 Action/Adventure: August 30, 2017 Issue [#8477] |
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This week: Welsh Rarebit Edited by: Legerdemain  
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Welsh Rarebit
Going on with the newsletter trend of special calendar days, I'm going to feature an unusual one - "Welsh Rarebit Day". Now like many people, I thought it was a rabbit dish. I've eaten a lot of rabbit. It's not that bad. I won't say it tastes like chicken, but as far as "wild" meats go, it's pretty tasty.
What is rarebit? "It is actually a Welsh term for “rabbit”. Not unlike mock turtle soup having no turtle in it, Welsh rarebit does not contain rabbit. This dish is made with toast that has hot cheese poured over it.
In the eighteenth century, Welsh Rarebit was served as a succulent supper and was also known as a tavern dish. It was mostly made with cheddar cheeses and a wheat-type bread, opposed to the typical European fondue and Swiss cheeses. As with any dish, there are different versions and variations of Welsh Rarebit. Some of the ingredients found in some recipes are cayenne pepper, mustard, Worcestershire and paprika."
To me, it sounds like a nice lunch on a cold and dreary day. Who doesn't like a fancy version of grilled cheese? I'd eat it. There's nothing better than comfort food that includes cheese.
My point in all this is about doing research. If you don't know how welsh rarebit is made, or what it is made from, take a moment and look it up. You wouldn't want to make the mistake of dropping some escargot in your milkshake and turning on the blender, hm?
As always, Write On!
This month's question: Do you like to use unusual words or foods in your writing?
How do you convey what it actually is?
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This month's question: Do you like to use unusual words or foods in your writing?
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This month's question: Do you like adult coloring books? Why or why not?
Do you use your hobbies in your writing?
Replies:
Quick-Quill  : I love Coloring books. A woman I knew told me she'd brought Adult coloring books on her trip. I did a ADULT double take and figured what she was talking about was not what I first thought it was.. I apologize for my mind.
Monty  : Clever News Letter, I color occasionally also and am 77.
Osirantinous  : Yep, I like them. I'm not going to say they're mindless, but they let you relax and get rid of all that stuff whirling around in your head. Unless you have crappy pens! For Christmas I was given a huge wall colouring poster; it's an ancient Egyptian theme (one of my loves). It's in my hall so I pass it dozens of times a day. I don't work on it daily but I love having it there, colouring in a tiny bit here, a tiny bit there. None of my characters have yet taken up colouring-in, but a number are as fixated on Sudoku as I am and also play backgammon and do archery so, yep, hobbies sneak in now and then.
Shaye  : I absolutely love adult colouring books. I've got one titled Release Your Anger, where you colour in certain choice words.  That particular book is great for stress release. I also tend to colour more around Christmas. There's nothing that makes me feel christmassy more than getting a Christmas colouring book out and colouring in a Christmas Tree, bauble or something similar!
I don't tend to use my hobbies in my writing, purely because I create characters that I can't quite imagine with the same hobbies as me.
Cadie Laine  : I like to see the pictures in the coloring books. While I have an adult coloring book along with something for the kids, I don't really color. I would like to at times but when I do color I feel that I am wasting my time. I could be writing or reading instead of coloring.
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