SC - Re: feast directions and NEWS!

[Laura C. Minnick]

"James F. Johnson" wrote:
> 
> "Laura C. Minnick" wrote:
> 
> > Just got home awhile ago after March CoronWET.
> Oh, come now. It wasn't _that_ wet. It rained harder Spring two years
> ago.

Yup. And I stayed in the hall at that event. Just like I stayed in my
pavilion through most of the last May Drown that I attended.
 
> > Another unbelted Prince- it should be entertaining. 
> Well, we only got four belts, and one is already prince. Another just
> finished moving and changing jobs, another's already been Prince and his
> lady pointed out you don't get nothing more for the second time, and the
> fourth cannily sent his son-in-law out to win it. :) (And the ladies of
> #3 and #4 are principality Seneschal and Exchequer...not like we'd want
> to try and replace them for nine months). We got three more that just
> don't play anymore.

Silly boys.

> > Cold. Rain off and on, mostly on. Typical An Tir weather. 
> It stops raining in An Tir?????

Yes- remember July and August? And most of September? See folks, out
here, we get rain for nine months. And them Gaia decides to make it up
by giving us a year's worth of sun in two and a half months. I've been
to many summer events that are in the 90's and above. And I've also
broken ice in my washbasin. Weird, weird place.

> Food content. I made a meat pie for a quick and easy meal during the
> tournament (I was incoming principality herald, and outgoing Lists
> officer). I _was_ going to make beef and mushroom pie (my idea of
> comfort food), but strangely the local market was out of mushrooms at
> that time of night.... So I just used the meat seasoned with a little
> powder forte. The 'coffin' I made from mostly rye flour with a little
> unbleach mixed in later to absorb excess moisture and to knead it in.
> Formed in in a little 8" pie tin, then removed it to bake on a flat
> sheetpan, so it ended up more flat and cylindrical than the standard
> taper. I fluted the crust seam _up_, not horizontal. I didn't poke in
> any vent holes, and the steam inflated the crust into a beautiful, if
> empty, arch/ The crust seem perfect for ease of eating from the hand.
> Not crumbly, but neither leathery nor brittle either.

He also tasted some of the Shocking Pink Violet Jelly and had a Crunchy
Violet. And lots of kisses. ;-)
 
'Lainie