Seed cake is a British cake with caraway seeds in it, it is mentioned in the the Hobbit which is why I made it in the first place. This version is based on the traditional seed cake with the addition of poppy seeds and milk instead of brandy. 250g butter1 cup sugar3 eggs3 T caraway … Continue reading Seed cake
For these letters it was a bit harder to come up with foods that I thought fitted them, I didn't want them all to be baked or sweet, this is what I decided on. D I decided on Danish pastry because it begins with D and I had no clear idea for what else it … Continue reading The Edible Alphabet; D, E and F
"So who does that wonderful pie you send up here sometimes, with the cheese pastry and the hot pickle layer?" "The Plowman's pie? Me, sir. My own recipe." "Really? How do you manage to get the pickled onions to stay so hard and crispy in the baking? It's just amazing!" Unseen Academicals The Plowman's pie … Continue reading Plowman’s pie
"These are for people who like to make their own words" the man in charge informed him. "You can pick any assortment you like or buy a special box complete with all letters, punctuation marks, and a book of instructions. Here, taste an A; they're very good." The Phantom Tollbooth, Chapter Four, Confusion in the … Continue reading The Edible Alphabet; A, B and C
...matters improved when someone considerately passed around water and red fruit juice, and later meatrolls. All the Weyrs of Pern, chapter 1 Redfruit, according to the Pern fan wiki, is a tree that bears a delicious red fruit which is good for quenching thirst. It likes a tropical climate so can be found in abundance … Continue reading Redfruit juice
Then Sebell handed Piemur a dried meat roll of the sort that was standard journey rations, and Piemur began to view the imminent day in a much improved frame of mind. Dragondrums, chapter 6 These are inspired by Russian piroshki which are bread buns with stew in them. Meat rolls are ubiquitous on Pern they … Continue reading Meat Rolls
" Just take a bite, Piemur. You'll see. Get a bubbly or two inside you, and you'll feel more like your self. Imagine! Piemur not wanting all the bubblies he can eat.!" Dragondrums, Chapter 2 I always liked the idea of bubbly pies. They sound so delicious, but then I discovered that bubbly pies are … Continue reading How to make Bubbly pies
This comb is not exactly based on anything as the best reference I found was of a metal comb. However I have no experience with metal working and I wouldn't want to use a metal comb anyway. To make this comb you will need: Some type of fine grained wood (I'm using cherry) 1cm thick, … Continue reading Wooden comb
She [Menolly] went to the clay deposits that Half-Circle Hold used and got sufficient clay to make herself several cups, plates and rude containers for storage, which she hardened in the ashes of her fire. Dragonsong ch. 7 Recently I have become interested in pottery and how it's made, particularly whether you can fire it … Continue reading Clay pots
"A sort of combination of coffee and chocolate, I think, with a spicy aftertaste." The Chronicles of Pern, Chapter 1 The P.E.R.N. Survey There are other recipes for klah around but they never taste quite right to me, so after some experimenting here are 4 recipes for klah. I would like these to be thicker … Continue reading How to make Klah
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