942860382438392007-10-11T15:33:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:33:00.000-04:00hi Eric,We've never been asked to itemize our food...hi Eric,<BR/>We've never been asked to itemize our food purchases--we just say that we bought some groceries and tell them how much we spent (and our purchases are always under the limit, food being relatively cheap compared to, say, clothes). Our experience is that what they're most concerned about is whether you've been outside of canada long enough, and that you're not bringing back mass quantities of alcohol and tobacco (and probably firearms).aj kinikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961379615390102275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-50145023491579544732007-10-11T01:59:00.000-04:002007-10-11T01:59:00.000-04:00Went to VT for the quarterly looting of Williams-S...Went to VT for the quarterly looting of Williams-Sonoma and I am glad I read your archives before. The Orb Weaver Cave aged is very fine. Got a few butters as well but everything seems to be made with pasterized milk.<BR/><BR/>What puzzles me is not the cheese, it's the bacon and meat products you brought back. I was told again at customs this is verboten verboten verbote. Believe me I would bring back whole Serano hams from Spain if I could. Did you declare specifics of just 'groceries'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-24398006232577380982007-01-19T23:35:00.000-05:002007-01-19T23:35:00.000-05:00Nice to hear you think so highly of our Vermont pr...Nice to hear you think so highly of our Vermont products. I share your enthusiasm for Lazy Lady Farm cheeses. Next time you're down here, try the Trillium (layers of cow and goat cheese separated by edible ash) or the Raptured (cow's milk cheese wrapped in brandied vine leaves.) I also recommend Vermont Butter and Cheese Company's European Style Cultured Butter which regularly win awards as the best butter in the U.S.rciancihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699938563837164985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-16538501785502014722007-01-18T09:55:00.000-05:002007-01-18T09:55:00.000-05:00AJ,
I must confess that I've never tried Dakin Far...AJ,<br />I must confess that I've never tried Dakin Farms' bacon, but I can attest that Harrington's ends and pieces at $5.00 per pound online (don't know the prices in their retail stores offhand) is one of Vermont's great deals. They've stores in Richmond and Shelburne.<br /><br />You'll also find a good variety of locally produced meats (and a whole lot more, including the best tamales this side of the Pecos) at the Burlington Farmer's Market whch runs on Saturdays until 2 PM from May through October in City Hall Park. Not Jean Talon by any stretch of the imagination, but entirely locally produced and a whole lot more neighborly.Wayne Turianskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330919106150657494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-23675591517280702402007-01-14T00:47:00.000-05:002007-01-14T00:47:00.000-05:00hi CWI,
haven't tried the North Country fruitwood-...hi CWI,<br />haven't tried the North Country fruitwood-smoked uncured bacon, but i was checking out their catalogue the other day and licking my chops and it sure sounds good. I think it's just about time for a bacon tasting.<br /><br />hi Michel & Kirin,<br />coming back with cheese is no problem. We just bring a cooler along with us when we go down. We declare them as 'groceries' and as long as we've been out of the country long enough (24 hours) our expenditures are always below what you're allowed. We've never had to pay duty ever. You should know that Canada Customs seems to have changed their regulations with regards to alcohol, though. You used to be able bring back alcohol after 24 hours. Now the minimum is 48 hours. We happened to run into a nice customs official (who knew?) who let us bring our 2 bottles of beer and 1 bottle of cider because it was such a paltry quantity and we had bought booze according to the old rules.<br /><br />Hi Peter, <br />Oscar's in Warrensburg, huh? Sounds amazing. We should definitely get together and swap smokehouse notes.aj kinikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961379615390102275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-34262199842745896662007-01-13T19:10:00.000-05:002007-01-13T19:10:00.000-05:00Crossing the border with all those cheeses? Wow! B...Crossing the border with all those cheeses? Wow! Besides spending the weekend what else did you have to do? Pay the duty or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-6846455822166213392007-01-12T11:27:00.000-05:002007-01-12T11:27:00.000-05:00That is a really nice post. Nice of you to ID all ...That is a really nice post. Nice of you to ID all those items for us! Today we had bagelettes with smoked bacon from Jean-Talon Market's Porcmeilleur - definitely better bacon than you'd get in the regular grocery.<br />Whenever I drive towards New York I stop at Oscar's Smokehouse in Warrensburg, where they've been smoking pig for at least 3 generations... <br /><br />Take it easy, and maybe we'll eat together sometime,<br /><br />Peter HorowitzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-89395273725829500162007-01-12T10:38:00.000-05:002007-01-12T10:38:00.000-05:00You were able to come back across the border with ...You were able to come back across the border with all these cheeses? That's amazing.<br />I had a friend who made a point of buying Vermont Cheddar whenever he went skiing down there. His folks were from Cheddar, England, and apparently VT cheddar is close to the real thing. <br />There are some restos down there who really try to highlight their homegrown products. They're fun to discover.Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908514548716804798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-151679640895075562007-01-12T00:44:00.000-05:002007-01-12T00:44:00.000-05:00Have you tried North Country Fruitwood Smoked Uncu...Have you tried North Country Fruitwood Smoked Uncured Bacon? I got it in Vermont last week, and I am purely blissful. My house smells like that and nothing but. Only three slices left... I'm on rations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com