The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads!

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Journey to the Cross-roads
The Two Towers Edition

Come on! Come in! -if you would like to have some seedcakes and a pint and relax a while. (If it is a special occasion, we still have a few bottles of the old wineyards left!)

Our first thread ( New Zealander builds Hobbit hole ) reached 4,100 posts, and we thought that was big. Our second thread (The New Hobbit Hole ) held us for over 48,000 posts, and we loved it dearly. We talked about moving to a new thread for the last 38,000 posts, but we are really slow to muster! Finally, the time has come. Tomorrow (at 12:01 am, to be precise!) The Two Towers comes out, and we start a new chapter.

[Overtaxed]

OK. Ecurbh already claimed the Iluvatar position. I don't think you get that vote!!!

I think Aule did it.

I do not envy Elvis Elf.

[trini]

Lembas recipe from councilofelrond.com:
Ingredients
3 eggs
1 cup honey (preferably wild honey)
1 tablespoon grated orange peel, or three kumquats, or one large finger of a hand of Buddha fruit.
2 teaspoons orange flower water (optional)
3 oz blanched almonds
1/4 cup melted butter
2-1/4 cups semolina flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Place eggs, honey, orange peel or other fruit, orange flower water, and almonds in blender. Blend on high for 3 minutes. Add 1 cup of the flour. Blend for 1 minute. Scrape into a bowl and add remaining flour and salt. Whisk or stir until well blended. Bake lembas on a pizzelle or krumkake iron 15 seconds each or until lightly brown. You may substitute a waffle iron, but add a teaspoon of baking powder. The texture will not be quite accurate in a waffle iron.
Hey did you guys already see this?

[Overtaxed]

See? Neither jalapeno peppers nor cornmeal.

[trini]

There's another one there. Shall I post that one too? Only if anyone is interested...

[Wneighbor]

When Aule tried to create all he managed to work up was dwarves.

but, if you ain't envyin' Elvis elf maybe you're lustin' after Elvis elf!!! Texas elf ducks now!!! :-)

[trini]

Nah, the other one has raisins:Counterfeit lembas!

[Wneighbor]

No, that's not it. Has to have cornmeal, and cheese. Gotta have something to sustain ya you know?

and it needs jalapenos for flavor.

[Wneighbor]

Yeah, but notice it came from the Council of Elrond. Son-in-law only thought he stole the lembas recipe.

[trini]

It's the magic of the elves that sustains. Maybe yall should whip up a batch and send 'em to the troops. See if they like 'em. If they do, you can start a Lembas business for the good bosses, while the bad bosses get Poison Ivy!

[Wneighbor]

LOL... You know, with everything all topsy turvy for the last 2 months I clean forgot that I was going to make up my recipe for Beorn's honey cake and send it over!!! I am glad you said that and reminded me!

That is a good project for this week. To keep myself occupied so to speak.

[Overtaxed]

See? Aule has experience with short (Incoming!)

[Overtaxed]

Nah, the other one has raisins:Counterfeit lembas!

Nahhh...not counterfeit. Someone was trying to improve the fiber content.

[trini]

http://fan.theonering.net/writing/recipes/files/balin_beornhoneynut.html

[trini]

I don't like raisins, so I won't be trying that one! WN, what do you think of that Honey cake recipe. I hardly bake, so I wouldn't know...

[Wneighbor]

There is nothing short about elves!

[trini]

...Quiet in here!

[Wneighbor]

Well, that's not my recipe. Mine's kinda old. From before the current generations got interested and could make a website.

[SuziQ]

They just got, erm, altered, and are still walking gingerly.

Well, now that you've gotten them properly pi$$ed, they'll be ready for that joker!

[Overtaxed]

There is nothing short about elves!

They're short of fiber.

[trini]

Hey sorry WN, if I had read your post properly, I would not have put up the link to the recipe for the cake. I didn't realize you were going to make up a recipe :-(