An inspector of commerce and manufacture for the financial district of Lyon, Brisson published " Mani�re de retirer de la pomme de terre la poudre blanche que l on nomme amidon, f�cule farine ", Lyon, 1779 and " M�moires historiques et �conomiques sur le Beaujolais ", Lyon, 1795.
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In the Ojibwe language, the Apple River is called " Waabiziipinikaan-ziibi ", meaning " River Abundant with French, but only " pomme " ( apple ) of the French word for " potato " ( " pomme de terre "-apple from the earth ) was translated into English.
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"For purists, " he promises, " there will be the classic Asperges blanches servient et ses pomme de terre a l'anglaise ( White asparagus served with boiled potatoes, Hollandaise sauce or butter, with side order of Black forest ham, Smoked Salmon, Cooked Ham, Breaded Sweetbreads, Russian Sevruga Caviar, Sauteed Foie Gras ) ."
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A mainstay of the bread and pastry shops is pate a la citrouille, which is nothing more than a thick layer of rough pumpkin puree, onion and chopped parsley smeared between two layers of puff pastry . ( The town of Millancay holds an annual festival devoted entirely to the pumpkin . ) The equally popular galette de pomme de terre is, if possible, even humbler, a potato dough rolled out like puff pastry and baked until, like a peasant with big dreams, it rises and swells.
