tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post8451663105967550488..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Pain de campagneKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65262042273131931972017-04-25T21:32:27.528+02:002017-04-25T21:32:27.528+02:00Thank you.Thank you.Diane Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084527972686778895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84536200992663542002017-04-25T07:38:40.205+02:002017-04-25T07:38:40.205+02:00Diane, see this post for some details about making...Diane, see this post for some details about <a href="http://ckenb.blogspot.fr/2015/10/jai-fait-deux-batards-hier-matin.html" rel="nofollow">making French-style bread at home</a>. There's a link in the text to a post about another loaf I made a week earlier.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90415639957089710272017-04-24T22:35:18.804+02:002017-04-24T22:35:18.804+02:00That looks extra yummy to me! My dad liked sorghum...That looks extra yummy to me! My dad liked sorghum molasses- so sweet it was tangy.<br />Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32959530474918252802017-04-24T22:17:15.730+02:002017-04-24T22:17:15.730+02:00Mmmm that looks mouth-wateringly delicious.Mmmm that looks mouth-wateringly delicious.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59934313101712062702017-04-24T19:37:01.350+02:002017-04-24T19:37:01.350+02:00I'll have to look.I'll have to look.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35816557841148742832017-04-24T19:36:25.889+02:002017-04-24T19:36:25.889+02:00It was, and it did.It was, and it did.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60418451642588490682017-04-24T19:35:11.055+02:002017-04-24T19:35:11.055+02:00The label on the bottle of Lyle's Golden Syrup...The label on the bottle of Lyle's Golden Syrup says "Ingredients: Partially inverted refiners syrup." Cane or beet, who knows? On the Lyle's Black Treacle can (tin) it says only: "Made from Cane Molasses..."Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4705512662079071102017-04-24T19:19:54.790+02:002017-04-24T19:19:54.790+02:00On the bottle of molasses that I brought back from...On the bottle of molasses that I brought back from the U.S. I read: "Ingredients: molasses."Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53130708392807746102017-04-24T19:19:22.995+02:002017-04-24T19:19:22.995+02:00That looks wonderful--and it probably perfumed the...That looks wonderful--and it probably perfumed the whole house while it was baking.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59701216602642281662017-04-24T19:12:13.728+02:002017-04-24T19:12:13.728+02:00lol, imagine, Christmas comes along, the postman s...lol, imagine, Christmas comes along, the postman starts complaining to you about all the packages coming from all over the world !Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80114753137220596832017-04-24T18:12:40.888+02:002017-04-24T18:12:40.888+02:00Wikipedia also says that light treacle a.k.a. Gold...Wikipedia also says that light treacle a.k.a. Golden Syrup can be made either from sugar cane or sugar beets. Probably the refining is different from the sugar beet black treacle and there is no foul taste any longer.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66569026295089738542017-04-24T17:35:55.436+02:002017-04-24T17:35:55.436+02:00Have you posted the recipe (in English) in previou...Have you posted the recipe (in English) in previous posts?Diane Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084527972686778895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53478433099950066112017-04-24T16:10:27.000+02:002017-04-24T16:10:27.000+02:00Please, no need to send anything but season's ...Please, no need to send anything but season's greetings. : ^ )Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7919683631768546482017-04-24T16:05:15.863+02:002017-04-24T16:05:15.863+02:00I didn't know it either, but now I understand ...I didn't know it either, but now I understand why people in France always wrinkled their noses when molasses or <i>mélasse</i> was mentioned. British black treacle is also a cane sugar product.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45824574596211722772017-04-24T15:55:11.288+02:002017-04-24T15:55:11.288+02:00You would think so! But I think sugar beet mélasse...You would think so! But I think sugar beet <i>mélasse</i> has such a bad flavor that people in France would never think of buying or cooking with anything with a name resembling "molasses" — <i>tant pis pour eux</i>, as Julia Child would have said.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76891501010445082152017-04-24T15:47:30.413+02:002017-04-24T15:47:30.413+02:00I didn't know that!I didn't know that!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57521454740456312832017-04-24T14:35:05.551+02:002017-04-24T14:35:05.551+02:00Wikipedia says: "Sugarcane molasses is agreea...Wikipedia says: "Sugarcane molasses is agreeable in taste and aroma, and is primarily used for sweetening and flavoring foods in U.S., Canada and elsewhere, while sugar beet molasses is foul-smelling and unpalatable, so it is mainly used as an animal feed additive"...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8027035961177323212017-04-24T14:28:42.670+02:002017-04-24T14:28:42.670+02:00Bonjour Ken,
I am surprised that they can't g...Bonjour Ken,<br /><br />I am surprised that they can't get it from the DOMTOM where sugarcane is grown The Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457136925020206640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68260855408423200402017-04-24T14:19:38.069+02:002017-04-24T14:19:38.069+02:00I guess we know what we can send you for Christmas...I guess we know what we can send you for Christmas :)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28244428560691737362017-04-24T13:58:59.094+02:002017-04-24T13:58:59.094+02:00Molasses is made with cane sugar.Molasses is made with cane sugar.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40236874651045991152017-04-24T13:29:18.431+02:002017-04-24T13:29:18.431+02:00Gorgeous!Gorgeous!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-51893125373460973132017-04-24T12:11:03.971+02:002017-04-24T12:11:03.971+02:00Maybe you could find it in northern France where t...Maybe you could find it in northern France where they grow sugar beets and refine sugar.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27962780680310957772017-04-24T11:16:13.459+02:002017-04-24T11:16:13.459+02:00That first photo makes the bread look like it woul...That first photo makes the bread look like it would make a good clog (<i>sabot</i>).<br /><br />I went to the supermarket this morning. I asked an employee to help me find <i>mélasse</i> (molasses, black treacle). He had no idea what I was talking about. And I couldn't find any in the store.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67556905317541719882017-04-24T07:53:21.959+02:002017-04-24T07:53:21.959+02:00Excellent bread! Excellent bread! local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.com