[Sca-cooks] Twelfth Cakes and More

[Patricia Dunham]

sigh. was going to suggest Mr Day do some research about the probability of being allowed to bring his cake to Detroit, as he mentioned in the (WONDERFUL) article, but since we have resisted almost all forms of “social media”, we don’t have any of the accounts it takes to post a comment…  I remember when you used to be able to post authentically “anonymous” comments!

my immediate reaction had been, oh great, some TSA Phillistine having a bad day (and aren’t they all) might throw it in a waste-basket right in front of him! I don’t fly, either, so have no idea how picky the various authorities are about non-commercially-produced food-stuffs getting into the country…

chimney

> On Jan 10, 2017, at 2:27 AM, Elise Fleming <alyskatharine at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Greetings! Ivan Day, noted food historian and professional chef, has a new blog (after a hiatus of more than a year) about some Christmas traditions with photos of Twelfth Cakes. He briefly mentions why some TV shows misrepresent certain pieces of food history even with expert advice. Several of the photos in the blog are of sugar paste items made from his original historic molds. And, there’s a photo of “plum potage” which has old roots. While Twelfth Cakes as pictured are Victorian, the blog may be of use to SCAdians.
> http://foodhistorjottings.blogspot.com/2017/01/it-is-not-too-late-to-wish-you-all.html
> 
> Alys K.