SC - saffron

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In a message dated 3/30/00 4:43:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

> 
>  The galatte du roi or Twelfth Night Cake is traditionally assumed to be,
>  but is not documented, as period, AFAIK. It often includes a gold coin,
>  more or less for similar reasons.
>  
>  Adamantius

Twelfth Night Cake was often stuffed with a number of things, ranging from a 
gold coin, a bean or a little figurine of a baby.  It was supposed to 
represent the baby Jesus, and the lucky diner who got the slice with the 
"secret toy surprize" was declared King of the Feast.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Man cannot live on bread alone... he must have beer to soak it in.