6/27/2023 0 Comments First redwall book![]() In Mariel of Redwall, for example, our heroes are preparing for battle in the story’s crescendo, about three-quarters of the way through the book, but before the action starts we have three pages of visiting warriors ruminating the food they’ve encountered: Turnip-potato-beetroot pie, cold fizzy strawberry cordial, damson shortcrust and cream, cowslip and parsley liquor, brown ale, cheese and mushroom pasties, and nutbread cake iced with clover honey. ![]() As much as you expected heroic mice and a tale of adventure, you also expected feasts, especially to celebrate the triumph of good.īrian Jacques made food a character in these books as well as a ritual of familiarity or comfort or victory. Jacques made food a character in these books as well as a ritual of familiarity or comfort or victory. ![]() This particular mantra of meals comes from the Brian Jacques Redwall series books I loved as a kid, a 22-novel world revolving around Redwall Abbey, its charming, medieval woodland characters, their adventures, and everything they ate along the way. ![]() Sometimes when I’m trying to trick my brain into calming down, I think about comfort foods: Toasted cheese on oatcakes honey and blackberry pie shrimp and hotroot soup almond bread, warm and fresh from the ovens, spread with clover butter. Sign up for our newsletter to get submission announcements and stay on top of our best work. ![]()
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