I told Worth he was still a smart alec and that he should never change....life would be boring for him...and for us.
As for Prester John I ran across his name while doing research at St. Lazzaro / Sourp Ghazar Monastery near Venice....many years ago. Didn't have the time to do much more reading on him there, but I remember thinking it was a pretty fantastical tale worth checking out at some point in the future. Well...have to admit I pretty much forgot about him until Worth emailed me about him. And there is quite a bit on the internet should you choose to look him up. Shades of the Tales of Arabian Nights...almost. LOL
So Worth's response to my list / quantity of herbs and spices was written in the same vein as the "letter" written by Prester John....and definitely worth a chuckle or two...at least for me.