tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post254663404591993602..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: St Caprais Chestnut fair 2019.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10136167423286857072019-10-14T20:00:48.289+01:002019-10-14T20:00:48.289+01:00I never thought about that. I just assumed they...I never thought about that. I just assumed they'd be from Italy. Probably thought that from reading a novel. I'll ask him when he appears. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48516361455296184132019-10-14T04:28:39.308+01:002019-10-14T04:28:39.308+01:00Does the Egyptian bring his own Chestnuts from Egy...Does the Egyptian bring his own Chestnuts from Egypt? I believe the world's biggest grower (by far) is China; I wonder what they do with them all?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28979741887882611282019-10-13T19:21:35.055+01:002019-10-13T19:21:35.055+01:00Autumn is on the way! Stocked up on Hokaido. Mrs ...Autumn is on the way! Stocked up on Hokaido. Mrs G's favourite chestnut vendor from Egypt hasn't arrived yet. He won't be long now. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26195529886582633792019-10-13T16:35:01.695+01:002019-10-13T16:35:01.695+01:00By the handful.By the handful.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35110575181078555782019-10-13T15:03:46.133+01:002019-10-13T15:03:46.133+01:00By the kilo?By the kilo?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21729350031034559922019-10-13T13:48:44.627+01:002019-10-13T13:48:44.627+01:00They love their home-made gadgets.They love their home-made gadgets.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53732262369621968562019-10-13T13:19:01.968+01:002019-10-13T13:19:01.968+01:00Am loving the industrial sized chestnut cookers Am loving the industrial sized chestnut cookers John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20524498376560594292019-10-13T12:55:11.852+01:002019-10-13T12:55:11.852+01:00All very bucolic and relaxed, with lots of pretty ...All very bucolic and relaxed, with lots of pretty girls around. Can't be bad!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87934082024114871872019-10-13T12:54:24.631+01:002019-10-13T12:54:24.631+01:00I don't think she made Feta... I wonder why.I don't think she made Feta... I wonder why.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17721844538549211932019-10-13T12:52:32.191+01:002019-10-13T12:52:32.191+01:00The only smell I didn't particularly like was ...The only smell I didn't particularly like was from the sugared-almond man.... to me it's a sickly sweet smell.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60570220857800305802019-10-13T12:34:35.785+01:002019-10-13T12:34:35.785+01:00I love the French seasonal fairs. I love the French seasonal fairs. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79205281947715915992019-10-13T12:34:07.797+01:002019-10-13T12:34:07.797+01:00Calling goats cheese Feta hasn't been banned y...Calling goats cheese Feta hasn't been banned yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75336562152625201802019-10-13T12:09:27.214+01:002019-10-13T12:09:27.214+01:00"to it", sorry"to it", sorryTasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69237002316856599122019-10-13T12:09:06.294+01:002019-10-13T12:09:06.294+01:00Weaver beat me too it, but I bet all the other sme...Weaver beat me too it, but I bet all the other smells were amazing too. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65639397065146533922019-10-13T10:08:42.379+01:002019-10-13T10:08:42.379+01:00They sell a huge amount of them too; both the Ches...They sell a huge amount of them too; both the Chestnuts and the Bread.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54238743265213492002019-10-13T10:07:02.960+01:002019-10-13T10:07:02.960+01:00It was a delicious smell. I always boil mine so I ...It was a delicious smell. I always boil mine so I never have that same experience.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30080465279042990082019-10-13T10:06:25.723+01:002019-10-13T10:06:25.723+01:00I bought one of the big ones on the right at the b...I bought one of the big ones on the right at the back.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41104234816108678262019-10-13T09:57:42.670+01:002019-10-13T09:57:42.670+01:00The man roasting chestnuts looks a bit different t...The man roasting chestnuts looks a bit different to the ones on Oxford Street !!! Your bakers bread looks wonderful. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57026490610081167252019-10-13T09:47:29.921+01:002019-10-13T09:47:29.921+01:00The bread looks divine.The bread looks divine.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74414010064785108712019-10-13T09:24:56.090+01:002019-10-13T09:24:56.090+01:00Wish this was a smellie blog - I can almost smell ...Wish this was a smellie blog - I can almost smell those roast chestnuts - almost but not<br />quite. The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12455509045979682042019-10-13T07:41:41.021+01:002019-10-13T07:41:41.021+01:00Our nearer fair next Saturday will be even better....Our nearer fair next Saturday will be even better.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80330638549718804502019-10-13T07:40:40.231+01:002019-10-13T07:40:40.231+01:00He was, as well as all the usual suspects. The onl...He was, as well as all the usual suspects. The only thing I noticed that was different this year was a group of young hippy circus performers showing children how to balance on a ball etc.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20100982098505418752019-10-13T07:39:15.174+01:002019-10-13T07:39:15.174+01:00So good to see local fairs promoting local produce...So good to see local fairs promoting local produce, sadly we don't have the equivalent here.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85070488330895396212019-10-13T07:29:16.287+01:002019-10-13T07:29:16.287+01:00Was the apple juice man there with his giant press...Was the apple juice man there with his giant press?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2724723570977757652019-10-13T07:26:11.455+01:002019-10-13T07:26:11.455+01:00I have no Pumpkins or Squashes this year; usually ...I have no Pumpkins or Squashes this year; usually we're overloaded. Too dry and too hot.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com