Five years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Mme. Marie Harel of Camembert, France, discovered the secret of preparing a certain gastronomic delicacy which her local patriotism impelled her to name "fromage Camembert" rather than "fromage à la Marie Harel." Now her self-effacement is to be rewarded by the erection of a suitable memorial tablet at the expense of the village fathers of Camembert. Gourmets heard of this fitting tribute to an obscure genius with approval, recalled that it was only a couple of years ago that a monument was erected...
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