An unexpected party - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hilde Bracegirdle · 06-18-2011, 06:17 PM

While browsing around for recipes, I ran across this delightful site's entry on Bilbo's Tea:

http://historicalfoods.com/food-in-t...hobbit-recipes

Plenty of recipes there! It set me thinking how fun it would be to stage something of my own rendition of "The Unexpected Party" in advance of the seeing the Hobbit movies. Wouldn't really be a reinactment, would it? I do imagine it could be fun though, dwarves or no dwarves.

Is anyone else thinking of doing something special before setting off to the theater?

Mithalwen · 06-19-2011, 03:12 AM

Hi Hilde, the link doesn't work for me.... but at the moment I am far from sure I will be setting out for the theatre.

Galadriel55 · 06-19-2011, 08:28 AM

The link didn't work for me either.

I'm not sure if I'll go to the cinema, and the movie is a long way off still, but if I will, it sounds nice to have a small party (even if expected, I'd say long expected) right before.

Hilde Bracegirdle · 06-19-2011, 10:46 AM

There! I think the link has been mended now. Hope you enjoy it!

I'm still on the fence about the seeing the movies, but imagine my curiousity may win out. In a way I regret seeing LoTR, since it muddied my internal interpretation, but it also spurred me to reread the books. That was the good part. I do think I got far more out of them at an older age.

Perhaps it would be a pleasant diversion, avoiding the movie's temptation via a long expected enactment of a memorable fictional feast?

Kitanna · 06-19-2011, 01:32 PM

Everything I've read about TH so far makes me not want to see it. But I know me so I will pay the money and see it.

These recipes look amazing. I really want to try a few of these.

Galadriel55 · 06-19-2011, 02:35 PM

I'll probably go to the movie theatre just to see how bad TH movie really is. It would be quite cool if I make some of the things from the site, invite a few other people who read Tolkien over to my house (or unexpectedly come to theirs), and have a short party. I think I'll do that.

Pitchwife · 06-19-2011, 03:04 PM

Regardless of the Hobbit movie(s) (which I'll most probably end up seeing just to acquire the right to diss them), that site is full of droolworthy yummy goodness - thanks very much for the link, Hilde! Melton Mowbray Pork Pie sounds like something I'd love to make one day when I have the time. And buttered scones... *swoon* I envy those dwarves!

Mithalwen · 06-19-2011, 03:49 PM

It seems very surreal that this needs explaining!!! I disagree about the choice of tea. It was the links to India that helped popularise tea drinking and I think it should be a blend of Indian black teas, never ever with cream.

Melton Mowbray pies are heaven but it is one of those protected things - so you can only truly make one in situ... they are the most calorific foodstuffs on the planet.

Hmm time I invited PI for (low) tea again... cucumber sandwich anyone?

Hilde Bracegirdle · 06-20-2011, 10:22 AM

Yes please, with a dash of paprika if you don't mind....

So "high tea" generally means high in calories, and "low tea" is somewhat more diet friendly?

I was happy to find the recipe for seed cakes and have always thought that they sounded dreadful. "Caraway" and "Cake" shouldn't be used in the same beath let alone recipe. But now I can make some just to make sure!

Mithalwen · 06-21-2011, 04:48 PM

Oh no you can have a seriously calorific low tea!!!

Actually seed cake I hadn 't tried before I read the Hobbit and at first imagined it like the things you give birds. But I it isn't bad just not very interesting. Kummel is a much better use of caraway seeds!

06-18-2011, 06:17 PM	#1
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	An unexpected party While browsing around for recipes, I ran across this delightful site's entry on Bilbo's Tea: http://historicalfoods.com/food-in-t...hobbit-recipes Plenty of recipes there! It set me thinking how fun it would be to stage something of my own rendition of "The Unexpected Party" in advance of the seeing the Hobbit movies. Wouldn't really be a reinactment, would it? I do imagine it could be fun though, dwarves or no dwarves. Is anyone else thinking of doing something special before setting off to the theater? Last edited by Hilde Bracegirdle; 06-19-2011 at 10:29 AM. Reason: Fixing the link

06-19-2011, 03:12 AM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Hi Hilde, the link doesn't work for me.... but at the moment I am far from sure I will be setting out for the theatre. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-19-2011, 08:28 AM	#3
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,411	The link didn't work for me either. I'm not sure if I'll go to the cinema, and the movie is a long way off still, but if I will, it sounds nice to have a small party (even if expected, I'd say long expected) right before. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

06-19-2011, 10:46 AM	#4
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	There! I think the link has been mended now. Hope you enjoy it! I'm still on the fence about the seeing the movies, but imagine my curiousity may win out. In a way I regret seeing LoTR, since it muddied my internal interpretation, but it also spurred me to reread the books. That was the good part. I do think I got far more out of them at an older age. Perhaps it would be a pleasant diversion, avoiding the movie's temptation via a long expected enactment of a memorable fictional feast? Last edited by Hilde Bracegirdle; 06-20-2011 at 10:08 AM.

06-19-2011, 01:32 PM	#5
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	Everything I've read about TH so far makes me not want to see it. But I know me so I will pay the money and see it. These recipes look amazing. I really want to try a few of these. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

06-19-2011, 02:35 PM	#6
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,411	I'll probably go to the movie theatre just to see how bad TH movie really is. It would be quite cool if I make some of the things from the site, invite a few other people who read Tolkien over to my house (or unexpectedly come to theirs), and have a short party. I think I'll do that. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

06-19-2011, 03:04 PM	#7
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Regardless of the Hobbit movie(s) (which I'll most probably end up seeing just to acquire the right to diss them), that site is full of droolworthy yummy goodness - thanks very much for the link, Hilde! Melton Mowbray Pork Pie sounds like something I'd love to make one day when I have the time. And buttered scones... swoon I envy those dwarves! __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

06-19-2011, 03:49 PM	#8
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	It seems very surreal that this needs explaining!!! I disagree about the choice of tea. It was the links to India that helped popularise tea drinking and I think it should be a blend of Indian black teas, never ever with cream. Melton Mowbray pies are heaven but it is one of those protected things - so you can only truly make one in situ... they are the most calorific foodstuffs on the planet. Hmm time I invited PI for (low) tea again... cucumber sandwich anyone? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-20-2011, 10:22 AM	#9
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Yes please, with a dash of paprika if you don't mind.... So "high tea" generally means high in calories, and "low tea" is somewhat more diet friendly? I was happy to find the recipe for seed cakes and have always thought that they sounded dreadful. "Caraway" and "Cake" shouldn't be used in the same beath let alone recipe. But now I can make some just to make sure!

06-21-2011, 04:48 PM	#10
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Oh no you can have a seriously calorific low tea!!! Actually seed cake I hadn 't tried before I read the Hobbit and at first imagined it like the things you give birds. But I it isn't bad just not very interesting. Kummel is a much better use of caraway seeds! __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

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