[Sca-cooks] Fantasy foods was Sca-cooks Digest, Vol 5, Issue 43

[Elaine Koogler]

Cat . wrote:
> Most respected Papa Gunthar and all,
>
> I seem to be getting digests in odd orders, and the
> archive didnt seem to have this thread at all, so this
> may have been addressed already.
>
> I just re-read almost the entire Dragonrider series
> (long bus commutes) and can correct some of that
> missconception.
>
> In addition to bread, fruit, cheese and sausages I
> clearly remember bubbly pies, cookies, all sorts of
> sticky sweet confections, roasted meats (Wherries and
> Herdbeasts,) Fish, and fish balls (dumplings?) at
> least in sea areas, and TUBERS (am assuming they are
> potatoes.) I think she mentions other greens as well,
> but am not in a place to hunt down the references. 
> Porridge (with too much sweetner in one particular
> riders case) seems to be the breakfast of choice when
> not on the run, then grabbing a meat roll was the only
> option ;-)
> and we cant forget the ubiquitus Klah (coffee/cocoa
> beverage,) Wine, and juices.
>
> So she did have a little more than just 4 items, even
> if it is not a truly well rounded diet. 
>
> In Service
> Gwen Cat
> 12 books down, and need to hunt up at least 5 more. 
>   
Funny thing...I've been re-reading them as well...for the umpteenth 
time!  They never seem to grow old somehow.  I have the same addiction 
to the Deryni novels.  And I have a feeling that I'm going to re-read 
the Eric Flint/plus others including Mercedes Lackey 1632-3-4 novels.  
Great stuff.

Kiri

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