Category: French cake
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French Tin. Vintage Bangles. Milk Glass.
French Tin. Vintage Bangles. Milk Glass. New listings in my Nostalgi shop. Click on images to see further information. French fish mold for aspic’s, cakes and deserts. Brings back memories of my first Christmas in Paris, when my French family, made a beautiful, fish and vegetable aspic from a decorated in a tin. 2 old…
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“Let them eat cake”
“Let them eat cake” is the traditional translation of the French phrase “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche“, supposedly spoken by “a great princess” upon learning that the peasants had no bread. Since brioche was enriched, as opposed to normal bread, the quote supposedly would reflect the princess’s obliviousness to the condition of the people.While they…