SC - OOP question: Snapdragon?

[Jane Waks]

>The second item was a festive dish referred to as a "snapdragon."
>  The most information I could glean from the book was that it had
>*something* to do with raisins soaked in (presumably brandy) and lit
>afire.  They never outlined the procedure for the dish itself.
>
>Any Anglophiles out there with some idea on the "snapdragon?"
>
Our former Baron, who is himself an Anglophile and a fan of
Victorian parties, used to serve these.  Soak the raisins (don't
know how long) in some brandy.  Set out a shallow dish with
some number (small dozens) of raisins in a pool of the brandy
and light the alcohol.  Guests snatch the raisins from the
dish with their fingers while the brandy is burning, and pop them 
promptly into their mouths.  You don't burn your fingers,
surprisingly!

- --Caitlin D.
Carolingia, EK


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