I like to think of myself as an adventurous cook and, needless to say, eater, but I recognise only about three quarters of this beautiful array of spices.
I can see green, black, white and mixed peppers; green and black cardamoms; saffron; paprika; red, green and dried chilli peppers (or however you prefer to spell it); cinnamon and mace; star anise. Then it all becomes a little vague, not to mention hard to see.
Maybe you aren't supposed to try to identify them but I would have liked a list on the back of the card. It is one of the very sought after Nouvelles Images cards, best known for their multiple images on one card though they do have a much larger range. I tend to associate these cards with France but this one came from the Netherlands.
A post for Postcard Friendship Friday hosted on Beth Niquette's blog The Best Hearts are Crunchy.
Oh I like her name, The best hearts are crunchy! I really like the idea of this box with all the various spices...it brings to mind the movie "French Kiss" and the secret box he had put together with all the ingredients in the makings of wine! Very cool postcard, and perhaps the card maker didn't make it so easy so anyone looking at it would have to dig deep to find the answers!
ReplyDeleteI don't know "French Kiss" but now I'm intrigued. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely card but what a shame there's no legend! Very teasing!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great care & I will have to check out her site. Thanks.
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You did better than I did. All I can make out is the ground alfalfa, popcorn, and the dried porridge. This is a great idea!
ReplyDelete@jabblog, it would be perfect with a list on the back, but too easy. :)
ReplyDelete@Odie, thanks!
@Max, I don't know what alfalfa is, but I do know porridge. Strangely I didn't spot that. Or the popcorn. Something tells me I won't be spotting ground alfalfa any time soon. :)
Fun card and very colorful. I can almost imagine the smell ... overwhelming!!!!!! Too bad about the legend. Happy PFF!
ReplyDelete@Snap, I hadn't thought about the smell. Yes, altogether it would be far too much.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I cook, i would be hard pressed to name any more of the spices. Thanks for sharing this unique card.
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful. Reminds me of a visit to the Spice Island of Grenada where you could smell the scent of cinammon in the air! I would need help in identifying much of that, I think!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very unique card. It reminds me of a store that sells the spices.
ReplyDeleteAm passing by through PFF!
AAH such a beautiful postcard :)
ReplyDeleteLovely card, I don't think I could recognise any of them with certainty. Something tells me that we have one similar with pasta on and another with whisky labels! - one day I'll post them!
ReplyDelete@Heather, I'm glad I'm not the only one. :0
ReplyDelete@Carmen, that must have been fantastic!
@Arlene, welcome!
@aj, It is great, isn't it?
@Anglers Rest, I think I may have seen a past one, or something similar, but whisky labels - that I haven't seen. Sounds good. :)
That is so funny. I recognise one item above,and that is the chilis. I'm terrible but I truly detest cooking. Sad, because I am quite good at it when I put my mind to it.
ReplyDeleteCute postcard, and as it seems quite a conversational piece, maybe that is why no legend was provide. Did anyone spot the mustard seeds yet?
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