With apologies to "We Five Brothers", this entry is of more interest for "We Five Aeschlimans".
One wouldn't expect to see animals on a cute street like this. The street is Rue de Paris, in Charenton, the suburb right next to St. Maurice, and each year there is an agriculture show on the street. (Sorry, no goats...) But there were two cattle, and we (Hyrthal and Anna descendants of Stuckey/Lugbulls) may be related to these cattle. Well, not related by blood. Anabaptists from Switzerland were key in bringing their breed of cattle to France in the 1700's. An article that I have from the Centre's library credits a Pierre Lugbull for careful breeding of these cattle from Switzerland to produce the "Montbeliarde" breed, now one of the best and well known in France. It appears that this is the breed of cattle that was featured at the street fair. It is possible that the Pierre Lugbull who is pictured in the 1880's photo in the article is the uncle of our Great Grandma Stuckey. Or I could be totally wrong since there could have been several Pierre Lugbulls in that area of the Alsace at that time. In any case, it was people including our ancestors who were the highly acclaimed farmers in the Alsace from the 1700's until the mid 1800's by which time the majority (but not Pierre) had immigrated to North America. Our great grandmother Anna came to America in 1872.
The next two photos of food booths at the fair mention "terroir" in their signage. No need to be terrorized though; it refers to the land. The French are very aware and proud that each area of the country produces its unique regional products. This is especially true for cheeses.
And the inevitable display of bread! Unfortunately, this fair occurred at the end of our stay in Paris, so we could not stock up on any goodies.
One wouldn't expect to see animals on a cute street like this. The street is Rue de Paris, in Charenton, the suburb right next to St. Maurice, and each year there is an agriculture show on the street. (Sorry, no goats...) But there were two cattle, and we (Hyrthal and Anna descendants of Stuckey/Lugbulls) may be related to these cattle. Well, not related by blood. Anabaptists from Switzerland were key in bringing their breed of cattle to France in the 1700's. An article that I have from the Centre's library credits a Pierre Lugbull for careful breeding of these cattle from Switzerland to produce the "Montbeliarde" breed, now one of the best and well known in France. It appears that this is the breed of cattle that was featured at the street fair. It is possible that the Pierre Lugbull who is pictured in the 1880's photo in the article is the uncle of our Great Grandma Stuckey. Or I could be totally wrong since there could have been several Pierre Lugbulls in that area of the Alsace at that time. In any case, it was people including our ancestors who were the highly acclaimed farmers in the Alsace from the 1700's until the mid 1800's by which time the majority (but not Pierre) had immigrated to North America. Our great grandmother Anna came to America in 1872.
The next two photos of food booths at the fair mention "terroir" in their signage. No need to be terrorized though; it refers to the land. The French are very aware and proud that each area of the country produces its unique regional products. This is especially true for cheeses.
And the inevitable display of bread! Unfortunately, this fair occurred at the end of our stay in Paris, so we could not stock up on any goodies.
2 comments:
Montbeliarde is where most French Mennonites are located, at least they have the largest of the Alsatian congregations.
Wonderful post Janice. What delicious looking baked goods and fois gras unbelievably being sold on the street. Having just finished breakfast I'm now hungry again... well, wanting more tastes anyway. The cow has such a peaceful expression, almost a smile and her eyelashes match the rest of her make-up!
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