tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post6705691915831524569..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Eating in the Air, Part 2.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-78377880177870817492009-09-07T18:54:52.954+10:002009-09-07T18:54:52.954+10:00I'm pretty sure tammy comes from tamis which G...I'm pretty sure tammy comes from tamis which Google Translate says is French for sieve.Liz + Loukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041957231286910198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-81433395172440103112009-09-07T12:07:15.169+10:002009-09-07T12:07:15.169+10:00It is is from the Old French:
a tamis cloth. But p...It is is from the Old French:<br />a tamis cloth. But pronounced tammy. <br />It was a glazed woollen fabric back then, as you say open weave to strain the sauces.<br />My Grandmother's Pellarpat aslo makes reference to tammy as the colloquial form and mentions hair, and wire tamis.Fayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13677166575196846260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-33309191649377321852009-09-07T09:48:02.880+10:002009-09-07T09:48:02.880+10:00Thank you Wendy for posting the question. I've...Thank you Wendy for posting the question. I've wondered so many times about that and figured it would be like a cheesecloth type of fabric.<br /><br />Yes, please post more about it!Doddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687162297985857240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-81665035395031906852009-09-07T08:42:00.024+10:002009-09-07T08:42:00.024+10:00Hi Wendy. A tammy cloth was used for straining - a...Hi Wendy. A tammy cloth was used for straining - a fabric sieve, essentially, which allowed the contents to be squeezed, if that was required. Not sure of the origin of the word "tammy" in that regard - fodder for another blog post, perhaps?The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-90605440979665774902009-09-07T07:01:17.100+10:002009-09-07T07:01:17.100+10:00I'd have definitely gone for the lobster - but...I'd have definitely gone for the lobster - but only if there was a fish tank on board.<br />And while we're here .... what's a tammy cloth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com