Riseholme (fictional village) Poppy, Duchess of Sheffield, at nearby Sheffield Castle (which Benson located at "Sheffield Bottom"—unconnected to the Yorkshire Sheffield). It was revealed in "Mapp and Lucia" that Lucia's great rival in Tilling, Elizabeth Mapp ("Miss Mapp", 1922) had once visited Riseholme and stayed at the Ambermere Arms. She also hijacked Lucia's "au reservoir" (for "au revoir") and presented it to Tilling society as her own. Cynthia and Tony Revell (1984) "Mr Benson remembered in Rye, and the world of Tilling" cited Sir Steven Runciman (1903–2000), a Cambridge historian who knew Benson well, and Benson's manservant Charlie Tomalin (d.1981) for the assertion
Eau de vie fruit. "Eaux de vie" are typically not aged in wooden casks, hence they are clear. Although this is the usual practice, some distillers age their products before bottling. Most commonly available flavors in France are "eau de vie de poire" (pear)—known as "eau de vie de Poire Williams" when made from the Williams pear—"Eau de vie de framboise" (raspberries), "eau de vie de pomme" (apple), "eau de vie de mirabelle" (yellow plum), and "eau de vie de pêche" (peach). When made from pomace, it is called pomace brandy or "marc". While most "eaux de vie" from the Alpine regions of