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Betty Carlson's avatar

Your research is amazing. How many cookbooks (and related) do you own?

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Jamie Schler's avatar

I own quite a few old cookbooks but I access hundreds online thanks to France’s national library who has digitalized them!

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Siobhan Mac Mahon's avatar

I really enjoyed this article- I love the history of food. Will be making the strawberry chocolate mint tart. Thank you! 💚

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Thank you so much for subscribing, Siobhan! I’m happy you love food history too! Do let me know when you’ve made the tart and how you like it! It’s really one of my favorite recipes!

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Siobhan Mac Mahon's avatar

I'm hope to make it today with a few little tweaks for my diabetic daughter. Will let you know how it goes!

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Jamie Schler's avatar

I'm really excited! Yay!

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Sheryl O'Connell's avatar

Wonderful piece of writing and that dessert… oh my!!! On my list of must bake.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Thank you so much, Sheryl! And thank you for subscribing! You must definitely make this strawberry tart (though the strawberries in wine are great too!) but make sure you let know!

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Greg Sanford's avatar

Always delicious and me wanting more.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Thank you, Greg!!

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Michael Procopio's avatar

I really want to try some of these "more violent wines" about which Mr. Bacon writes.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Right??

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

The tart looks lovely and easy to make, too. Have been enjoying small, red, luscious and juicy strawberries here in Italy. When I think of what Driscoll has done to the beautiful, sweet tender strawberry I want to cry, it’s such a crime.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

It's funny you say that, Domenica. I just started seeing Driscoll berries being sold here and bought some of their blueberries. They were absolutely tasteless.

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Domenica Marchetti's avatar

The worst. As big as apricots, white and pithy inside, absolutely no taste. Their blueberries and raspberries are as big as cherries and are also flavorless. They have really ruined fruit.

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Teri Simonds's avatar

Bigger is not better. But somehow Americans have come to associate bigger with better. I bought a bag of organic plums from Giant (Nature’s Promise). They have zero taste. 😡😢

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JimmyJam's avatar

Driscoll is nothing more than commercially available in supermarkets and nothing to write home about.

A fruit stand locally owned is always better.

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JimmyJam's avatar

Love me some violent wine on the weekend lol

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Im more an opium and niter kinda girl.

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