Windfalls

He will drool the drool of regret into the pillow of remorse.

On the brighter side, look for the humor issue of the Pikestaff at the War. I know, Mathilde says they're all humor issues, but this one has some special contributions from the "highlights" of the Windfalls.

When you return, you have more serious considerations as well. The recent poll on making AEthelmearc a kingdom raised some controversial questions for Coppertruvians. This border shire has to decide what and where its future will be. Normally the "planning" in Coppertree is kept to a minimum and left to those who volunteer, but now is the time for the most non-committal to express an opinion. This shire has evolved over the years in the directions it has more because of the people in it and their wishes than because of direction from the top, and that's the way that I believe it should remain. Don't let others do your thinking for you, but do please talk and express your views to them. If you have time at the War, stop and think about the direction you believe that the shire should be headed. Then come to the meeting at the end of August, or speak up at fight practice, so that we can all know each others' views.

Caterina

You know it's been a good party when the whole kitchen is sticky.

By Duchess Rowan de la Garnison

Chicken with Pine-nuts

Chicken with Pine Nuts

• 4 cups milk
• 4-5 sprigs parsley
• 1 sprig sage
• 1 sprig hyssop
• 1-2 sprig summer savory
• salt & pepper to taste
• 6 chicken quarters
• 6 TB olive oil
• 2 TBS pine nuts
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp cornstarch

1. Combine milk with herbs. Simmer without boiling, stirring often, until reduced to 2 cups.
2. In large skillet, brown chicken pieces in olive oil. Transfer to baking dish.
3. Add pine nuts, honey, egg yolks, and cornstarch to milk. Pour 1/2 of mixture over chicken quarters. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
4. Continue to simmer remaining milk and herbs on top of stove.
5. When done, remove chicken from baking dish. Place on platter and cover with remaining milk mixture. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve it forth.

Apple Pie

• 6 Granny Smith apples (2 lb)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 Tbs flour
• 1 Tbs cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch of nutmeg

• 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 1 Tbs butter, softened
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 Tbs flour
• 1 unbaked pie shell

1. Peel, core and slice apples.
2. Mix sugar, flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and toss with apples.
3. Mix up crumble topping by mixing all ingredents together.
4. Place apples in unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle with topping. Bake approximately one hour (or until apples are easily pierced with fork) at 375 degrees.

Winter Vegetable Stew

• 2 onions, chopped (about 2 cups)
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 Tbls olive oil
• 2 medium carrots
• 2 medium parsnips
• 2 large turnips
• 10 oz green beans (about 2 cups trimmed and halved)
• 1 Tbl fresh dill chopped (1 tsp dried)
• 1 Tbl fresh marjoram (1 tsp dried)
• 1 bottle beer
• 1 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 1 can kidney beans, drained
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 Tbs Dijon mustard
• salt & pepper to taste

1. In heavy pot, saute onions and celery until onions are translucent.
2. While onions saute, peel and coarsley chop carrots and parsnips. Stir them into pot.
3. Peel and cube turnips and trim and halve green beans.
4. Add them to sauteing vegetables along with dill, marjoram, beer and stock.
5. Bring to boil. Add mushrooms and mustard. Simmer ten minutes.
6. Add kidney beans and simmer ten minutes longer. Serve with dark bread and fresh fruit.

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Windfalls #24 (vol. IV #8) will try to be an early Christmas gift for the Yule-impaired. Tell what your worst SCA holiday party was like and why. Explore the psychic damage incurred when as a child you were forced to make styrofoam Christmas centerpieces for your mother. Explain the fallacy of roasting a boar's head, ever, in any human habitation. Yes, you.

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