The Royal Wedding

OK all you LTHers...who is celebrating the Royal Wedding, and what are you serving? So far I'm having tea.

My sister and I are making scones and finger sandwiches. She's got some Fortnum & Mason tea (The Royal Blend, but of course) and champagne/strawberry preserves. We have clotted cream and diggy biscuits and may pick up some English cheeses. Considering going out to buy a fascinator to wear (versus eat), just to be in fashion (in my jammies).

Mary

Due to the events of 1776 and subsequent years, I could not care less.

There was a piece on the Today show that said Jello (or jelly, as they call it across the pond) is the dish of choice for the Royals. Also, the wedding cake is going to be a fruit cake. British food bad and boring? You be the judge.

Any event that prompts a food celebration is all good.

Perhaps it would be fun to eat foods of the lost colonies: lamb curry (use Easter leftovers), foul madammas, stir fry, Red Stripe beer, that kind of thing.

Or maybe a conny-onny buttie.

David Hammond wrote:Any event that prompts a food celebration is all good.

Perhaps it would be fun to eat foods of the lost colonies: lamb curry (use Easter leftovers), foul madammas, stir fry, Red Stripe beer, that kind of thing.

Or maybe a conny-onny buttie.

Any of that would be preferable to a fruitcake and some lime jello in the shape of Buckingham Palace.

I'll certainly watch some of it, but no special foods planned. I was weirdly fascinated by this no-bake chocolate/tea biscuit cake that's apparently being served. I say this as someone who loves the Nabisco famous wafer icebox cake, but it sounds like such a middle class/suburbanite/Sandra Lee kind of recipe!

David Hammond wrote:Any event that prompts a food celebration is all good.

Perhaps it would be fun to eat foods of the lost colonies: lamb curry (use Easter leftovers), foul madammas, stir fry, Red Stripe beer, that kind of thing.

Or maybe a conny-onny buttie.

Well at least the Brits ate well in the 1870s.

But seriously folks - congrats to the Royal Couple!

Good thing Passover will be over. I don't know how to make scones out of matzah meal.

Mary, I wish I had a sister like you! Other than those of us on LTH, no one I know gets it. I see one of the hottest souvenirs of the event are face masks of the royal family. It would be so much fun (and creepy) to wear one of those and have tea.

Stevez…I also saw the Today Show piece on “jelly”. I was fascinated. I was hoping Cathy2 saw it because the jelly molds were a take on historical jelly molds. I would have loved to have tried a bite of that green jelly Buckingham Palace! I think the flavor was a little more complex than just lime.

Chgoeditor, the groom’s cake choice of the chocolate biscuit tea cake looked interesting enough (and easy enough) for me to take a whack at it. I found a different recipe on Chicago NBC that uses Salerno Butter cookies here http://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/120334304.html I’ll let you know how it turns out!

David H, my day wouldn’t be complete without reading something by you. However, I don’t think I will be making conny-onny buttie any time soon. It must be an acquired taste!

Jesteinf….really?

razbry wrote:Jesteinf….really?

Mostly kidding, but I do find all of the hype and coverage pretty ridiculous.

Mostly kidding, but I do find all of the hype and coverage pretty ridiculous

I get you. However, there must be a huge American interest. All the networks are sending their top teams to cover the story. I'll be recording it and fast forwarding while I have my tea and groom's cake. I must admit that my favorite part of the Charles and Dianna wedding was looking for any slip ups.

I wouldn't judge American interest by what the media lavishes huge attention on. I'll leave it at that at risk of getting too far off-topic.

I couldn't give a rats back-side, and I'm 1/4 English, but it just isn't that important to me.

HI,

It's a pity I have been so busy lately. My Mom got a real kick from a series of John Kass columns related to Royal Wedding:

Chicago would be perfect site for royal wedding

More tips on Chi-nuptials, stops on the Way

The thread I thought would be ideal to insert these two columns is: Wedding without a full meal. Why this thread? Consider the Royal wedding circumstances: 1900 invited to view the wedding. After the wedding, 1300 are sent packing, a lucky 600 have been invited for champagne and appetizers. Later there is a very exclusive dinner and dancing for 300 guests.

What can be better than to know you are A-, B- or C-list with the results published for any relative, friend or frenemy to verify your ranking.

Regards,

Darren McGrady, who used to be the chef at Buckingham Palace, offers the version of the chocolate biscuit cake that William grew up with, as it was his grandmum's favorite for tea.

http://www.theroyalchef.com/2011/04/the ... ke-recipe/

stevez wrote:There was a piece on the Today show that said Jello (or jelly, as they call it across the pond) is the dish of choice for the Royals. Also, the wedding cake is going to be a fruit cake. British food bad and boring? You be the judge.

Actually, while "jello" is probably the closest possible translation, British jelly is not really that much like jello. First of all, it is stable at room temperature. It is profoundly gelled. It is also usually made with all natural ingredients (real fruit, for example) -- and is generally quite tasty.

By all reports, William and his bride tried to distance themselves from the jelly tradition, but since it dates back to Henry VIII, there was a lot of pressure, and they succumbed to it. It's not easy bearing the weight of that much tradition.

As for British food, don't judge all of British cuisine by the traditional dishes the royals may have to serve. London is a seriously great foodie destination.

I've been invited to a viewing party but I'm going to skip it and watch it in the comfort of my home. I'll have tea and if I have the energy I'll make scones. I'll make a toast to my Scots ancestors, great grandfather and great great grandfather who were born in St. Andrews, Scotland.

I've been captivated by the chocolate biscuit cake and I might try making this as some point. I wonder what the bacon sandwiches are??? Toast, with mayo and finely chopped bacon??

Hi,

I did awaken early to see Princess Anne's wedding. This was a school day. The only other person I met all day who did the same as I, my French teacher Miss Sovich.

I was in Moscow when Prince Charles and Princess Diana were married. There was absolutely nothing broadcast of this event either during the day or on the evening news. I remember trying to locate someone at the Academy of Sciences Hotel (name was grander than the place itself). I lingered in the common room while everyone watched television hoping to catch a glimpse.

Several years later, I read a series of books called, Adrian Mole Diaries. One of these books paralleled the period of time when Prince Charles and Lady Diana were getting married. Adrian Mole was a self-centered teenager who felt he was an intellectual whose parents were far beneath him. He would make these observations that were outstandingly funny. It was dangerous to read these books in restaurants or other public spaces. I'd be laughing so damn hard.

Maybe there has been too much endless information related to this wedding. I am not too excited this time around. Maybe it will be revived a little when the withheld information like menus et al are released. I do know, I am not getting up early.

Regards,

I wonder what the bacon sandwiches are??? Toast, with mayo and finely chopped bacon??

The bacon sandwiches I had growing up in a partially British background family were simply crisp bacon between two pieces of sandwich bread. Mayo was not common in the UK, but I guess they might use butter or salad cream. I suppose you could toast the bread to make it a bit more fancy.

Cathy2 wrote:Several years later, I read a series of books called, Adrian Mole Diaries. One of these books paralleled the period of time when Prince Charles and Lady Diana were getting married. Adrian Mole was a self-centered teenager who felt he was an intellectual whose parents were far beneath him. He would make these observations that were outstandingly funny. It was dangerous to read these books in restaurants or other public spaces. I'd be laughing so damn hard.

Love Adrian Mole! I was living in Europe & the Middle East in the 80s, so as a teenager these were must-reads for me. (I'm not sure if they were ever a hit in the US.) If you like Adrian Mole, you'll love Youth in Revolt by CD Payne. (The movie, which came out in the last year or two, was horrible...skip it.)

Here is my idea of a bacon sandwich....fancied up. Cook bacon until crisp. Crumble. Finely chop some tomatoes and drain seeds and juice. Add bacon and tomatores to some good mayo. Toast some nice white bread and cut off the crusts. Spread the bacon mixture on the toast and cut into triangles or make into sandwiches that are cut into triangles. Eat with some nice hot tea. Finish with the chocolate biscuit cake if you have the energy and time to make it!!!!

I don't know if its a good idea to make it with Salerno butter cookies or to search out the authentic biscuits. I'd also probably use half dark chocolate and half milk.

HI,

This author has Adrian Mole going into adulthood, marriage and perhaps a divorce. I bought some of these books off of e-Bay. I haven't read them yet, because I want to make sure to do it in order. I remember from the earlier books, there were sly references to prior events. I am at a standstill.

I brought all those books home, so my sisters are fans, too. How he could get fixated on his spots when the world around him was going to nuts without his really noticing.

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:my French teacher Miss Sovich

I had Miss Sovich for French too!

Cathy2 wrote:Several years later, I read a series of books called, Adrian Mole Diaries. One of these books paralleled the period of time when Prince Charles and Lady Diana were getting married. Adrian Mole was a self-centered teenager who felt he was an intellectual whose parents were far beneath him. He would make these observations that were outstandingly funny. It was dangerous to read these books in restaurants or other public spaces. I'd be laughing so damn hard.

Love the Adrian Moles.

Toria I like your version of bacon tea sandwiches!

Yes but the idea is not authentic. Its wrong wrong wrong. What the fig do I know, I'm American!!!! Want that BLT type taste. Actually they are called bacon butties (??) in some parts in England apparently and like said above, its bacon on white bread or a roll. Here is a few links regarding them.

http://www.suite101.com/content/the-per ... ll-a168812

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/world ... bacon.html

Toria I wouldn't worry about being "English" authentic. After all, we are talking about people who spread fish paste on white bread, and call it a meal.

That does not sound good...nor does eel pie...............

Guy Fawkes should be invited....

Folks, we fought two wars to make sure we didn't celebrate things like this.

When they talked about jellies, I thought they were referring to these delightful explosions of fruitiness, which are not like "jell-o" (if made properly) at all:


http://pastrychefonline.com/blog/2009/01/20/pastry-gems-pate-de-fruits/