[Sca-cooks] Cake Sotelties

[Sue Clemenger]

Christmas? Not a ding-donged thing.  The rich-and-young end of the family
(sister, BIL, and sister's MIL) decided that they "needed" a week in
Honolulu this year, and they're the only in-state family I've got. ;o(  They
were kind enough to invite me, as well, but do I look like someone who's got
the freedom to spend two months' salary on a whim???? (well....just *maybe,
if it involved truly serious historical-fu, or museum-fu, but that much
money for a beach? sheez! I'll wait for summer.....)
There's a small group of us (all SCA) without much in the way of genetic
family that have made a nice custom of going to one particular (and
wonderful) restaurant on Christmas Eve for several years now, but
unfortunately, the restauranteur has retired and the restaurant has closed.
*snivel, sigh, snivel*  We're still going to do the silly presents part, but
had to switch to the 23rd, and a different restaurant.  It's a local sort-of
asian fusion place.  Good food, but not as special or wonderful as Perugia
was.  <grump>
If I were planning a purely-theoretical Christmas dinner, though, I think
I'd do venison with sauces.  And frumenty.  Or one of those lovely, rich,
fruity dishes that show up in late-period cookbooks.  (Hmmm....that gives me
ideas for the work potluck in a couple of weeks....I sense the need to make
Capon Cooked in Mrs Duffield's Way....mmmmmmm)
--Maire, off to a waterless morning...which I think entitles me to a nice,
hot espresso at the very least ;o)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at jeffnet.org>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 7:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Cake Sotelties


> At 06:08 AM 12/8/2005, you wrote:
> >Sentinels' Keep in Artemisia (Missoula, MT...one of the many points east
of
> >Vancouver ;o).  Currently in the negative double-digits (it's 7 a.m.),
not
> >factoring in any wind chill.  Should warm up to a balmy 8 above zero by 5
pm
> >today.
>
> Well, here in Three Mountains, An Tir (Portland OR), it's 33 and blowing
> like the dickens. The neighbors to the side and back have loose screen
> doors or boards or something that are going bangety bump, loudly, and all
> night long. Sleep? HA!
>
> Our pipes are ok, (33 degrees- above zero) and the kitties are curled up
> and sleeping. Me, listening to the banging out back, I'm trying to decide
> on the Christmas day menu. Dad will be here (interestingness of it's own)
> and I'm thinking of making Plummemousse (sp?)(Mennonite fruit soup) and
> pfeffernuisse, and we'll have ham for dinner. Beyond that, I don't know
> yet. What is everyone else planning?
>
> 'Lainie
>
>
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