[Sca-cooks] Everyone gone already?

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Right on the money.  For some reason, I got a BIG promotional package from
MardiGras.com last year, including a King Cake, which all the office
shared but I got the token of honor without breaking a tooth.

I plan to make a big yeasted coffee-cake with cream cheese filling, topped
with purple, gold and green icing and sugars.  Laissez allez, laissez les
bon temps roulez!

Selene, in the deep south [of California]

Chip wrote:

> >>> I got the "baby" [a little pink plastic baby, modern version;
> >>> originally a bean] last year so it's my obligation to make the
> >>> cake at least.  Still waiting for the "good luck" though.
> >>>Selene, Caid
>
> >>What?  I don't get it.
> >>Olwen, without a project.
>
> > I could be wrong, but it sounds like a 12th Night Cake custom,
> > wherein whoever gets the plastic baby, bean, gold coin, button,
> > etc., in their portion of cake, is elected the suc-- the lucky soul
> > who gets to Do The Thing, such as being the Lord/Lady of Misrule.
> > This is probably a Roman Saturnalia custom, originally.
> > Adamantius
>
> It is indeed a modern hold-over in the Gulf Coast region.  The
> carnival season begins on 12th Night & culminates on Mardi Gras, the
> day before Ash Wednesday.  The general idea is to get it all out of
> your system & have a last big bash before having to give up fun things
> for Lent.  Depending on who you ask Carnival roughly translates to
> "farewell to the flesh".
>
> During modern Mardi Gras celebrations, a ring-shaped King Cake is
> served.  Inside the King Cake is a plastic baby Jesus.  Whoever gets
> it has to buy the King Cake next year, & usually throw the whole
> party.
>
> More info from the self-proclaimed King of King Cakes:
> http://www.gambinosbakery.com/kingcakehistory.html
>
> I'm a misplaced wanna-be-New-Orleanian.  I visit whenever I can.  The
> whole culture is fascinating.  Someday I'll have a house there.
> Someday.
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> Iyad ibn al-Thu'ban ibn Bisharo