SC - Worms, eh?

[Sue Clemenger]

Is this what they were referring to in History 101 when they talked about the
"Diet of Worms?"
- --Maire

Siegfried Heydrich wrote:

>     I've got this feast I've been wanting to do for years. It's based on the
> notion of what you would serve at a feast if you were under siege and slowly
> starving to death. It's all good food, just prepared in such a manner that
> Only The Hungry Shall Eat! Remember, the worth of a cook is the ability to
> make do with what you have on hand, heh, heh.
>     Of course, this could only be served at a fighters collegium, as the
> Laurels and other hoity-toity types would immediately yak all over their
> lace ruffs. It would be a great opportunity to see just how tough these
> stick jocks really are, anyway! And I might add that the shtick potential
> here is truly awesome. Why, just the power chundering contest alone would go
> down in the history books . . . we judge for volume, range, and color!
>
>     Sieggy
>
>             Siege of Antioch Memorial Dinner
>                                     or
>                 Hungry are the Damned
>
>         FIRST COURSE
>     Moldy Bread
> Homemade bread, colored & endored in moldy colors.
>     Ox Grease
> Whipped butter with rinsed cooked tapioca pearls and egg drop streamers
> mixed in for texture.
>     Lumpy Shit
> Garbanzo, garlic, & olive oil spread chopped coarsely, piped into bowls. Use
> a little corn for texture as well . .  . serve with a plastic fly on top.
>     Leather Chunks
> Homemade jerky, cut unto straps, holes punched with buckles added before
> drying
>
>         SECOND COURSE
>     Mouse Soup
> Clear broth soup with mouse shaped meat dumplings. with a chunk of water
> chestnut inside each dumpling <crunch!>.
>     Pond Scum Salad
> Lime Jell-O, cool whip, and fruit salad with spinach added.
>
>         INTERLUDE
>     Candied Cockroaches
> Glazed walnuts, pecans, and almonds.
>     Crunchy Frog
> Use a lily pad shaped cookie cutter to make cookies for the base, and use a
> bit of icing to secure a gummi tree frog to it (upscale confectionary shops
> sell them)
>
>         THIRD COURSE
>     Ribs of War Horse
> Beef short ribs in a burgundy sauce.
>     Breast of Nun
> Take turkey breast halves, peel back the skin, place a spiced apple ring and
> a maraschino cherry on top, stretch the skin back over and secure. Glaze and
> roast.
>     Haunch of Beldame
> Smoked pork butt.
>
>         SIDE DISHES
>     Mess o' Greens in Pus
> Greens (what have you) and a lemon cream sauce
>     Stewed Parchment & White Stuff (don't ask)
> Wonton leaves, written on in waterproof ink, and sauce blanc
>     Steamed Rat Droppings
> Fresh made couscous
>
>         DESSERT
>     Fried Entrails
> Make strings of dried fruit, roll in flour, dip in batter, fry.
>     Lice Pudding
> Rice pudding made with white/brown rice mixture and currants.
>
>         DRINK
>     Recycled Rain Water
> Lemonade
>     Quench Water from the Smithy
> Herbal tea
>
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