[Sca-cooks] Queens Battle!

[Olwen the Odd]

>Olwen the Odd wrote:
>
> > Yes.  I have a candy mold that is small fluer-de-lies I am trying to
>figure
> > how they would have found this French thing in 14th century Floence as
>well.
> >   Traveling dignitaries?  Wouldn't they have brought escargot too?
> > Olwen who secretly hopes the answer is no.
>
>Who says the fleur-de-lei is French? Certainly not exclusively- it is
>one of the most popular motifs in Florence- sort of the municipal floral
>symbol. The escaorgot I don't know... but weren't the Romans eating
>them?
>
>Gotta wonder about the first guy who looked at a snail and said "Hey!
>Lookit that slimy thing! I wonder if it's good to eat? Maybe dipped in
>butter..."
>
>'Lainie

I don't know.  There is no way I would eat a snail.  I don't care what
anyone says.  So if I make them out of marzipan then, you see, no one would
*expect* me to eat them cuz they know how much I detest marzipan!
Olwen

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