tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3464841332331204836..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Sucrines et potironsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68041146745097996432016-11-04T19:13:53.947+01:002016-11-04T19:13:53.947+01:00I don't think we ate pumpkins or winter squash...I don't think we ate pumpkins or winter squashes when I lived in N.C. back in the 1950s and '60s. We had sweet potatoes instead.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8763142419263927462016-11-04T19:07:33.958+01:002016-11-04T19:07:33.958+01:00Bétail just means livestock, whether the "bea...Bétail just means livestock, whether the "beasts" do labor in the fields or vineyards, produce milk (thus cheese), or end up as meat on our tables.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27488005834313234842016-11-04T17:51:59.242+01:002016-11-04T17:51:59.242+01:00Thanks for the translation help. I didn't kno...Thanks for the translation help. I didn't know what bétail was either.<br /><br />That classic orange citrouille sure is pretty. And your wisteria has grown significantly.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84703830380119711662016-11-04T16:58:31.892+01:002016-11-04T16:58:31.892+01:00I think production agricole means husbandry, that ...I think <i>production agricole</i> means husbandry, that is breeding and raising livestock in addition to cultivating crops. With mechanization, fewer animals, if any, are used in the fields nowadays.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40799343534757340752016-11-04T13:43:11.694+01:002016-11-04T13:43:11.694+01:00When we grew them in Leeds, one of our sucrines la...When we grew them in Leeds, one of our sucrines lasted nine months... <br />and was still good and tasty on cooking.<br />They do keep.<br />Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53183642784160086152016-11-04T13:37:57.202+01:002016-11-04T13:37:57.202+01:00Do you have lots of Southern recipes for squash an...Do you have lots of Southern recipes for squash and pumpkin ? My grandfather was a chef and it always amazed me how he made vegetables so tasty that even his picky grandchildren gobbled them up :)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28842241485502796442016-11-04T13:02:38.303+01:002016-11-04T13:02:38.303+01:00: ^ ): ^ )Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70395152950224099642016-11-04T13:02:00.662+01:002016-11-04T13:02:00.662+01:00: ^ ): ^ )Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34053831513049124752016-11-04T13:01:28.307+01:002016-11-04T13:01:28.307+01:00See what I said to Susan. On verra...See what I said to Susan. On verra...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-61516424248859070752016-11-04T13:01:07.438+01:002016-11-04T13:01:07.438+01:00The sucrines will last a while, I hope. We'll ...The sucrines will last a while, I hope. We'll see what we can work out.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56656044590152311612016-11-04T13:00:23.364+01:002016-11-04T13:00:23.364+01:00The Robert dictionary says: Ensemble des animaux e...The Robert dictionary says: Ensemble des animaux entretenus pour la production agricole.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27795331162645047242016-11-04T12:08:33.225+01:002016-11-04T12:08:33.225+01:00I'm going to have to look up what bétail means...I'm going to have to look up what <i>bétail</i> means!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44515503123156928372016-11-04T11:55:43.003+01:002016-11-04T11:55:43.003+01:00We'll swap one for a Crown Prince!We'll swap one for a Crown Prince!<br />Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34920258564527797882016-11-04T10:26:46.367+01:002016-11-04T10:26:46.367+01:00I'll have one, but don't see any opportuni...I'll have one, but don't see any opportunity in the near future to fetch it :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76400350164787594452016-11-04T09:23:59.702+01:002016-11-04T09:23:59.702+01:00Your garden is a.great possibility to have healthy...Your garden is a.great possibility to have healthy veggiesGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69604537169548158012016-11-04T07:25:52.982+01:002016-11-04T07:25:52.982+01:00Wonderful crop. This year I managed to grow only o...Wonderful crop. This year I managed to grow only one but last year's crop was like yours. They gradually turned yellow and lasted most of the winter. We ate squash soup, sweet and savoury pies, roast squash, squash puree and still gave some away. Happy pumpkin eating!!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.com