[Sca-cooks] Food in Tolkien(OOP) but event related....
Olwen the Odd
olwentheodd at hotmail.com
Mon Feb 23 12:30:05 PST 2004
>> >>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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