Most of these memories revolve around gourmet delights!
I often went on Wednesdays to my paternal grandmother, Marie, and Wednesday's dish was mashed potatoes with oven-roasted turkey legs, and the turkey juices were put in the middle of the mashed potatoes, in a little well I'd dug.
I also remember that my grandmother, Marie, lived at 23 rue Saint-Lin in Valognes.
Across the road, there was a field with horses, and in the hedge grew blackberries, which I put in a bowl with sugar. I ate them sitting in front of the house on one of the gate stilts.
The field where the horses once stood has now become a residence.
I also remember the orange tomato jam she made with tomatoes from the garden at the end of the season; tomatoes we'd pick together.
I have even more memories of my maternal grandmother Hélène, with whom I spent most of my time.
Along with my grandfather, they had their main house at Chasse Anthonne in Valognes, and in the garden there were raspberries, blackcurrants and redcurrants...
I still remember the smell of jam in the kitchen.
I also remember fishing on foot on the beach at Lestre, where we had a house in the hamlet of Simon.
We'd go out to harvest the cockles, razor clams and étrilles that we'd eat with our meals. The last memory I have of my grandmother Hélène is when she came to pick me up at the Rue Burnouf sports ground, which was open to all, but is now a school playground.
We always receive unconditional love from our grandmothers, because they are far removed from educational concerns and just there to share time with their grandchildren. They help build us up with all their love and leave their mark on our lives.
It's all this love and all these memories that I share with you through my creations, which most of the time have a story or anecdote linked to my childhood. I imagine the gourmet gift I would have liked to give them for Grandma's Day, or just to please them, and I designed my "Once upon a time" box by imagining the pride I would have felt in sharing it with them....
At Maison Perrotte, we believe that indulgence is the key to pleasing our beloved grandmothers. Give them a delicious sweet break with our exquisitely flavored artisan jams!