Interesting...
Written by LaurieC
(8/21/2004 11:05 a.m.)
in consequence of the missive, Shakespeare calls it that, penned by Carolyn
Since the name Pomfret is substituted for Pontefract, I thought it might have something to do with Pommes Frites, which was my first suspicion (or I may have just been hungry). Thanks for the other references.