[Sca-cooks] tart crusts/pans

[johnna holloway]

Well, way back in the mid 1970's just after
 not-so Fabulous Feasts made its appearance,
there were a number of these pies served at Midrealm feasts.
Cosman offers Live Frog and Turtle Pie on page 204.
I can remember frogs and it seems to me that mice
were also served.

Head tables at State banquets are another subject, but
I think some of the White House cookbooks would give
you that information if you are interested.

Johnnae llyn Lewis  Johnna Holloway



> Johnnae llyn Lewis commented:
> > Sometime back in the late 1970's Willams-Sonoma sold
> > a two part tart pan set. The bottom had fluted sides
> > and was deep. The neat thing was that it came with a
> > domed lid. It was the easiest way to make the pies
> > with the lift off top crusts. This was the era when
> > everyone was baking presentation pies for the head table.
> > Sometimes they contained food and other times they contained
> >  things like frogs that hopped out.
>
> Huh? Which era are you talking about with this "era when everyone
> was baking presentation pied"? The 1970s? If so, then I must have
> missed this...
> Somehow I don't think President Ford or Nixon would have been thrilled
> if a live frog had jumped out of the pie at a state dinner. Jimmy Carter,
> though...
> --
> THLord Stefan li Rous