tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554428418150974947.post6015320404582860879..comments2023-10-23T23:59:00.475+02:00Comments on De la bonne bouffe: Apprentice, workman, craftsmanPollygarterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554428418150974947.post-28086041929436680832012-01-16T23:19:40.997+01:002012-01-16T23:19:40.997+01:00Thanks for the kind thought - but the new one work...Thanks for the kind thought - but the new one works just fine! I'l blog about the old one when we find it because it's a bit special.Pollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554428418150974947.post-34737034643782599312012-01-15T17:00:01.694+01:002012-01-15T17:00:01.694+01:00I have about 5 nut crackers can I send you one? Di...I have about 5 nut crackers can I send you one? DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554428418150974947.post-85035251514684993402012-01-04T19:08:15.543+01:002012-01-04T19:08:15.543+01:00My Tim's tool of choice is a ball pane hammer....My Tim's tool of choice is a ball pane hammer.<br /><br /> A useful addition to M. Gassiot's invention would be some cloth, which, if put over the nut and under the hammer will prevent flying bits!!GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554428418150974947.post-73879598472731300652012-01-04T18:21:21.102+01:002012-01-04T18:21:21.102+01:00Susaan - of course it was Obelix! Most people just...Susaan - of course it was Obelix! Most people just take walnuts in the shell to Lepine, and they process them in bulk. There's a travelling oil mill that visits Civray for Maison Perrin's annual do, and that requires the nuts to be shelled first.Pollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554428418150974947.post-45038107775373152762012-01-04T14:20:23.701+01:002012-01-04T14:20:23.701+01:00We bought a pestle and mortar from Mr Gassiot a fe...We bought a pestle and mortar from Mr Gassiot a few years ago and it's still in use today - the quality of his work is very high.<br />Also, I think he has an interesting English heritage, hence his name.IanJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674560001396327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554428418150974947.post-7051628631234531002012-01-04T11:12:26.435+01:002012-01-04T11:12:26.435+01:00It was Obelix that fell in to the magic potion as ...It was Obelix that fell in to the magic potion as a child. <br /><br />Do you really have to shell your own nuts before taking them to Lepine? They have a big shelling machine. I assumed you just took your nuts and they got chucked in with the latest batch and you received a proportion of oil at the end, like a wine co-op. I believe you have to have a minimum of 40kg of nuts before you can take them to Lepine. If you have to crack them yourself first, I really don't think people would bother.<br />The saffron picking seat sounds like a good move. Picking any reasonable harvest of saffron is mega backbreaking.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com