[Sca-cooks] Seeking bread recipe

[Terry Decker]

Rather than "dildos," try "false phalluses."   Bread phalluses ("obeliai" -
spit-like things) were carried by the "obeliaphoroi" in the grand procession
as offerings to Dionysus during Dionysia.  Similar bread phalluses may have
been worn or eaten during Dionysia, but I doubt they were used in the manner
suggested by "dildo."

I haven't seen a recipe for these, but I speculate they would have been a
leavened bread of wheat or a mixture of wheat and barley, as a baker would
like to have his members swell.  One needs to remember this is a male
fertility god, who can whither your penis if he is displeased, so a good
rise would probably be a pleasing occurence.  A standard bread recipe of
flour, water, salt and yeast would probably suffice, if you can't find an
actual recipe.

Also present at these festivals were "plakon," small cakes and pastries made
with spices, honey and cream cheese, in the shape of phalluses.  Similar
cakes in the shape of female genitalia and breasts appear in relation to the
worship of Persephone and Aphrodite.

The sites listed below provide a little more information about Dionysia for
the curious.

Bear

http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/JO-RD.html

http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/JO-CD.html

http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/citydionysia.htm

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>I have a friend who is seeking to recreate ancient greek bread dildos.
>Anyone got any ideas?
>
>Maeve
>(not the usual Pennsic topic!)