Halloween (was Re: SC - Hello out there.)

[Butterfield, Margaret]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Cathy Harding [SMTP:charding at nwlink.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, April 21, 1999 9:30 PM
> To:	sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject:	RE: Halloween (was Re: SC - Hello out there.)
> 
> Last Samhain, the Barony of Three mountains (portland Oregon) had a
> postluck
> event with a contest for best finger food.  One of the potluck categories
> was desserts, my partners in crime (two artists) and I decided to combine
> efforts, use all the extra marchpane we had from the Michaelmas feast
> (elizabethan with lots of things desserty fingering things from
> Banquetting
> stuffe) and go for the contest.
> We did "finger" food out of the marchpane, painted them to look like
> actual
> fingers, small ones, thumbs, alien fingers, fingers with rings on (they
> are
> jewelers after all).  We stood them in puddles of red and green (for the
> alien ones)melted and strained jelly on a plate.
> Some people felt they were a little too realistic.... most everyone got a
> laugh it was fun. we won a prize....
> 
> Maeve
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG]On Behalf Of melc2newton at juno.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:48 AM
> > To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> > Subject: Halloween (was Re: SC - Hello out there.)
> >
> >
> > Haslets(sp?), they're under Train Roasts in "Thousand eggs". Also if you
> > need ice for anything, I've got a idea from one of _Gourmet_'s cookbook
> > (think the '98 issue) where you  wash latex gloves out really well, fill
> > them with water and freeze them. Once frozen, you peel the gloves off,
> > and - ice hands! They have them floating in the punch bowl, but I'm sure
> > you can find other unexpected places to use the hands.
> >
> > Beatrix
> > Oakheart, Calontir
> > Springfield, Mo
> > (Which side of the Mississippi, is this going to be held?)
> >
> > On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:03:04 -0500 "Kelly " <kbettis at max.state.ia.us>
> > writes:
> > ...which brings me to my question....
> > >
> > >The theme is of course centered around superstition, being Halloween
> > >weekend....and I would like to find out if there are any sources of
> > >recipes
> > >or otherwise, for foods used for superstitious purposes.  Or if there
> > >were
> > >any foods equated with evil spirits or witchcraft etc....(I don't
> > >think,
> > >eye of newt is going to cut it)
> > >
> > >I would really like to make this a fun and intersting feast...a
> > >certain
> > >amount of Shtick is always an option and usually welcome.
> > >
> > >Please....HEEEELLLLLLLP!!!!!!
> > >
> > >a humbled servant....
> > >Lady Winnifred of Shattered Crystal
> > >(Hailing from Coeur d'Ennui-Calontir)
> >
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