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Dilwyn and Gethon’s Camp Supper
Adaia’s old friends knew her from her adventuring days, and often shared food and stories around the campfire. The menu is nothing exciting: whatever they caught, brought, or foraged, but for Dilwyn and Gethon, the memories lasted forever.
Menu:
“Rabbit” Stew with Dumplings
Roast Apples
Shopping List:
flour
apples
onion
parsley
sage leaves
8 ounces mushrooms
butter
3 pound rabbit or chicken
Gethon’s “Rabbit” Stew
It’s a little bland, but it keeps body and soul together. Rabbit can be purchased from larger markets or specialty provisioners, but substitution and improvisation form the backbone of this recipe, so chicken or Cornish hens will do just as well. Odds are good that Gethon himself made it with chicken plenty of times, or squirrel, or any other small game they had on hand. If you don’t have eggs to make the dumplings, add ¼ cup more water and accept that the dumplings will be very dense.
1 3-pound chicken or rabbit
1 large onion
2 whole sage leaves
handful parsley
8 ounces mushrooms
salt to taste
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsp butter
2 eggs
½ cup water
Cut the meat apart at the joints, skinning the carcass, but leaving the bones in. Arrange in the bottom of a pot just large enough to hold the meat without stacking it. Cut the onion into a ½ inch dice and toss it and the remaining ingredients on top of the rabbit. If you have leeks or greens, toss them in, too. Add water to within half an inch of the top layer of vegetables. Cover the pot, put over the hottest part of the fire and bring it to a boil, then move it off the fire slightly (or turn down the heat) and simmer until the meat is very tender and the vegetables are soft, at least 1 hour. The vegetables will sweat out their juices and contribute liquid to the stew, and the longer this cooks, the more flavor it has. Season to taste with salt and continue to simmer while you prepare the dumplings.
Combine the flour with the salt and rub in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the eggs and the water and mix to form a dough. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the surface of the simmering stew, cover, and cook until the dumplings are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
Dilwyn’s Roast Apples
Dilwyn was never as fond of cooking as her husband Gethon, so she leaves the bulk of the meal preparation to him and contents herself with making a little something to round things out. Quantities are rather pointless, as the procedure is the same whether you are roasting one apple or a dozen.
Core apples, wrap in kitchen foil, and roast in the embers or on the grill until the apples are soft, about 30 minutes. Serve with honey, if desired.
“Well, it’s the lucky grooms themselves. Hello Soris. Hello, dear.” “Now, love. He probably doesn’t remember us.” “Oh, of course. I’m Dilwyn, and this is Gethon. We were friends of your mother’s. We haven’t seen much of you since she… well…” What can you tell me about my mother? “Your father still doesn’t speak of her, does he?” “Adaia was beautiful and full of life. And a bit wild.” “She wanted you more than anything. It’s sad she never got to see you all grown up.” “We just wanted to see you today and express our good wishes.” Any friend of my mother’s is a friend of mine. “It means the world to us to see you happy.” “We’ve saved a bit of money for this day. We’d… we’d like you to have it to help start your new life.” I can’t accept this. “Please, we want you to have it.” “Are you nuts? Take it. When are you going to get this much money again?” Thank you. I’ll take it. “Maker bless you.”
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“Many blessings, young one. We hoped to stay for the celebration, but we must be off.” You’re not staying for my wedding? “I wish we could.” “The human who owns our building has decided to sell it for storage space. We can’t afford to live anywhere else here, so we’re leaving Denerim.” Where are you going? “The Ostagar ruins. The army camp there is calling for laborers.” “We wanted to look for work in Highever…” “But that’s just not possible.” Why not? “Moving to a different alienage isn’t easy. Travel and bribes cost money. Humans are a suspicious lot. I’ve heard the ones in Highever are worse than here.” Is there anything I can do to help? “You’re still a child. You can’t do anything. Enjoy your special day, and put us out of your mind.” “What my husband means is, you’re very generous, but… we don’t need charity to solve our problems.”
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“Wait… can I talk to you a moment?” Of course. “I apologize for my parents. They’re too proud to accept help, much less ask for it. My parents will labor in the army camp, and they’ll expect me to do the same, but… I don’t like the idea of being surrounded by human soldiers who haven’t seen a woman in months.” Maybe you should stay here. “I would, but my father would have to believe I have a future here…” Would some money help? “Of course, but I can’t imagine anyone here has much to spare. We’d need another three silvers to make it to Highever. And if we got another ten silvers, we could rent a house here. Maybe one large enough to start a business. But… that’s just dream talk. Nobody has that much money, and if they did, why would they give it to us?”
Maybe he’s a big fool, can’t help himself to help other, as long as he can. Darian give her three silvers help the family go to Highever. His not that fool, forget he also has a big family need money. And he thought a family shouldn’t be separated. Choose this just for role-play.
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