tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post275238427184424560..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Dumb Cake.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-60212731397748450252011-01-12T09:43:30.607+10:002011-01-12T09:43:30.607+10:00Dumb cakes - or a variant thereof- were eaten on a...Dumb cakes - or a variant thereof- were eaten on a number of divination nights, and in some areas it was St Faith's night.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-56188733870885110952011-01-11T08:46:11.352+10:002011-01-11T08:46:11.352+10:00The night maidens would eat dumb cake was the eve ...The night maidens would eat dumb cake was the eve of St. Agnes, not St. FaithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-3301786301931328342009-04-25T20:38:00.000+10:002009-04-25T20:38:00.000+10:00At first I thought this might be "Cake Baking for ...At first I thought this might be "Cake Baking for Dummies." Totally different. After a talkative week, I would welcome the silence!T.W. Barritt at Culinary Typeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707931838240978818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-267129684233393032009-04-25T02:23:00.000+10:002009-04-25T02:23:00.000+10:00great post! (laughs)great post! (laughs)KThttp://sparkledesign.net/Fidget/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-72212719635400342292009-04-24T09:15:00.000+10:002009-04-24T09:15:00.000+10:00So what is happening in Venice on this day?
Saint ...So what is happening in Venice on this day?<br />Saint Mark is the patron saint of Venice and although Venetians celebrate his feast day (25th April, the date of death of San Marco) they also celebrate Liberation Day (liberation from the Nazis at the end of 2nd World War) and Festa del Bòcolo (is a rose bud) and it is customary for all women, not just lovers, to be presented with a bud. The very old legend concerns the daughter of Doge Orso I Partecipazio, who was besotted with a handsome man, but the Doge did not approve and arranged for the object of her desire to fight the Turks on distant shores. The loved one was mortally wounded in battle near a rose bush. There he plucked a rose, tinged with his heroic blood and asked for it to be given to his beloved, in Venice. <br /><br />It is a public holiday and all sorts of events take place.<br /><br />‘Risi e bisi’ the classic Venetian dish was traditionally offered the Doge (do not know which one) on April 25, the feast of Saint Mark. This is not surprising, it is spring in the northern hemisphere and peas are one of the symbols of the season.Marisa Raniolo Wilkinsnoreply@blogger.com