I had always thought that 'turducken' was a very modern dish - a deboned chicken inside a deboned duck, inside a deboned turkey. The birds are stuffed inside the gastric cavities and spaces are filled with poultry stuffing. There appear to be a few different earlier versions of this dish . I n his 1807 Almanach des Gourmands, gastronomist Grimod de La Reynière presents his rôti sans pareil ("roast without equal")—a bustard stuffed with a turkey, a goose, a pheasant, a chicken, a duck, a guinea fowl, a teal, a woodcock, a partridge, a plover, a lapwing, a quail, a thrush, a lark, an ortolan bunting and a garden warbler—although he states that, since similar roasts were produced by ancient Romans, the rôti sans pareil was not entirely novel. The final bird is very small but large enough to just hold an olive; it also suggests that, unlike modern multi-bird roasts, there was no stuffing or other packing placed in between the birds. Gooducken is a goose stuffe...
Both tags are terrific Wilma. Looks like you had a good time
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Glad you were able to enjoy the workshop. Love your torn paper tags, and thanks for supporting us again at TT. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteGreat tags - I love the torn paper and the use of the postage stamps!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the winter beach tags. There's something fantastic about the beach in that season-sometimes its even better than in the summer. :) Erika
ReplyDeleteI was delighted to see that you came up with a winter theme for your tags. They are fabulous. I am a BIG fan of postage stamps, so those spoke to me, too. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteI was very impressed with Jette Clover's fabulous art pieces. They were quite impressive and dynamic.
Two great tags, love the torn paper seascape.
ReplyDeletelovely winter beach tags! how fun to meet the artist and get to do a workshop, lucky you! xo
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