tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post9181401297120502616..comments2023-10-31T15:39:09.651+01:00Comments on box elder: In a hurry? Why not a tin of sardines?Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-82452996129791432242012-11-12T18:46:18.952+01:002012-11-12T18:46:18.952+01:00Thanks all.
I like sardines but find them somew...Thanks all. <br /><br />I like sardines but find them somewhat repetitive digestively speaking, and prefer them mashed up with various acidifying elements. They're good with potato salad too. I think perhaps they are better appreciated here; I suppose the British were rather exposed to pilchards, which can be a bit rough. We buy good quality Breton sardines for oursleves, Molly sometimes has to make do with cheaper Moroccan ones.<br /><br />Setu, you are a wonder for filling in the many gaps in my knowledge; I didn't know that device was called 'mise en abyme', or indeed that it had a name at all. I feel inclined perhaps to make a post about it now...Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-78644406467919020412012-11-12T17:40:20.858+01:002012-11-12T17:40:20.858+01:00A beautiful tin indeed. And Robbie is right about ...A beautiful tin indeed. And Robbie is right about my view of sardines. As I understand it the French value them as a delicacy while the English take them for granted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-28567147736884716912012-11-12T00:59:07.174+01:002012-11-12T00:59:07.174+01:00What a good example of a "mise en abyme"...What a good example of a "mise en abyme", but not as perfect as the "Vache qui rit" cheese box, on which you can see the famous laughing red cow with two earrings made of two cheese boxes, on which you can see, etc., etc. Eating a lot of "Vache qui rit" in my chilhood certainly made me love Borges' short stories, where libraries contain libraries that, etc. , I think...<br />Do you know what the Breton lady from Douarnenez is called? A "Penn Sardin", i.e. "Sardine Head" (in Plougastel, they are called "Penn Sivi", "Strawberry Head", in Roscoff, of course, they are "Penn Ognoun", no nead to translate).Setuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696552533529329430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-9837023206984058522012-11-11T07:43:14.597+01:002012-11-11T07:43:14.597+01:00Joe né Plutarch believes that if the supply of tin...Joe né Plutarch believes that if the supply of tinned sardines were artificially restricted, and the prices raised, you'd only be able to buy them in Harrods. VR is an enthusiast, too, but merely eats them. I, an agnostic, like the tins, having often wondered where the <i>marque</i> was actually <i>déposée</i>. So now we're all satisfied. Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-17801665749363241262012-11-11T04:22:13.789+01:002012-11-11T04:22:13.789+01:00(0)(0)christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-40770727928673392772012-11-11T00:21:35.913+01:002012-11-11T00:21:35.913+01:00It is a little work of art. I've always though...It is a little work of art. I've always thought sardines in tins were rather artistic themselves, the way they fit them in there with a certain pattern and rhyme, so to speak.<br /><br />I like them, but wish they didn't smell quite the way they did!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-83361445500452391552012-11-10T19:42:16.687+01:002012-11-10T19:42:16.687+01:00I do like that tin! A minor work of art, you'r...I do like that tin! A minor work of art, you're rightCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com