Ugh. Dog's body.... I have always wanted to experiment with pirate food. I was going to have a pirate party with my nephew (treasure hunt, real pirate food, POTC trilogy night...etc., ) but he went to his dad's to live so I never got a chance!
You're welcome! The recipes sound a little iffy, but I guess they were nourishing and filling. It would be interesting to try some time. The descriptions of food and meals are one of my (many) favorite elements of the Aubrey-Maturin series (Lobsouse and Spotted Dog is a companion book to the series), and as Cook is former Royal Navy he is bound to be familiar with that sort of food.
Oh this was a wonderful read! Everything about this piece was fantastic, and there are a lot of great lines to choose from!
Really loved Bill telling Nell how Jack was apprenticed to a cartographer at once time, and how Barbossa couldn't hold a candle to him navigationally. I think this was a very interesting detail concerning all the maps he held in the great cabin!
Nell is just wonderful herself in this chapter as well, love her curiosity and her friendly nature with the cook. I'm really looking forward to seeing where their conversation goes, and how Jack enjoys this dinner! :)
Coming out of lurk mode to tell you this is just great! I realized I should probably say something when I found myself checking LJ frantically to see if the next bit was up. :D I am really enjoying your OC and Bill in particular, and your voice for Jack is, as usual, spot-on. Yay!
Lord, never been so glad to be a vegetable-seatarian.LOL
"He’s a dab hand at navigation" for some reason this is a major awwwwwww moment for me--I'm just real proud of his ability in this area--navigation is an incredible weapon, not shiny so much as just plain deadly--to negoiate the waters of the Caribbean requires a nimble mind--superior knowledge of currents etc.
Thanks for the pretty knife--it'll work as well as an ugly one long as it's sharp!
The recipes are pretty startling, aren't they? But they were filling and nourishing, and apparently tasted pretty good. In an age before refrigeration, this sort of food was a great solution to the problem of feeding dozens of men for months at a time.
So glad you liked this part! The next one will be up soon!
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Thanks for the recipe!
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Really loved Bill telling Nell how Jack was apprenticed to a cartographer at once time, and how Barbossa couldn't hold a candle to him navigationally. I think this was a very interesting detail concerning all the maps he held in the great cabin!
Nell is just wonderful herself in this chapter as well, love her curiosity and her friendly nature with the cook. I'm really looking forward to seeing where their conversation goes, and how Jack enjoys this dinner! :)
Great work here, love!
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Love you!
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"He’s a dab hand at navigation" for some reason this is a major awwwwwww moment for me--I'm just real proud of his ability in this area--navigation is an incredible weapon, not shiny so much as just plain deadly--to negoiate the waters of the Caribbean requires a nimble mind--superior knowledge of currents etc.
Thanks for the pretty knife--it'll work as well as an ugly one long as it's sharp!
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So glad you liked this part! The next one will be up soon!
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