[Sca-cooks] Question about illusion food, menus, ingredient lists and surprises...

[Elaine Koogler]

Irmgart wrote:
> So, I am planning a feast for the middle of June, and was thinking about
> doing a few "surprises" or illusion foods.
>
> Basically, I'm planning a "bait and switch."
>
> This is what I want to do:
> "pears in wine sauce"= meatballs shaped like pears served in galentyne (or
> other red wine colored sauce)
> "hedgehogges"=marzipan hedgehogges
>
> "Walnuts" that are some sort of upsidedown tart baked in walnut shaped tart
> pans.
>
> So, I pride myself on people having *plenty* of notice about what's in
> things before feast so they can decide whether or not to eat them.
>
> How do I do this so I don't give the surprise away to the general
> population?
>
> Or do I just say what things are, and then have them show up oddly when
> served?
>
> Help!
>
> -Irmgart
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I think I'd just list what the real dishes are, with no reference to the 
"illusion".  I suspect that the fragrances of the various foods will 
help identify what's what.  If anyone had any questions, I'm sure...or 
at least I hope they'd have enough sense...to ask!

Kiri