[Sca-cooks] Food in Tolkien(OOP) but event related....

[Olwen the Odd]

>>  >>Lembas, the way-bread of the elves, is described as "thin cakes, made 
>>of a
>>  >>meal that was baked a light brown on the outside, and inside was the
>>  >>colour of cream."
>>  >
>>  >And "One will keep a traveler on his feet for a day of long labour, 
>>even if
>>  >he be one of the tall Men of Minas Tirith." I suppose that this means 
>>that
>>  >each one contains over 2000 calories, at least about 250 calories of
>>  >protein, perhaps 30 grams of fiber, and some yummy vitamins and 
>>minerals.
>>  >:-)
>>  >
>>  >So what time of year is this feast going to be?
>>  >
>>  >Henry/Alex
>>
>>Lembas.  hmm.  If I were to make something like this I believe I would go
>>for a almond paste shortbread type of thing.
>>
>>Olwen
>
>Shortbread, even though i adore a good shortbread, is generally far to 
>crumbly to take on a journey successfully - other folks, can't recall if on 
>this list or another, keep suggesting shortbread for lembas. Lembas sounds 
>more like pemmican to me, in it's high caloric value, mix of protein and 
>other nutrients, and it's ability to "keep". Now, i grant you that pemmican 
>isn't bread and isn't made of meal, so lembas isn't really pemmican. But, 
>well, i assume there is something a bit "magical" about lembas that makes 
>it so long keeping and so nutritious.
>
>Anahita

hmm...certainly not a period recipe, but the one in Joy of Cooking for the 
almond paste shortbread isn't really crumbly at all.
Olwen

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