SC - Cheesecake judging Laurels

[Audrey Bergeron-Morin]

AHAHA GOOOOOOD story!!
Thanks!!!

- --- Huette von Ahrens <ahrenshav at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- LadyPDC at aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 1/11/01 8:07:31 PM Mountain
> > Standard Time, 
> > ahrenshav at yahoo.com writes:
> > 
> > 
> > > The Correct answer is that all cheesecakes must
> > come
> > > from period sources, but can be made using
> modern
> > > tools, as long as they create that period look;
> a
> > ton
> > > of brownie points will be given to those who lay
> > their
> > > own eggs, milk their own cows, grow and mill
> their
> > own
> > > flour and spices.  
> > 
> > Hmmm   I certainly agree that any entrant who
> > managed to lay their own eggs 
> > should be given extra points (along with a
> > complimentary tube of Preparation 
> > H).  Do tell, does Caid really have A&S people who
> > have managed this feat?
> > 
> > Constance
> > 
> 
> Semi-related, I give you this story:
> 
> In the days of yore, Damon of the Lake that Flames
> and
> Mistral sur le Tarn were Baron and Baroness of the
> Angels.
> 
> One day, they decided to attend the Heatherwine
> Anniversary Tourney. Unfortunately, while there, the
> nefarious Heatherwinos decided to kidnap our lovely
> Baroness and hold her for ransom. With a heavy
> heart,
> Baron Damon brought the ransom note to the Angels
> Counsel and asked us what to do. The ransom note
> stated that we would never see our beloved Baroness
> again
> unless we gave them 50 pieces of gold, 50 yards of
> silk, 12 barrels of beer, 12 jugs of wine, 12 yoke
> of
> oxen, 12 linen shirts, 12 virgins and a tract of
> land.
> 
> While all of the men jumped up and shouted that we
> should declare war on Heatherwyne and wipe their
> shire
> from the face of the Known World, the ladies
> declared,
> after reading the ransom note, that we could, with
> ingenuity, meet their ransom, save our Baroness
> without spilling any blood and not spend much of our
> baronial purse. Although it took much persuasion to
> get the
> men down from their bloodlust, the ladies of Angels
> managed to prevail. We also sought and won our
> King's
> help in arbitrating this dispute at the next
> Coronation.
> 
> On that Coronation day, during his final court, the
> King called forth the ladies of Angels and the
> Seneschal of Heatherwein, Phillip of Mead, who was
> holding the Baroness captive. The ladies of Angels
> brought forth for the King's inspection 50 pieces
> of gold (-covered chocolate coins)(which the King
> did
> declare met the ransom request), a spool with 50
> yards
> of silk thread (which the King did declare met the
> ransom request), two six-packs of beer (which the
> King
> did declare met the ransom request), 12 small jugs
> filled with "whines" in them (i.e.: Why have you
> never
> made me Queen? You never take me anywhere.,
> etc.)(which the King did declare met the ransom
> request), a book with 12 jokes of oxen carefully
> calligraphed therein (i.e.: Why did the ox cross the
> road? To get to the other side, etc.)(which the King
> did grudgingly declare met the ranson request), 12
> linen shirts that would fit a Barbie doll (which the
> King did declare met the ransom request), 1 dozen
> eggs
> (which the King did declare were most virginal and
> did
> meet the ransom request), and a religious tract
> written by the "Rev. Edwin Land" (which the King did
> declare met the ransom request).
> 
> After receiving all these items, the King did order
> Phillip of Mead to release our Baroness. When she
> was
> returned to our loving care, the King then did fine
> the Heatherwinos 12 barrels of beer for trying to
> foment disharmony and ill-will within the Kingdom.
> With a grudging grace, they did give up to the King
> their beer.
> 
> After court was over, I went over to Phillip of Mead
> and told him that it was obvious that our King did
> not
> know how to recognize a virgin and that none of the
> eggs that he had been given were indeed virgins.
> Phillip looked at me and asked how could the eggs
> not
> be virgins. I told him that that was obvious as each
> and every egg had been laid.
> 
> Huette
> 
> =====
> Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for
> they 
> shall never cease to be amused.
> 
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