Coffee anyone? by quietpurplehaze

Coffee anyone?

There's chocolate cake with crystallized ginger as well.
We bought this lovely little coffee storage tin in St-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy several years ago. A lady I got talking to in the supermarket told us about 'une épicerie très fine' run by M Gosselin. When we found it we realized it was indeed a wonderful grocery shop with lots of unusual goodies and visited it on subsequent visits to the area. I guess somebody in the family is still running it.
Lovely to see this little tin every morning & to be reminded of your holiday & the story behind it....I would come if I lived nearer Hazel.......would be there in a flash!
October 4th, 2013  
To a such invitation I never say no . Black please without sugar.
Looks a lovely coffee tin.
October 4th, 2013  
I like tea :-) Nice shot.
October 4th, 2013  
Interesting in every way!
October 4th, 2013  
Nice homely shot !! --just a spot of cold milk in mine please !!
October 4th, 2013  
Coffee is always nice...a great shot and the story adds to it all.
October 4th, 2013  
@richardcreese

We can do tea, too - even a choice of tea!
October 5th, 2013  
Great shot. The cake sounds amazing
October 5th, 2013  
@chris17

I'll be truthful and say that the cake is just one I made up using the normal quantities of flour, butter, sugar, eggs etc with some cocoa powder and chopped up 3 or 4 balls of crystallised ginger and added a bit of syrup from the jar.
October 5th, 2013  
@quietpurplehaze sounds delicious
October 5th, 2013  
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