Month: September 2006

Figs

confiture

            My son, Max, collecting figs from our figuier. Photo: Chris White Mes Confitures: The Jams and Jellies of Christine Ferber. "This book, a best seller in France, presents dozens of recipes, organized by season, for preserves from Black Cherry with Pinot Noir to Greengage and Mirabelle Plum with Mint; a number of them includes chocolate, not a standard addition."–Library Journal. Order … Continue reading confiture

Kristin Espinasse
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mémère

In books: From Here,You Can’t See Paris, by Michael S. Sanders. la mémère (may-mer) n.f.  granny, grandma Like “fifille,” “mémère” is a somewhat old-fashioned and informal word, used as a term of affection–“old dear”–when not uttered in a teasing way: “That hat makes you look like une mémère!”) Photo: A former mémère hangout in our village. In Quebec, “mémère” refers to a chatty, indiscrete person … Continue reading mémère

Kristin Espinasse