tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post5069895251714896788..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Sloes, quinces, figs, and yellow plumsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6924777765540794732009-07-28T07:07:49.060+02:002009-07-28T07:07:49.060+02:00Bonjour Judith, alors, qui t'a dit que je ronf...Bonjour Judith, alors, qui t'a dit que je ronfle ? Merci pour la recette.<br /><br />Shelli, I'll take any extra plums you come across.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65966853633834855372009-07-28T03:11:18.969+02:002009-07-28T03:11:18.969+02:00Plums, shmums, I'd kill for that fig tree thou...Plums, shmums, I'd kill for that fig tree though.<br /><br />And quince jam is really good with cheese.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216113290904322091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70925114820578400202009-07-28T02:13:56.537+02:002009-07-28T02:13:56.537+02:00Ken, I'm back this evening, while you are sure...Ken, I'm back this evening, while you are surely snoring away happily in your bed (it's 2:00 a.m. there!), to give you a link to a recipe I just ran across for <i>Tourte aux blettes</i>, from the blog <i>Le hamburger et le croissant</i>. <a href="http://tetellita.blogspot.com/2009/07/tourte-aux-blettes.html" rel="nofollow">Here it is!</a> I just thought you might like it, since you mention swiss chard frequently :)<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54459245711223270042009-07-27T15:21:01.820+02:002009-07-27T15:21:01.820+02:00I guess the wild boar will be happy with the fruit...I guess the wild boar will be happy with the fruit harvest this year. Maybe the possum, hedgehogs and other nocturnal creatures also. <br /><br /> I'm like you- I hate to waste food. My parents taught me that since they lived in the Depression.Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21731905298836400132009-07-27T15:19:34.139+02:002009-07-27T15:19:34.139+02:00I think it's about time for you and Walt to se...I think it's about time for you and Walt to set up a stand at the <i>marché</i> in St. Aignan or Montrichard :))<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24276157293552388932009-07-27T14:47:53.280+02:002009-07-27T14:47:53.280+02:00Not that it helps, but one of the German words for...Not that it helps, but one of the German words for plum is Pflaume (which would be the route into English), so a small one is ein Pfläumlein. In Alsace, there are people called Pflimlin - which is a how a former French prime minister came to be known as a little plum.<br /><br />I know what you mean about wasting food@ and there's only so much room in a freezer, only so much jam one can eat or give away.Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.com