gloria.p wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:42:27 -0700, Arri London wrote:
>>
>>> Dora wrote:
>
>>>> What horrified me as a child was the thought of baking living
>>>> birds.
>>> That wasn't how it was done. A pie like that would have been a
>>> 'sotelty' or 'subtlety' meant for show and entertainment at
>>> feasts.
>>> The crusts were made separately and fitted around the living birds
>>> (or other animals). Open up the pastry and voila! A bit of fun,
>>> but
>>> only for the high table.

Well, Arri, you're probably right. However, a six-year old child
takes things literally, not subtly.