[Sca-cooks] Very Odd Food Reference Question

[Olwen the Odd]

My working title
>is "Turning the Nether Cheek; an Exposition on Mooning in Period."  I seem
>to recall a, quite possibly spurious, historical reference regarding a
>siege
>of a European city.  It seemed that the besieged were growing lean and
>getting quite desperate when they found a very fat citizen who was hording
>food.  They stuffed him full, hoisted him to the top of the city wall, had
>him hang a moon over the edge and proceed to show the besiegers just how
>well fed they really were.  Supposedly the besiegers were suitably
>discouraged and left.  The food connection, ...yes there really is a food
>connect to this tale, ...is that a special roll in the form of the
>discouraging anatomy of the hoarder was then prepared by an enterprising
>baker.   Does this ring a bell with anyone or am I confusing this with the
>story of the croissant?  Any references to documentable events would be
>quite appreciated.
>
>Daniel Raoul

Are you sure your not just begging for a dozen hot cross buns?

Olwen who loves the idea of your paper.

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