Show traveler sees many oddities in world standardization and ration go on the world over last summer in avignon in the south of france under the shadow of the palace of the popes in a restaurant that I 1 had found admirable tor for 30 yeara I 1 had indeed years ago eaten there in the company of frederic mistral ar the provencal poet there in that sacred and august shadow I 1 was offered norwegian anchovies with the hors horg docu doeu and made with california peaches out of a tin the mediterranean that swarms with real anchovies was only 50 miles away and norway Is or so and heaven alone knows how tar far it Is from california to avignon whilst in ID the spring whole hillsides hill sides of province Pro ince ence are nacreous pink with pesch peach blos going eoma hut but the peaches go to lond london on and norwegians Norwegia ns and californians go to avignon to eat their home products and I 1 come to new york to eat medi anchovies it Is perhaps not a mad world but it seems a pretty queer one sometimes ford unido ford in Elar pers magazine |