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=Saturnalia : A Roman Feast= Source:[|http://paulbommer.blogspot.com] || =Io Saturnalia!=
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for the proceedings.
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Click Jaunus Patulicus for more Saturnalia Cards with lively poems
|| =Let's drink to Saturnalia!= =//Conpositio// Number 1: Elderflower Cordial=

Our cordial is now bottled and being stored ready for the feast.

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during Saturnalia.
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take up much room and lasted a long time before they went stale.
=//Conpositio// Number 2: Avenae and Mellis Biscuits= || //Avenae// and //Mellis// Biscuits
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 * ==== 50g **//butyrum//** (butter) ====
 * ==== 50g soft brown sugar ====
 * ==== 30ml **//mellis//** (honey) ====
 * ==== 100g rolled **//avenae//** (oats) ====
 * ==== Grease a 28x18cm baking tin. ====
 * ==== Set the oven at 160oc. ====
 * ==== Follow the recipe below ==== ||
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1. Melt the //butyrum// in a large saucepan
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2. Add sugar and mellis and warm gently. Don't boil!
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3. Remove from the heat and add //avenae.//
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4. Stir avenae in well...
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160 degrees C...
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6. Cut into fingers while still warm and leave to cool.
**DELICIOSUS!** || =//Conpositio// Number 3: Sables=
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 * ====75g Wholemeal //siligo// (flour)====
 * ====75g //Butyrum// (butter)====
 * ====75g Grated //caseus// (cheese)====
 * ====Salt and freshly ground black pepper====

They are //praeclarus// (excellent) with salads and soup.
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pieces and rub into the //siligo//. Add the //caseus//.
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covered with //siligo//. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
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little biscuit shapes.
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4. Put on a greased baking tray.
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5. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
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Mmmm... **MIRABILIS!**
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