tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7024733100299293416..comments2024-03-28T12:00:47.858-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Butter Beer with Bernie Botts' Beans, Anyone?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7312915780645742072008-09-27T11:52:00.000-04:002008-09-27T11:52:00.000-04:00I lately remembered that Mary Poppins (in the book...I lately remembered that Mary Poppins (in the book, perhaps not in the movie--Spoonful of Sugar or nay) had a bottle of elixir that she spoonfed to the children, and it tasted different to each child, but wonderful to each, as well.<BR/><BR/>I don't remember what the elixir was for or what was in it --something shy of Holmes' Seven Percent Solution, I hope.Susannah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660387525544941776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73250594643152777192008-09-27T09:42:00.000-04:002008-09-27T09:42:00.000-04:00Actual Turkish Delight turns out to be a big disap...Actual Turkish Delight turns out to be a big disappointment after reading about it in The Snow Queen.<BR/><BR/>And how could I have forgotten my all time favorite read-to books, Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories" with:<BR/>- The Village of Liver and Onions<BR/>- The Village of Cream Puffs<BR/>- The Hot Dog Tiger<BR/>- Jason Squiff's Popcorn Hat, Popcorn Mittens and Popcorn Shoes<BR/><BR/>And that source of inspiration for striving writers:<BR/>- Three Boys with Jugs of Molasses and Secret AmbitionsHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83708892691977221092008-09-27T08:51:00.000-04:002008-09-27T08:51:00.000-04:00Took me a moment. I seem to recall that there's a...Took me a moment. I seem to recall that there's a scene in Little Women in which Marmee (that name always bothered me) gave the girls hot baked potatoes to put in their pockets when they went out for the day--thus serving as handwarmers and lunch!<BR/><BR/>I think the Kenneth Graham illustrations for Wind in the Willows contributed to the spooky effect. They were always kind of spiky and menacing, no matter how light-hearted the subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89329974352029508472008-09-27T08:32:00.000-04:002008-09-27T08:32:00.000-04:00You women all have incredible memories..either I h...You women all have incredible memories..either I have totally blocked out my childhood or I was too busy playing with my 80 zillion cousins to read that much. (My mother was one of eight and my father was one of nine. I don't remember being alone until I was fifteen.)<BR/>...but I do love the Wimpy line..Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70314745676246845222008-09-26T16:31:00.000-04:002008-09-26T16:31:00.000-04:00I remember the enchanted Turkish Delight used by t...I remember the enchanted Turkish Delight used by the Snow Queen to tempt Edmund in the <I>Narnia</I> series.<BR/><BR/>And in the Nancy Drew <B>The Clue in the Crumbling Wall</B> a guy named Mehearty (well, Nancy called him that) who sold clams by walking through the neighborhood. He claimed his clams were 'nutritious,delicious, delectable and thoroughly respectable!'<BR/><BR/>I can't eat seafood of any sort, but I'll always remember Mehearty and his clams.Susannah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660387525544941776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32377495628415823332008-09-26T13:06:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:06:00.000-04:00"Uhm, hmmm, so you thought Wind in the Willows was..."Uhm, hmmm, so you thought Wind in the Willows was scary," she says, absently rubbing her chin and jotting a note on the pad beside her chair. "Tell us more about that, Ms. Ryan."<BR/><BR/>No really, inquiring minds want to know--I adored every one of the characters in WITW. Though I certainly wanted to take the Toad by his slimy shoulders and shake him.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86665726767950688902008-09-26T12:15:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:15:00.000-04:00Thanks, Calypso. Now I'm humming...buzz buzz buzz,...Thanks, Calypso. Now I'm humming...<BR/>buzz buzz buzz, I wonder why he does.<BR/><BR/>And Roberta, maybe you can explain this. As a kid, I always thought Wind in the Willows was scary.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13313967293230648732008-09-26T12:14:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:14:00.000-04:00The food described in Brian Jacques 'Redwall' book...The food described in Brian Jacques 'Redwall' books is mouthwatering: 'deeper-n-ever pie', 'October Ale' and oh, so many more.<BR/><BR/>From my childhood are the Billabong Books (15 in all) about the Linton family in rural Australia. The food descriptions and fun are legendary. I use a similar vein of language when describing food in my ongoing Victorian Koala Fantasy novel. :-D<BR/><BR/>Agreed, there are a lot of books I read as a child, most of them mentioned or lavished detail on food, but I can't recall any of them accept for the above. <BR/><BR/>Am now hungry, so off to luncheon...<BR/><BR/>MarianneMariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10349984152592814003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79070663540658760322008-09-26T12:05:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:05:00.000-04:00My DH and I often talk about lunch as a "bottle of...My DH and I often talk about lunch as a "bottle of beer and a spot of German sausage", which we attribute to Badger in THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Those characters love nothing better than supper or a picnic on the river. Here's Ratty describing the contents of the picnic basket to the Mole: "There's cold chicken inside it," replied the Rat briefly; "coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssladfrench sollscresssandwichespottedmeatgingerbeerlemonsadesodawater--" "Oh stop, stop," cries the Mole in ecstasies. "This is too much!"Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2708431087715452312008-09-26T12:01:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:01:00.000-04:00My favorite is Winnie the Pooh...Isn't it funny ho...My favorite is Winnie the Pooh...<BR/><BR/>Isn't it funny how a bear likes hunny.... Buzz Buzz Buzz....Calypsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861680510374389877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39338171417201949962008-09-26T10:53:00.000-04:002008-09-26T10:53:00.000-04:00I have scoured my brain trying to come up with foo...I have scoured my brain trying to come up with food memories from kids literature, but except for wondering what the hell porridge actually was, and why the temperature was so crucial for Goldilocks, I can't come up with any.<BR/>I do, however, remember from television, Popeye's love of spinach, which I shared, and Wimpy's favorite line, which I think was: "I'll gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today."Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.com