SC - the gauntlet thrown

[LrdRas@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/1/00 12:34:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
lilinah at earthlink.net writes:

<< I want the multicolored sprinkles, cuz, like in the Middle Ages 
 people liked strange colors, so it'll be more, uh, period, yeah, 
 that's it.
  >>

You are a lot closer to the truth than you may realize here. Assorted sugar 
sprinkles, called 'dragees' were very much used in Chiquart's day to garnish 
foods of all sorts. He lists them as a necessity for preparing feasts and 
strongly warns the would reader of his manuscript to not forget them. :-)

Ras