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 GJ> As much sense as "Chicken fried steak", which I know is a real food
 GJ> name, peculiar to America.

Chicken being, sigh, a noun modifying an adjective, there
being several kinds of frying, the desired kind being that
particular type of coated frying often applied to chicken.

 GJ> So is a noun used as an adjective called a noun or an adjective?

It's still a noun. It is functioning adjectivally.

 GJ> Similar, perhaps, to the question, "Is a professional musician who is
 GJ> cooking crab cakes, a musician or the cook?"

He is a noun as well. Assuming that he is capable only of
one primary function, he is a musician functioning (in an
ancillary capability) as a part of speech, er, cook.

Why did you put that comma in the sentence in quotes?

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 GJ> What do they say when you point out to them this contradiction?  Or do
 GJ> they just quote the Prohibition inspired anti-alcohol attitudes
 GJ> because they think that is what is expected of them?  After all, some
 GJ> of our most famous wineries were started by doctors so that their
 GJ> patients could have access to health-giving wines.

I just nod in a friendly way (thinking, shut up, you know nothing),
and the doctor puts on this stern fatherly face (thinking, what I
know is that you'll go right back and have a bottle of wine this
afternoon).

 ML> What is a small glass? And why do your food and drug people
 ML> insist on this poncy "standard drink" concept anyway?
 GJ> I think this concept came from the law enforcers, who advise that more
 GJ> than a certain number of standard drinks (I've forgotten how many) in
 GJ> a particular time period (also forgotten) would put car drivers over
 GJ> the legal blood alcohol level.  (0.05% blood alcohol level.)

Good thing you guys have decent public transport. That's a
mighty low limit.

 GJ> Some idle calculation has indicated that so far in my life I have
 GJ> drunk the contents of an average semi-trailer road tanker...

I've eaten over a thousand kilos of beef ...

 GJ> I have seen vegetarian beef tendons, prawns and scallops offered for
 GJ> sale in the local "Lucky Asian".  I was tempted to get some to serve
 GJ> to you when you were here, but fortunately for you I later forgot.

Your memory, or lack of same, is too kind.

Blanquette de grenouilles
cat: French, frog, main
serves: 4

48 nice frog legs (may be boneless)
1 pt good dry white wine
1 shallot, minced
1 bouquet garni*
s&p
2 c heavy cream
4 egg yolks
[parsley, chopped]

[* includes parsley, bay leaves, and thyme; may have other things]

Put the frog legs into a deep saucepan. Add the wine, shallot,
herbs, salt, and pepper. [Poach the frog legs until they are
done; then drain them and keep them warm on a hot serving dish.]

[Strain the cooking liquid and] reduce it to about half.
[Reduce the heat of the liquid to a simmer.] Meanwhile, beat the
cream with the egg yolks. [Beat 1/4 c of the hot liquid into
the cream mixture, then] pour the cream mixture back into the
simmering liquid. Let it thicken a bit, making sure it doesn't
boil.

Coat the frog legs with the sauce and strew with parsley just
before serving.

Original: www.g7lyon.tm.fr/Lyon/gastro/
Translated by M; material in brackets was not in the original

Jean Ducloux "Restaurant Greuze"
4, rue A.-Thibaudet
71700 Tournus
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