The Autumnal Feast

"Fur and whisker,
tooth and claw,

All who enter by our door.
Nuts and herbs,
leaves and fruits,
Berries, tubers,
plants and roots,
Silver fish whose life
we take
Only for a meal to make."


We celebrated the arrive of Autumn with a hearty Redwall Feast.
We began reading the book during the dark days of the hurricane
and are slowly following the tale several evenings a week.
October is a celebratory month at the Stutes' house.
Jadan's birthday is on the 6th and the Redwall instigator,
Grant, has his birthday on the 8th.
Weldon and my anniversary follows on the 12th.
So, we had a combined feast in honor of all.
The preparations for the meal came out of the Redwall cookbook,
so we were very authentic.

Esther wrote out the menu while I cooked.

Our feast included:


Hare's Pawspring Vegetable Soup

(tomato based soup with carrots, green beans and cabbage)



Vegetable Casserole A La Foremole

(potatoes, turnips, rutabagas and carrots - very "earthy" taste)



Autumn Oat Favourites

(oats, raisins and coconut cookies)



Spiced Gatehouse Teabread

(a hearty sweet bread with tea steeped raisins and cranberries)



October Ale

(sparking grape goodness)


A good time was had by all creating and eating the unique recipes found
from inside the halls of Redwall Abbey.