[Sca-cooks] Period cream puffs?

[Kathleen A Roberts]

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:58:05 EDT
  Stanza693 at wmconnect.com wrote:


> 
> I just had an entry in the Outlands A&S competition that 
>was most assuredly 
> not a puff pastry (although it did puff quite a bit in 
>the frying), but it was 
> somewhat based on the recipe in Martino of Como called 
>"Bun~uelos rellenos de 
> viento" or "Wind-filled Fritters".  Those are meant to 
>puff up so they 
> *appear* to be filled, but are actually just air.  
> 
> I was actually working on the Bun~uelos (almond 
>fritters) recipe from the 
> Manual de Mugeres, but since that recipe told me to 
>"prepare these as you would 
> those other fritters" 

rats!!!! i missed them!!!

there were about 5 or 6 food entries out of 35 entries, 
not to mention aldyth's research paper on bread, one of 
two research papers submitted, so i think food was very 
well represented.

i got to judge side dishes, and there was a very nice 
venison flummery presented by gwen cat's student adam, and 
some surprising pickled melon w/ spices.  the canteloupe 
w/ clove, cinnamon and long pepper was divine (and spicy).

after those, i went on to judge two performance pieces 
(japanese poetry and commedia del arte), a rune scroll and 
a 10th century book w/ leather cover.  it was an 
interesting day. 8)

cailte
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