St. Patrick's Day (was Re: SC - OT - For Our Inverted Friends in Lochac)

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 17 Mar 00,, that Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> > ob food: just took the soda bread (with raisins and currants) out of the
> > oven, and since it's past midnight, I can wish one and all a Happy Saint
> > Patrick's Day.
> 
> And a Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you! Saint Patrick has never seemed
> like a lot of fun to me (he's been described as the Washington to St.
> Colmkille's Jefferson), but that don't mean he ain't kewl. I have seen
> _no_ evidence that those snakes were of an edible variety... ;  )
> 
> Adamantius

Doubtlessly, you and other cooks might prefer Saint Brigid, who was 
compulsively generous.  She miraculously increased butter and cheese, 
and on more than one occasion, turned water into beer.


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net