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Tag Archives: four banal
Annual Fête du Pain, Cussay in the Touraine Region of France
Last month Sandra and I visited the Fête du pain and broccante at our nearby village of Cussay in the Touraine. The enthusiastic bakers at the communal bread oven were going full blast and attracting numerous visitors. It was a … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Bread making, Cussay
Tagged Broccante, Cussay, Fete du Pain, four banal, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Touraine, Touraine History
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Bread oven ~ near Le Grand Pressigny, South Touraine
Further to my past blogs on communal bread ovens, here are a few images of the bread oven at the property my friends, Nev and Cally, are renting. The house is part of a small collection of the most beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Bread making, Grand Pressigny
Tagged Bread Oven, four banal, Le Grand Pressigny, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Touraine, Touraine History
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French bread ovens in Quebec ~ how to bake your own
One of the joys of blogging is making unexpected links with and learning from individuals and different groups anywhere in the world. Through this site I’ve been e-chatting with Kath and Roger who live just 12k away from our house … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Bread making
Tagged Bread Oven, four banal, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Quebec, Touraine, Touraine History
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Le Chatelier ~ memories of the old flour mill and communal bread making
Regular visitors will have viewed the map I posted of Le Chatelier’s old mill, Moulin de Châtelier. I mentioned this map to the Barrault family who live in the hamlet and Madame Paulette Barrault told me the mill was still … Continue reading
Social history in the Touraine ~ Central France 