[Sca-cooks] talking turkey

[Heleen Greenwald]

Olwen,
What you guys did was so cool! Can't wait to see the pictures!
Phillipa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Olwen the Odd" <olwentheodd at hotmail.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 1:23 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] talking turkey


> Hi all.
> Over the weekend, House Blackstar was invited to cook for another group,
> Ampgard, and I was invited to come along to help.  Master Chirhart asked
me
> and Hans to come up with a dragon soltie for the lunch.  Oh boy did we!
My
> neighbor even got in the act in a *really* big way!!
> We began with 4 whole turkeys.  Selected the largest one and set aside,
> skinned the other 3.  Those went off naked to the deepfrier.  In the
> meanwhile Hans and I sewed pigs ears onto the back of the selected turkey
to
> become wings.  The end joints were cut off the turkeys wings.  It then
went
> off to the deepfrier.  We then set to the task of creating a tail and
> head/neck.  I had purchased some extra necks and carved a couple of yams
to
> become the heads (two headed you know).  I made up some bread stuffing.
We
> then set about covering the formed breadstuffing tail with one of the
skins
> then decided to add some upright garlic cloves underneith the skin to be
the
> ridges which worked out pretty cool.  Then we covered the yam heads with
> skin and also the necks and just left the extra skin on to cook in case we
> needed some to patch with (which we did).  The tail and heads were baked.
> The bird came in and cooled down enough to play with and the same with the
> other parts.  Taking all the parts, plus the secret ingredient, we went
off
> to a corner to amuse ourselves.  Amidst much giggling and whispering and
> shooing away of folks (including Chirhart) we pinched, arranged, poked at
> and added the secret ingredient to (after Hans had to enlarge the cavity
to
> allow fitting) then finally started the final presentation touches.
Peeps.
> Of course.  We stuck peeps in the mouth of the one still attatched head
and
> another in the head of the severed head, garnished with peeps running
> helter-skelter seeking shelter in the shrubbery (celery tops), we added
some
> "blood" made from the translucent skin of red bell pepper (the peep had
> melted out of the upright head ~ perfect touch!).  Oh the whole thing was
> wonderous to behold and finally ready for presentation to Chirhart and the
> cooks first.  We cleared a space on the center worktable and made a grand
> gesture of the show.  Oh!  How everyone oooo'd and aaaah'd and then we
> begged them be quiet - shhh - what is that...?  And Hans pushed the magic
> button and the damn thing roared!  My god you should have seen their
faces!
> I am now in debt to my neighbor who plays with electronics.  Well, it
*was*
> his idea so I guess the picture will pay the debt.
> Olwen, looking for more fun stuff to do now.
> Oh yeah.  I'll post pictures to my album in the next day or two.  I'll let
> you know.
>
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