To go with the meat pies and cheesy goo from another post, here is our recipe for mead, the honey wine that is all through history and fantasy. Here's your warning: MAKE THIS EXACTLY BEFORE YOU TRY TO SCREW AROUND WITH IT. We've had far too many people rave about our mead, then whine when … Continue reading From the Back Room – Mead
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From the Kitchen – Meat Pies
Once upon a time I was a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). It's a loosely (often very loosely) historical recreation group that had its genesis in the 1960s. I was a member on and off for 20+ years. Finally the politics were too much and I ended it. I still love historical stuff … Continue reading From the Kitchen – Meat Pies
From the Kitchen – thick hot chocolate aka cocoa lava
In what now seems like the Paleozoic, I visited Spain (and Portugal and Morocco) on a high school trip. I loved the thick hot chocolate that we would get for breakfast. I could never figure out how to make it, failing dramatically with adding too much cocoa, cooking it for too long in an attempt … Continue reading From the Kitchen – thick hot chocolate aka cocoa lava
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