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hlh_shortcuts holiday fest, for ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fuzzytale. Great appreciation to my doughty beta carenejeans, for suffering through my usual fest dither.
Word Count: About 1870
Summary: A myth, a tall tale, and a meal.
Notes: Not the nicest view of anyone; but Immortals have a different sense of humor, I suppose.
The best black truffles are called Périgord, whether or not they come from that area of France. They grow under the top soil above the roots of certain trees, especially oak trees. Black truffles are dark brown on the outside and a deep purple to black inside, marbled with white. They have a highly individual aroma and taste. Decreasing in numbers every year since the 1800s, and very steeply in France following WWII, they’ve resisted cultivation for millennia.
( Black Winter Truffles )
Once againhlh_shortcuts has provided a wealth of stories for Highlander. Thanks are due to all the authors who participated, to amand_r for having begun the fest, and to this year's mod tryfanstone for having run it. As soon as I can finish reading the 30 stories there, I'll post some recs.
hlh_shortcuts holiday fest, for fuzzytale. Great appreciation to my doughty beta carenejeans, for suffering through my usual fest dither.Word Count: About 1870
Summary: A myth, a tall tale, and a meal.
Notes: Not the nicest view of anyone; but Immortals have a different sense of humor, I suppose.
The best black truffles are called Périgord, whether or not they come from that area of France. They grow under the top soil above the roots of certain trees, especially oak trees. Black truffles are dark brown on the outside and a deep purple to black inside, marbled with white. They have a highly individual aroma and taste. Decreasing in numbers every year since the 1800s, and very steeply in France following WWII, they’ve resisted cultivation for millennia.
( Black Winter Truffles )
Once again
hlh_shortcuts has provided a wealth of stories for Highlander. Thanks are due to all the authors who participated, to amand_r for having begun the fest, and to this year's mod tryfanstone for having run it. As soon as I can finish reading the 30 stories there, I'll post some recs.
