Riseholme (fictional village) in "Lucia in London" (1927), in which Lucia launched herself on London society; "Mapp and Lucia" (1931), in which, following Peppino's death, both Lucia and Georgie (who entered into a companionable marriage in "Lucia's Progress", 1935), took holiday lets in the Sussex town of Tilling (based on Rye) where, at the end of the summer of 1930, they decided to settle. At Tilling Lucia unveiled her celebrated dish, Lobster "à la Riseholme". Lucia and Georgie visited Riseholme again in "Trouble for Lucia" (1939) where they stayed at the home of the operatic "prima donna" Olga Bracely and Lucia called on
Eau de vie Sri Lankan coconut "arrack"). In French, however, "eau de vie" is a generic term for distilled spirits. The proper French term for fruit brandy is "eau-de-vie de fruit", while "eau-de-vie de vin" means wine spirit (brandy), and several further categories of spirits (distilled from grape pomace, lees of wine, beer, cereals, etc.) are also legally defined as "eau-de-vie" in a similar fashion. Many "eaux de vie" made from fruits, wine, pomace or rye have a protected designation of origin within the European Union. Ripe fruit is fermented, distilled, and quickly bottled to preserve the freshness and aroma of the parent