Could the name of the dish be Pommes de terres Vendangeurs? If so it might mean Potatoes, Vinter's style? Pommes de Terre are potatoes whereas Pommes are apples. Vendangeurs literally as you point out means "grape picker" but roughly translated would be a small vineyard farmer or small vinter. The dish sounds more Gascoigne (Gascony) or Midi Pyrenees which might be the reason for the choice of vendangeurs over vigneron. It is also possible that this is a from the French part of Switzerland given the use of Gruyere cheese. But it's been a coon's age since I spent any time in the area so I could be wrong.
However it is named or why, they're wonderful and I'll have to find an excuse to make some soon. BTW, try it with the Gruyere it's wonderful.
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Date: 2006-06-26 09:34 pm (UTC)However it is named or why, they're wonderful and I'll have to find an excuse to make some soon. BTW, try it with the Gruyere it's wonderful.