The New Hobbit Hole

[RosieCotton]

It will be more brown on the bottom than the top, especially if baked in a cast iron skillet. The top will get a golden brown, and if you used white cornmeal, it will be creamy colored on the inside.

Yeah, but I don't like it with white cornmeal! *stomps foot*

And it would still be too crumbly for lembas. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

[RosieCotton]

How went the plotting, Rosie? Was it better than the meeting?

Well...I think I accomplished more than we did in the meeting! I hate meetings...doesn't seem like anything ever gets done through them. And this particular one is even more pointless than most since we're supposed to be a team that figures out ways to save costs within the company, but none of us are at a high enough level to actually DO anything, so we just sit and complain about how managment has changed in the last year (which it has, but...)

I still have major holes in my plot, but at least now there are a few islands of story between the holes! ;-)

[Overtaxed]

Good Morning, Rosie!

In Tolkien's letters, he says that lembas is no different chemically from "any other cake made from wheat-flour". So there! Cornmeal is out.

[RosieCotton]

Good morning! And good luck on your trip - stay safe!

[RosieCotton]

So there! Cornmeal is out.

Ha! Thanks for helping me out here, OT!

Good morning!

[Overtaxed]

So there! Cornmeal is out.

Ha! Thanks for helping me out here, OT!

So I'm still stuck with the crispy cake dilemma. Or should I try for just crispy on the corners? I could bake them in these tart pans I have with sloping sides. That would make the edges crispy.

[Overtaxed]

This is starting to sound like the tropical coconut debate. I can hear Tolkien saying "Look, it doesn't matter!

[RosieCotton]

I don't know how literally we should take the "cake" wording...especially since they also call 'em wafers, and they were enough like cram (which I imagine to be like hardtack) for Gimli to mistake them for it..

[RosieCotton]

LOL...I think Hair tried to tell us that yesterday, but we kept right on going. And it's not even the first time we've discussed lembas for long periods, either!

[Overtaxed]

Let's see....Tolkien and the elves call it "cake", Gimli thought it was "cram", and Sam (or was it Frodo) called them "wafers". I suppose Tolkien never actually got in the kitchen and tried to make some.

[RosieCotton]

I suppose Tolkien never actually got in the kitchen and tried to make some.

I think that may be the only think we've established about lembas at this point!

[RosieCotton]

thing, not think...more coffee please!

[Overtaxed]

...more coffee please!

....and where are those biscuits?

[RosieCotton]

....and where are those biscuits?

Now...what is your definition of "biscuit" at this time? Do you mean biscuit in the British sense, a cracker or cookie? (And of course, there are many types of cookies!) Or biscuit in the American sense, a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon?

Ain't semantics fun?

[Corin Stormhands]

Wha'd I do now?

[Overtaxed]

Right now I'm talking Southern biscuits. Preferably with bacon, sausage, or country ham inside. :)

[Corin Stormhands]

Be safe friend. If you happen to bag the s.o.b. I want pictures...

[Corin Stormhands]

So I'm still stuck with the crispy cake dilemma.

Maybe they're deep fried? The southern elves would do it that way...

[RosieCotton]

Sounds good to me! Now where'd that Ruthy run off to?

[Corin Stormhands]

mmmmmm....biscuits....