What's Your Faire Food Craving?

[Lord Glycon]

No worries MG, you'll walk off what you eat within minutes lol!  One thing about faire is that you can eat all day and be hungry all day... all that walking will do it.

Did anyone notice the turkey legs on Sunday though, a bit small they were.......very small turkeys or large chickens they was. I know too that they gotta make a few pounds off of the sale of the buggers, but $7 for about 50 cents worth of turkey meat...I'll stop complainin' though, and probably eat 3 or 4 more of 'em this season.

It may be that turkeys, like people, are unique and individual. They possess legs in a variety of sizes. Not all thighs are fat and juicy due to genetics. But they are still worthy of love and appreciation, regardless.

[Merlin the Elder]

Let's just leave the sexual innuendos out of this if you don't mind...they're making me crazy....

[Lord Glycon]

Actually, I was speaking of love in a philos aspect rather than eros, Merlin. Turkeys are worthy of more than just the physical kind of love. Especially the Scarby turkey legs. Those are worthy of a love that is on a higher plane than sexual innuendo. Turkeys truly are above that kind of thing.

[lys1022]

oooh. what an idea. How drippy is it?

It depends on how rare-ish you get your steak on a stake.  Towards the medium rare side can get a bit drippy, though the bread does help catch the juices.  But the cheesy-bread comes in foil, so I usually just wrap that around the end of the sandwich, then wrap THAT in napkins, and it does the trick of catching everything just fine.

[captmarga]

My newest favorite:  Steak and cheese sandwich.  Go to the French Booth by Victor's pasta and get the cheesy bread, then go to the steak on a stake booth and get a nice, medium rare steak.  Put steak between slices of cheesy bread...and NOM!

Oh!  Novie (Capt Latimer) walked by me last weekend with one of those in his hand.  I asked him what it was - he said HEAVEN and made me try a bite.  He was right!  Heaven indeed!!! 

I have yet to get over to the Pasta Palace, or to get my favorite, the Queen's Orange Delight.  Last year, not a day went by without one.  This year - I haven't managed to get one at all.  Cravings are all but gone for me.

Marga/Jofranka

[Merlin the Elder]

Actually, I was speaking of love in a philos aspect rather than eros, Merlin. Turkeys are worthy of more than just the physical kind of love. Especially the Scarby turkey legs. Those are worthy of a love that is on a higher plane than sexual innuendo. Turkeys truly are above that kind of thing.

Sorry, m'Lord...wasn't being critical (I should have used  ) It's just that with all my experiences over the past millennium or so, pretty much everything can be construed as an innuendo.

[Lord Glycon]

Merlin, I'm kidding about turkeys being on a higher plane. 

[dbaldock]

The best food I can remember having at Scarborough Faire was actually brought to Faire by Guy Roberson, when he was working with Joe and Gary at the Book Faire.  Guy made the most amazing Scones, with imported English Clottted Cream, and they were still warm from the oven when I got to the book store right after opening cannon.  (Then Guy built and operated the wood-fired brick oven bakery at Hawkwood, where he baked the best Herb Breads served with Real Butter.  My mouth is watering...  )

The best meal I've bought at Scarborough Faire was just about anything from Victor's Pasta Palace!

And, on a hot May day, the plates of Fresh Fruit from the stand in the Holly Field were so light and refreshing.


Take Care,
David Baldock

[Merlin the Elder]

Merlin, I'm kidding about turkeys being on a higher plane. 

Without that plane, I don't think the turkeys would be flying. What's worse is, without their legs, they'll have a difficult time boarding said plane, unless it's astral in nature.

Ahh...but I digress. At this moment, I am craving all of the above! I'm guilty of not trying something new each day.  The FoF preview this year made me want to branch out. I thought the food there was pretty darn tasty, but I've a lot of German blood in me and that was the selected cuisine.

I will say that I've never had anything bad at Scarby.

[lys1022]

Ahh...but I digress. At this moment, I am craving all of the above! I'm guilty of not trying something new each day.  The FoF preview this year made me want to branch out. I thought the food there was pretty darn tasty, but I've a lot of German blood in me and that was the selected cuisine.

I will say that I've never had anything bad at Scarby.

I haven't tried it yet, but my husband has fallen into a deep infatuation with the new pretzel wrapped sausage.  He says it's the best thing he's had out there yet.

Now, talking about the bakery opens up a whole new set of possibilities.  I like to end my day with three of the chocolate macaroons (one for me, one to share, and one for Scratch/The Poet), but another of my favorites is to get one of their brownies, take it to the Pepper Lady's booth and spread it with Raspberry Pepper Jam and enjoy.

There's some thoughts to get you going on new things to try! 

[Hercules]

I have started to avoided the Scottish eggs towards the end of Scarborough. I don't know if they stop replacing the cooking oil or the eggs themselves get old but they start tasting odd towards the end of Faire.

Last weekend the bakery had a cheesecake topped brownie. Richer the Bill Gates! Deeeeelicious!!!!  

[DonaCatalina]

Yes, the bakery has some kind of concoction filled with dark chocolate and hazelnut.
Talk about sugar rush!

[KeeperoftheBar]

I have started to avoided the Scottish eggs towards the end of Scarborough. I don't know if they stop replacing the cooking oil or the eggs themselves get old but they start tasting odd towards the end of Faire.

They taste odd because they start making them using real Scots.

[Merlin the Elder]

I have started to avoided the Scottish eggs towards the end of Scarborough. I don't know if they stop replacing the cooking oil or the eggs themselves get old but they start tasting odd towards the end of Faire.

They taste odd because they start making them using real Scots.

Oh, my! I hope they scrub them good!

[Bonny Pearl]

must....have.....faire....food....fix...!....!....!

*have to wait til memorial  *