Slippery Jack mushroom, also known as the sticky bun. Listed as edible but some people do have allergic reactions to it.
Transhumance. The seasonal movement of animals, accompanied by people, to find better grazing. This is most commonly to higher alpine pastures in summer and the movement back again in winter.
Char(r) usually refers to the Arctic char, an uncommon freshwater fish of the same family as salmon, trout and related to grayling and the vendace or powan. It is found in rivers and lakes of northern Europe, north western United States and Canada and in the Great Lakes. They are migratory fish, like salmon and trout. They have a steely blue-grey back with salmon-pink speckles on the sides and a red underbelly. They have sweet firm flesh which varies from white to pink, dependent upon its own diet, and with good flavour, some say better than trout, being something like a cross between trout and salmon.
Fromage blanc is made from sour milk drained of its whey through cheesecloth. When the sour and separated milk is set to drain in heart-shaped wicker baskets, and the resulting cheese is served with cream, sugar or fruit, it is called paskha. Carême is said to have been taken this to France where it was named Coeur à la Crème.
