[Sca-cooks] talking turkey

[Aurore]

Sounds like a absolute blast.  Aurore
>
> > 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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