I just had to share this French postal happiness. An article was sent to me (thank you, Kae) with a headline that read, "France Issues Scratch-and-Sniff Baguette Postage Stamps". Have there ever been words written that are more appealing to me?!
Almost as soon as we landed in France, I found my way to La Poste to score some of these stamps. "The celebration of French heritage in the run-up to the Paris Olympics was unveiled on the feast day of Saint Honoré, the patron saint of bakers. Joining the ranks of the screen goddess Brigitte Bardot and the Eiffel Tower, another French treasure is being celebrated with its own postage stamp: the baguette."This scratch-and-sniff, must lick to affix stamp, is the latest showcasing of French cultural heritage as Paris prepares to host millions of visitors for the Summer Olympics and Paralympics.“The baguette, the bread of our daily lives, the symbol of our gastronomy, the jewel of our culture,” the usually not-flashy postal service raved in its description of its new offering. Six billion baguettes are made every year and President Emmanuel Macron called this special bread (made with just four ingredients: flour, water, salt, and yeast) “the spirit of French know-how.” Now, thanks to scratch-and-sniff technology, it will also transport “bakery fragrances” to those lucky enough to receive a letter from France.That said, I'm sorry I can't send each and everyone of you a note. The stamp, which is intended to be used for international letters, has a price tag of 1.96 euros, or $2.14, each. That's just a little too expensive for mail loving, yet frugal me. You'll just have eat a baguette while reading this post. Fun stuff!
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