New Years Eve - Imperial Roman Feast

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Well now I've sobered up a bit I'll let you all know what I got up to last

evening and this morning!!

We had 10 friends around for an Imperial Roman Feast!

The 12 of us make up a core NCT Coffee Group in Newton Abbot and we still all

meet up every three months for a meal, not bad considering we all joined the NCT

about 5 or 6 years ago.

DH and designed the invitations and menu which was genuine Rome foods.

I've copied the Invitation and Menu below for you to all drool over..........

Imperial Roam Feast

31st December 2000

Hail, Countrymen & fair citizens

of the garrison of the Abbotoniums of Newtonium.

You are hereby invited to attend

the celebrations to welcome the

Official New Millennium.

Whilst we have to continue to

endure the occupation of this wet

& miserable land, so far away

from our own Rome, we shall

enjoy a feast of our making.

The Emperor has let it be known

that we are to Celebrate in the

true traditional Roman way.

As a mark of respect to Rome the

full toga and tunic is to be worn.

In view of the inclement weather

it is unlikely that Biggus

Maximus will be with us.

83 Via Boros of Woolus

Newtonium Abbotimius

Devonia, Britannia

Menu

A Celebration with

Friends, Romans &

Citizens to welcome

in the year 2001

A warm welcome

Awaits for 7.30pm

Aromatic Wine

Accompanied by

Pringliniums & Pretzelus

A Baian Seafood Stew

Baked Cabbage with Cracked

Wheat and Pine Nuts

Mushrooms Stewed in

wine with Coriander

Beets with Leek & Coriander

Cold Breast of Duck or Chicken

with Asparagus Sauce

An Apician Baked Ham

A puree of Lentils and Chestnuts

A compote of Early Fruit

A Baked Dish of Pears

Shipped fine wines from our own

lands and those conquered by Our Great Emperor.

Guests so far confirmed are:-

Alastairus Caesar & of Ogwellus

ium Caesar & Clare of Via Boros of Woolus

Marcus Caesar & Maggie of Via Stationia

Pippus Caesar & Denius of Graftonia Plazza

Lord & Lady Gibbs of Ogwellus

The mean sorted out all the food and the women sorted out the costumes. I took

about 80 photos throughout the evening it was a real hoot..Although as the

evening wore on DH had to take over this the camera as I couldn't stand up

straight.

Finally got home to my bed at 3am didn't get up until 11am

DH was up and out at 8am, he's gone out on his motorbike for a play, must be

mad.

It's lovely I've got the house to myself as MIL had the boys overnight and is

dropping them back sometime this afternoon.

So I'm taking my time to straighten up the house, seem to be togas all over the

place. I've now got enough costumes to stage my own passion play!!

Hope you all had a good time, well I really must get on and do some work now. As

it's 2pm and DH will be back soon, better look busy for when he strolls in the

back door.........

Tupman

Mum to Matt 13, 10, Jonty 16 months & Phil 36

NCT Houseswap Register Coordinator