tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post6988167505506510487..comments2023-08-29T06:56:38.546-05:00Comments on Food Lust People Love: Gram’s Fig PreservesStacy Rushtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008030206240908911noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-81553831375108719812012-07-19T14:31:04.215-05:002012-07-19T14:31:04.215-05:00Sorry that you weren't there to sneak some, Mo...Sorry that you weren't there to sneak some, Mom! I would have happily shared. Gram did ask me if I had kept some when she called to say thank you. Give her and Tina a call and they can save you a half pint. Love you!Stacyhttp://www.foodlustpeoplelove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-87703811095129326952012-07-19T14:18:22.331-05:002012-07-19T14:18:22.331-05:00Very nice. I wish I would have had a taste before...Very nice. I wish I would have had a taste before they were sent to Gram as there is nothing like "fresh" fig preserves. When Mo was cooking her fig preserves I would sneak a small cup out of the pot. Yummy!Woodjeangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-81472459341327539842012-07-10T10:33:21.479-05:002012-07-10T10:33:21.479-05:00Do figs not grow up north? I guess I never knew t...Do figs not grow up north? I guess I never knew that. They are all over the farmers' markets in Houston this summer. The recipe could not be easier, could it?! You can totally do this, Pete. Let me know how it turns out, please.Stacyhttp://www.foodlustpeoplelove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-55768873933428251892012-07-10T09:58:58.238-05:002012-07-10T09:58:58.238-05:00This is a great story. Thanks for posting it. I r...This is a great story. Thanks for posting it. I really love those fig preserves. Thanks to you I can give it a try on my own if I can find some figs nearby.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-32787361338735930072012-07-09T20:48:29.721-05:002012-07-09T20:48:29.721-05:00Ah, the very cousin I was writing that parenthetic...Ah, the very cousin I was writing that parenthetical note for! We should write a book, Simone, on the things we got up to in childhood. Or maybe not. After all some of our children are still young enough to be influenced negatively. : ) <br /><br />Pete could totally make these. Easy peasy. <br /><br />Tina is an absolute blessing! Your mom chose wisely.Stacyhttp://www.foodlustpeoplelove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-24228738675357705362012-07-09T20:28:07.398-05:002012-07-09T20:28:07.398-05:00Loved reading this...especially for the evidence o...Loved reading this...especially for the evidence of your thievery from the estate!! It's great that you share these stories of Gram and have it documented before we can't remember. I laughed at the picture of the recipe...how typical...all these years I thought it was a complex secret recipe. She always saved Pete a few jars for his Sunday biscuits...haven't had any for a few yearsSguillot40noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-41621105076674761322012-07-06T23:41:44.657-05:002012-07-06T23:41:44.657-05:00Your grandma Myra and my Gram have a lot in common...Your grandma Myra and my Gram have a lot in common then. As for the Brach's, wish my local store had them too, Rachel. We would be helping ourselves if the lines were long. :)Stacyhttp://www.foodlustpeoplelove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-66945052196345529082012-07-06T19:26:40.683-05:002012-07-06T19:26:40.683-05:00Your grandmother sounds awesome--And a lot like my...Your grandmother sounds awesome--And a lot like my grandma Myra. Very high-spirited and a lot of fun. :) To answer your question about the Brach's--My local grocery store just put a new one in a couple months. My son asks for a piece of candy every single time we go grocery shopping!Rachelhttp://tramplingrose.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-49877730699276258212012-06-28T14:32:33.897-05:002012-06-28T14:32:33.897-05:00Thank you, Jenny! I was delighted when Jenni shar...Thank you, Jenny! I was delighted when Jenni shared my post, especially when she said "solid recipe technique." Best compliment I have ever received! Now I am off to look for Cookbook Junkies on Facebook because, My name is Stacy and I am a cookbook junkie.Stacyhttp://www.foodlustpeoplelove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-5608485962314200712012-06-28T14:27:31.498-05:002012-06-28T14:27:31.498-05:00I love her even more, now! What fun it must've...I love her even more, now! What fun it must've been to get to hang out with her, Stacy:) And I was happy to share your post. I shares what I likes! 8Donlinepastrychefhttp://www.pastrychefonline.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-40333985310728400342012-06-28T14:19:50.790-05:002012-06-28T14:19:50.790-05:00Oh, she's a character all right! She also tho...Oh, she's a character all right! She also thought that the Brach candy pick n mix bins were compensation if the store had long lines to check out. She'd get us all to help ourselves to one piece of candy each. (I miss those pick n mix bins. I wonder if any stores still have them.) And she would gun the engine and push her old Chevy up to unreasonable speeds so we could get a littleStacyhttp://www.foodlustpeoplelove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-39101868909961396102012-06-28T12:54:36.500-05:002012-06-28T12:54:36.500-05:00Jenni Field (Pastry Chef) posted in Cookbook Junki...Jenni Field (Pastry Chef) posted in Cookbook Junkies (a group I started on Facebook) about your wonderful post - and I had to come and see for myself! Loved your story and love your Gran.Jenny Hartinhttp://madrantingsofamiddleclassmom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-33993259899625066592012-06-28T12:03:53.899-05:002012-06-28T12:03:53.899-05:00Wow, what a great post! I'm so glad that you R...Wow, what a great post! I'm so glad that you Retweeted the corn cob idea so that I came over here and read all about your awesome grandmother. I am now going to share this post because I love it. "Sure--you know where the knives are." "Of course you can eat the baby aspirin!" I love your Gran Marguerite!onlinepastrychefhttp://www.pastrychefonline.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-28351952173032165342012-06-26T09:26:51.565-05:002012-06-26T09:26:51.565-05:00When you are from Louisiana, you have to like fig ...When you are from Louisiana, you have to like fig preserves. I think it's a rule. :) <br /><br />While we never learned Cajun French, our family vocabulary includes lots of words and phrases that we use instead of English because there just isn't an English equivalent.Stacyhttp://www.foodlustpeoplelove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496305576756640634.post-26414185656570641562012-06-26T01:07:22.763-05:002012-06-26T01:07:22.763-05:00I didn't grow up eating fig preserves, but my ...I didn't grow up eating fig preserves, but my husband did, and he has a soft spot for them to this day. I actually inherited quite a few of Granny and Mimi's cookbooks (I love old cookbooks) including a couple editions of 'River Road Recipes' and an old copy of 'Tiger Bait'. Love the Acadian French connection - when my boys were small I bought them a CD called 'CajunMsCarolinehttp://asiavufullcircle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com