[Sca-cooks] 'Tis the voice of the turtle...

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

Late last night, my lord remembered that he hadn't brought in the
mail, so he trudged out and retrieved it.  When he returned, he told
me, "You have a package.  From Baltimore.  Were you expecting
something?"

I showed remarkable patience as I unwrapped the pretty wrappings,
and removed the precious bundle from its nest of silver fuzzy stuff.

Olwen, Queen of Marzipan, sent me a marzipan Mock Turtle with a
chocolate-coated shell.  For those of you who don't remember the
discussion on this list, the Mock Turtle is a creature from _Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland_, the alleged source of mock turtle soup
(which is really made from veal).  Here's a picture from the book:
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/alice34a.gif

My mock turtle is a charming, goofy-looking critter, and I have to
say that Mr. Tenniel's portrait does not do him justice.

Olwen, thank you so much!  You are as sweet as the work of your
hands.


Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
rcmann4 at earthlink.net