[Sca-cooks] holiday cheer...

[Kathleen A. Roberts]

yes, i noticed the veggies were missing....   anyone wanna rhyme parsnip? 
;)   veggies and nuts... i think that is all that is missing.

oh... yeah... marzipan!

cailte
bard who scribes and cooks and embroiders....

--On Wednesday, November 26, 2003 4:09 PM -0600 Betsy Marshall 
<betsy at softwareinnovation.com> wrote:

> Waiting for (the/any) vegetables? Betsy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sca-cooks-bounces at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen A.
> Roberts
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:29 AM
> To: Cooks within the SCA
> Subject: [Sca-cooks] holiday cheer...
>
>
> we recently had a challenge to write a poem or song about feasting on
> our
> outlands-bardic list.  thought you might enjoy this little peice.
> note...
> thanksgiving could be substituted for midwinter.
>
> cailte
>
> MIDWINTER FEAST
>
> Hail to the stag, the noble beast
> Guest of honor at our feast.
> Hail to the red deer in the glade
>> From the woods our bounty made.
>
> Hail to the peacock, feathers bright,
> Grace our table on this night.
> Hail to the partridge, small and fleet
> Tiny morsels tender, sweet.
>
> Hail to the cow that gives us cream
> Pouring in a silken stream.
> Hail to the cheese upon our board
> Pungent rounds, a kingly hoard.
>
> Hail to the pig so pink and plump
> To the champion, juicy rump.
> Hail to the lamb so tender sweet
> Shame it is to waste this meat!
>
> Hail to the salmon in the stream
> Join the lobster, dulse and bream.
> Hail to the oysters in the sands
> Caught and cooked by skillful hands.
>
> Hail to the bee that honey makes
> And to the brave man, honey takes.
> Hail to the oats and all the corn
>> From whose seed our bread is born.
>
> Hail to the berry on the briar
> Simm'ring sweet upon our fire
> Hail to the apple on the tree
> Wassail for our revelry.
>
> Hail to the grapes upon the vine
> Give their blood to make our wine
> Hail to the hop and barley beer
> Bring us laughter, joy and cheer
>
> Hail to the feast Midwinter Night
> Hail to the warming firelight
> Hail to the feast about to be
> Welcome friends and company.
>
>
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> sustained him through temporary periods of joy.''
>                                                         W.B. Yeats
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''Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy which
sustained him through temporary periods of joy.''
                                                        W.B. Yeats
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Kathleen Roberts
Administrative Asst. II
UNM Freshman Admissions
505-277-6249