Smaakelijk!
Nieuws van Oncle Valere March 2007
Happy March Hares!
Oncle Valere’s Belgian Applecake,
LUSCIOUS APPLECAKES, CHEESECAKES, CHOCOLATE CAKES,
SAVOURY TARTS WITH REAL TASTE
Green Park Market, Bath (Fri &Sat) : St Nicholas Market Bristol (Wed, Sat)
Partridges Farmer’s Market, Sloane Square, Chelsea (Sat)
And...in the romantic tearoom at the end of Clevedon Pier (Sun)
Tel: 07710 173005
OncleValere@totemtourismmarketing.org
www.onclevaleresapplecake.blogspot.com

Oncle Valere’s Applecakes – what are they? - These wonderful applecakes were originally made in Flanders by Oncle Valere Desbuquois. Assembled and baked with Love, the high quality ingredients include best unsalted butter, unrefined sugar, quality flour, vine fruits and vanilla. About 1kilo of superb apples are used in each cake. Plus, of course, Oncle Valere’s unique blend of spices. Valere (that’s Oncle Valere’s nephew) lives in Bath and wanted his nieces and nephews to taste applecake – he sourced all the correct ingredients and, one day, he made some. They loved it and told their friends who loved it too. Soon he was making dozens, all created and baked by hand.

Why is Oncle Valere’s applecake so good? - Always local free range eggs, local butter and local apples in season, spices ground by hand. Top quality ingredients, baking with Love and a magical blend of exotic spices make Oncle Valere’s applecakes deliciously addictive. Applecake eaters say "Scrummy", "Delicious", "Munchy", "Loverley", "Addictive, "Lush", "Moist", "Yes, Yes, Yes", and much more…

How do I look after Oncle Valere’s Applecake?- The best place to keep Oncle Valere’s Applecake is – IN YOUR STOMACH! If you avoid the delicious temptation of eating it now and want to keep it for a few days longer, you can freeze it. If you don’t want to freeze it, don’t keep it in the fridge, but in your warm kitchen – that way you get the wonderful aroma too. Remember it’s made with natural ingredients and NO PRESERVATIVES and it needs to be eaten pretty quickly – don’t deny yourself the pleasure!

How can I buy Oncle Valere’s Applecake? - Oncle Valere’s applecake is sold in slices for £1.75, quarters (3 slices) for £4, halves for £8 and whole cakes for £15.Cake orders may be made on 07710 173005 (any time) for collection – large amounts can be delivered.

So just why does "An apple a day keep the doctor away"?
Seven simple practical reasons...An apple neutralises the effects of gout and indigestion. Apple acids help you to properly digest other foods. An apple gives you instant energy as the apple sugar is practilly pre-digested food. Apples mitigate against stones and calculus. Apples reduce stomach acidity. Eat an apple at night to avoid constipation, plus you may well get a better sleep. Plus... the delicious apple is the food of the gods. And...we have it on good authority that luscious, moist, juicy, spicy Oncle Valere’s Applecake is said to be better than oysters for ‘You know what"...
Try some today!

AND MORE....
FABULOUS CHEESECAKE
Remember that melt-in-the-mouth luscious BAKED lemony cheesecake? Well, here it is again - just to taste it reminds you of lovely days. Made with eggs, cream cheese, cream and fresh lemon zest and a little base of spicy ginger pastry. WOW! Same price as the applecake - £15 whole, £8 half, £4quarter, £1.75 slice

AMAZING "BELGIAN" SACHERTORTE
I’m typing this with the smell of this warm sumptuous chocolate all around me - Oooh.Well, we do use Belgian chocolate in this superb Austrian confection - the only cake so good that there’s been a legal case over - we’re waiting the lawyers now. It is VERY VERY good. Made the traditional way with whipped egg whites and a very great deal of top quality chocolaty chocolate. Same price as the applecake.

SUPERBLY SAUCY TARTS
Dumpy hand-made and hand-baked quiches of delightful organic pastry filled with Bacon and Mushroom or Asparagus and Smoked Salmon, Cheese and Onion or Red Onion and Goat’s Cheese. Classic quiches, biteable sizes! You’ll be in heaven as soon as you take the first bite. Light lunch was never like this before! £3 each

AND CHOCOLATE LOVE CAKES...BEAUTIFUL HEART-SHAPED SACHERTORTES - IDEAL TO SHARE YOUR LOVE JUST £11

This month’s FAMOUS BELGIAN - The Founder of Modern Medicine - Versalius
Believe it or not, modern medicine began in 1543 with the publication of the first complete textbook of human anatomy, "De Humanis Corporis Fabrica" by Belgian physician Andreas Vesalius who was educated at the University of Louvain. Andreas was born in 1514, so he was just 29 when this seminal work was printed. Young, bright, famous and BELGIAN!

This month’s BELGIAN JOKE:
Two Belgian hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy takes out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a gunshot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?"

"Smaakelijk!"
(says Oncle Valere who knows that since 1947 there should be only one ‘a’ in Smakelijk, but two looks better, doesn’t it?! )

This month’s Flemish proverb:
Voorzichtigheid is de moeder van de porseleinkast (cautiousness is the mother of the China cupboard!)