In response to a recipe posted by FRIEDA2133.aol.com on Tue, 16 Nov 2004 > "the pastries are venison [...]" Philip Hart wrote on Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:28:48 -0800 (PST) >This strikes me as an odd ingredient for a street vendor to have >easy access to, based on a vague feeling that historically kings >or nobility have enforced a monopoly on the hunting of deer. Hi, It seems the Emperor had decided it was better to put a tax on meat than to have a monopoly on venison if there ever was one. "Well, between the new tax on wheat entering the city, and the new tax on meats" Five Hundred Years After page 40 Chapter the Third. Philip Hart wrote on Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:28:48 -0800 (PST) >Also, is this evidence of strong Dragaeran teeth? Recipe does say "ingredients were left for some hours in a marinade of wine and tarragon before being cooked together" Strong Dragaeran teeth? You mean like from the genes of a dragon, lyorn, tiassa, dzur or orca? Heh, all the recipes I have come across so far have contained meat. Bye. Linda G.