“Well, get crackin’!”
Aluria watches as Alexis taught the boy a few things about rabbits. She paid attention, as if she was going to need this information in the future. She adored rabbits, not necessarily all animals, but she like rabbits. Long, soft ears and a cute cotton tail at the end of their furry little butt. After her little lecture, she grabbed the boy's arm and dragged him away from the rabbits. "It's my turn. Let me tell you a little about rabbit dishes," she nodded towards the rabbits, wincing at the fact that they have to eat them. She saw the young boy already growing weary, and his attention was starting to waver. She coughed, loudly. The boy jumped, and his attention turned back to her. Triumphantly, she continued, "For this particular recipe, you're going to need rabbits, obviously," she rolled her eyes. "You're also going to need flour, salt, pepper, and cooking fat," she looked at the boy in the eye, with a serious glare, just to make sure he was paying attention. "You'll need to cut the young rabbit into proper serving pieces, like this," she gestured with her hands an example of the appropriate size. Hopefully, the boy was going to note this, because it looked like he wasn't getting it. Serves him right. "Okay, you'll need to roll the rabbit servings into a mixture of flour, pepper, and salt. You'll need to place the cooking fat onto a large pan, at least large enough to fit them all without it being crowded," she said matter-o-factly. "Make sure to put in the meaty chunks first, and let them fry for at least ten chimes, and then you can put the smaller pieces in. Make sure to occasionally turn the servings over! The pieces should be cooked after around thirty chimes," she finished, with a deep breath. About time! But she had more. "Want to know more about rabbit pie?" she asked, smiling. Before the boy could even protest, she waggled her finger. "You're going to need two to four rabbits, depending on their size. You'll also need one celery stalk, diced, and one large onion, also diced. Salt and pepper, and biscuits are also needed. For the gravy, make sure you have chicken, one medium sized onion, diced, celery, flour, salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning," she said in one breath. She continued, "Soak rabbits in salt water in a preserved space overnight. Dry, cut up and stew rabbits with celery and onions for 2-3 bells. Add salt and pepper to taste, then strip meat from bones and put in 26-inch pie pan, add stock or gravy for moisture. Cover with biscuits. Heat on coals for 1 bell. For gravy, take reserved stock, add bouillon, onions and celery. Bring to a boil. Strain. Mix flour with an equal amount of water, add sauce to thickening. Season to taste with spices," she was almost ready to gasp for breath. She remembered about the herbs. "Finding herbs isn't so difficult. They tend to grow inland, not very close to shore. If you want to find them around here, you're going to have to walk pretty far, into a forest. They aren't rare, and many can be used for both cooking and medicine," she quickly added. With nothing more to say, she ran towards Sable and Alexis.
OOCHee hee, there wasn't much information on herbs, so I had to make it up. Hope it's okay...
Aluria watches as Alexis taught the boy a few things about rabbits. She paid attention, as if she was going to need this information in the future. She adored rabbits, not necessarily all animals, but she like rabbits. Long, soft ears and a cute cotton tail at the end of their furry little butt. After her little lecture, she grabbed the boy's arm and dragged him away from the rabbits. "It's my turn. Let me tell you a little about rabbit dishes," she nodded towards the rabbits, wincing at the fact that they have to eat them. She saw the young boy already growing weary, and his attention was starting to waver. She coughed, loudly. The boy jumped, and his attention turned back to her. Triumphantly, she continued, "For this particular recipe, you're going to need rabbits, obviously," she rolled her eyes. "You're also going to need flour, salt, pepper, and cooking fat," she looked at the boy in the eye, with a serious glare, just to make sure he was paying attention. "You'll need to cut the young rabbit into proper serving pieces, like this," she gestured with her hands an example of the appropriate size. Hopefully, the boy was going to note this, because it looked like he wasn't getting it. Serves him right. "Okay, you'll need to roll the rabbit servings into a mixture of flour, pepper, and salt. You'll need to place the cooking fat onto a large pan, at least large enough to fit them all without it being crowded," she said matter-o-factly. "Make sure to put in the meaty chunks first, and let them fry for at least ten chimes, and then you can put the smaller pieces in. Make sure to occasionally turn the servings over! The pieces should be cooked after around thirty chimes," she finished, with a deep breath. About time! But she had more. "Want to know more about rabbit pie?" she asked, smiling. Before the boy could even protest, she waggled her finger. "You're going to need two to four rabbits, depending on their size. You'll also need one celery stalk, diced, and one large onion, also diced. Salt and pepper, and biscuits are also needed. For the gravy, make sure you have chicken, one medium sized onion, diced, celery, flour, salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning," she said in one breath. She continued, "Soak rabbits in salt water in a preserved space overnight. Dry, cut up and stew rabbits with celery and onions for 2-3 bells. Add salt and pepper to taste, then strip meat from bones and put in 26-inch pie pan, add stock or gravy for moisture. Cover with biscuits. Heat on coals for 1 bell. For gravy, take reserved stock, add bouillon, onions and celery. Bring to a boil. Strain. Mix flour with an equal amount of water, add sauce to thickening. Season to taste with spices," she was almost ready to gasp for breath. She remembered about the herbs. "Finding herbs isn't so difficult. They tend to grow inland, not very close to shore. If you want to find them around here, you're going to have to walk pretty far, into a forest. They aren't rare, and many can be used for both cooking and medicine," she quickly added. With nothing more to say, she ran towards Sable and Alexis.
OOCHee hee, there wasn't much information on herbs, so I had to make it up. Hope it's okay...
