Toasted Secrets

There was an article in yesterday's Times: April 2010, a fly-on-the-wall glimpse of the Weekly Crisis Meeting. In attendance are the Taoiseach, Minister for Finance, various Ministers and the German ambassador.

German Ambassador

What did we say again?

Attorney General
It was €20 billion Herr Ambassador. In return, you get west Cork, including fixtures, fittings and Bushe's Bar in Baltimore.
But, as requested, we have excluded the county hurling team.

German Ambassador (smiling)
Ah Bushe's. So many happy memories. Angela - sorry, Chancellor Merkle - is very fond of their toasted special sandwiches. I do hope that they will still be allowed sell them under German licensing laws . . .

Perfect moment yesterday evening, as the paper was passed down the bar, and discussion turned from the printed article to the secret of those special toasties...