Stories Collected While Living in France

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A Few More Clues

Yes it is a grill of sort…

I meant to say that the letter was not G as in Grill, but a 

C

it starts with a C and I am Dyslexic with things like letters and numbers.

And after looking the "C" thing up online to be sure that I had my facts right, that I had understood what the French antique dealer was told me was true and that I hadn't misunderstood I discovered that:

That these C grills are still made.

That they originated in Spain (Not French! The antique dealer did not mention that.)

Though something about them just says FRENCH to me,

And that they are part of a big lifestyle kind of event.

Now how is that for BIG TIME clues!?

Comments

34 responses to “A Few More Clues”

  1. Mahala

    For oyster cooking?

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  2. Krista G.

    I do not know the French term, but it looks like an apple drying rack. I’ve seen some antique ones here in the States on the east coast for sale from time to time. Am I right??!

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  3. Deb

    For a clam bake?

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  4. martina

    a croissant toaster? A chili pepper roaster?

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  5. Mahala

    A candle rack?

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  6. Mahala

    Is it the base of a chimenea?

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  7. Jackie

    I have no idea at all…not one…more confused than ever…

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  8. Jacqueline

    a paella grill? for paella. A Catalan Paella grill?

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  9. Confessions of a Plate Addict

    For serving communion? That’s a big lifestyle event!…Debbie

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  10. Confessions of a Plate Addict

    For serving communion? That’s a big lifestyle event!…Debbie

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  11. mimi

    I can not believe I am still trying to figure this out!!! A “C” now?? LOL
    Is it Chorizo Paella grilling?? (or something like that?)

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  12. Gail marie

    Colador?

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  13. Gail marie

    P.s. I saw an item just like this buy it now on eBay for $75

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  14. Confessions of a Plate Addict

    OK…it’s a rack for unleavened bread to cool for communion!…Debbie

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  15. Ana María

    It is an old gypsy grill carried in caravans. The “legs” hold it up over the fire and food is cooked on the rack. I have a similar one I bought in Granada……. Or
    …. It is a drying rack for curing hams. It hangs from the ceiling and the hams hang from each of the looped “legs”. Spanish Jamón Serrano Is cured for at least a year. This makes it firmer and more delicate than the similar Italian Proscciuto.
    Ana María

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  16. Christine

    Is it a carrousel grill?

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  17. Franca Bollo

    CUECAS drying!!!

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  18. Laurie SF

    A ‘Camino de Santiago’ backpacking essential.

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  19. Delphine

    It is rack that is suspended over a fire pit to roast cyclamen mushrooms, waffle berries, junidroops and various fresh herbs. Invented in 16th century, but still used world wide, primarily by elves during the Great Solstice Celebrations. Trolls are known to gate crash these celebrations to steal the food and anything else they can get their grubby hands on. The Trolls stuff their faces and sell their stolen gathered goods to brocante dealers (hence where you got yours), unaware that these magical cooking implements are precious indeed. For if you cook on one of these, the cyclamen mushrooms, waffle berries and junidroops are always perfect.

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  20. Ana María

    OK, now I’ve really got it! (I wasn’t that far off in my first post).
    It is indeed a gypsy grille. It is a “Charcuterie” grille used for cooking meats over an open fire during the annual gypsy gathering in the Camargue that takes place in May honoring Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, the three Marys who were very close to Christ.
    After the parade of the horses and the bullfights (yes, there are bullfights in France!) the families gather around the campfires and cook their meats on these large grilles.

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  21. tamara giselle

    It is for smoking little fishes….while you are wearing your unmentionables 🙂

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  22. tamara giselle

    is it a “coal” rack?

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  23. missy

    We think that it’s a smoker and for salting fish or pork (sausage) and drying them . All those racks can hang a lot of fish. Draping little fleshy things over those racks and drying the bajeejees out of them for yummy eating on into the cold winters . brrrrr

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  24. jend’isère

    Cucina paella or as Mimi said chorizo paella. Or back to my bird theme_chicken paella grill

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  25. Jenna

    Is it meant to smoke meat? Or grill shellfish for paella?

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  26. Dee

    Well of course… This “grill” is used for crepes.
    Thanks for the good clue

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  27. Merisi in Vienna

    I’d go with the gypsy bandwagon, but somehow the “legs” put the meat too close to the fire. Could it be that they roast oysters over fire? I have had oysters cooked on a grill somewhere near Naples, Florida. They tasted delicious, with ketchup and horseradish dip. 😉

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  28. JWalk

    Cargolade for grilling snails?

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  29. Tongue in Cheek

    YES!!!!!!

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  30. mary blanchard

    La planchas
    Original in grilling seafood?
    To me it looks like something that should have a baked good on it like bread lol
    It will be nice whatever anyone decides to do with it:)

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  31. Brenda, Walker, LA

    Lol, ha ha….grilling Escargot? Although there are some big snails here in Louisiana, I would not want to grill them over my firepit, no! But, I bet it would grill shrimp quite well!!

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  32. mary blanchard

    Is it for making churros like a doughnut but in long strips?

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  33. mary blanchard

    Is it for roasting chestnuts?

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  34. Diane Thompson

    churrasco?

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