Mixed messages

I. The Centre for Ergonomics here

1. runs a nice little Coffee Hour every morning for all members and visitors,

2. at which they serve lovely pastries: croissants, chocolate croissants, scones, (American style) muffins, and even some things that are sort of like flat round croissants with the fillings of a nice little fruit tart placed on top—complete with glaze. (Perhaps those last are a Canadian standard? I think I remember them from Toronto, too.)

3. However, all the pastries are about a quarter of the size that they would be in the U.S,

4. and the only beverages offered are highly caffienated: (unpleasant) coffee and (even more unpleasant) strong-brewed black tea.

II. I spoke too soon in my last entry. Today Dr. Wow reiterated that the approach I'd taken in Section 7.6 did, perhaps, have certain expository advantages. But it needs to be reworked completely, as follows:...

III. I'm allowing myself a Caramilk bar before dinner.

Comments

[MommyProf]

If your blood sugar will allow, eat a butter tart for me. Love those things!

[Garnigal]

Flat round things with fruit and glaze? I believe you mean a danish. In the States you don't have danishes, or you call something else danishes (a la Smarties)?

[Emma Jane]

American -- well, okay, northeastern American, perhaps Minnesotans do better -- danishes are (a) totally nasty -- I think the pastry is usually more of a northern European sour-cream-in-the-dough thing (which can be wonderful of course, it just usually isn't in commercial or catering settings) than a French-ish flaky butter thing, and (b) just have jam, or some kind of cheese goop -- not a full assembly of custard, attractive fresh fruit, and clear glaze.

The overall shape is the same -- but the things here are sooooo much better. Just from the university catering service, too.