On Apr 29, 11:16*am, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
> I understand what each of the items on the menu is, but many are
> joined in one canape in a way that I can't visualize. *For instance,
> the Scottish Langoustines with Lemon Mayonnaise Pressed Confit of Pork
> Belly with Crayfish and Crackling. *I just can't imagine that one.. .
> I'd be willing to give everything a try, though.
>
> The Lunchtime Reception
> 29th April 2011
>
> The Queen is giving a lunchtime Reception at Buckingham Palace for
> around 650 guests drawn from the Wedding Service congregation,
> representing the Couple’s official and private lives.
>
> Guests will be served a selection of canapés, including:
>
> •Cornish Crab Salad on Lemon Blini
> •Pressed Duck Terrine with Fruit Chutney
> •Roulade of Goats Cheese with Caramelised Walnuts
> •Assortment of Palmiers and Cheese Straws
> •Scottish Smoked Salmon Rose on Beetroot Blini
> •Miniature Watercress and Asparagus Tart
> •Poached Asparagus spears with Hollandaise Sauce for Dipping
> •Quails Eggs with Celery Salt
> • Scottish Langoustines with Lemon Mayonnaise Pressed Confit of Pork
> Belly with Crayfish and Crackling
> •Wild Mushroom and Celeriac Chausson
> •Bubble and Squeak with Confit Shoulder of Lamb
> •Grain Mustard and honey-glazed Chipolatas
> •Smoked Haddock Fishcake with Pea Guacamole
> •Miniature Yorkshire Pudding with Roast Fillet of Beef and Horseradish
> Mousse
> • Gateau Opera
> •Blood Orange Pate de Fruit
> •Raspberry Financier
> •Rhubarb Crème Brulee Tartlet
> •Passion Fruit Praline
> •White Chocolate Ganache Truffle
> •Milk Chocolate Praline with Nuts
> •Dark Chocolate Ganache Truffle
> Guests will be served Pol Roger NV Brut Réserve Champagne with a
> selection of other soft and alcoholic drinks.
>
> The wedding cake and a chocolate biscuit cake will also be served at
> the Reception. The wedding cake, designed by Fiona Cairns, is made
> from 17 individual fruit cakes (12 of which form the base) and has
> eight tiers. The cake has been decorated with cream and white icing
> using the Joseph Lambeth technique. There are up to 900 individually
> iced flowers and leaves of 17 different varieties decorated on the
> cake. A garland design around the middle of the cake matches the
> architectural garlands decorated around the top of the Picture Gallery
> in Buckingham Palace, the room in which the cake will be displayed.
> The chocolate biscuit cake was created by Mcvitie’s Cake Company using
> a Royal Family recipe at the special request of Prince William.
>
> During the course of the Reception, Governors-General and Prime
> Ministers of Realm Countries will be presented to The Queen and The
> Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and
> the Bridal Couple. *The Reception will include the cutting of the
> wedding cake and some speeches.
>
> Guests at the reception will be entertained by Claire Jones, the
> official Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales.
>
> Notes to Editors
>
> All the ingredients for the canapés have been carefully sourced from
> Royal Warrant holding companies using UK-based ingredients. These
> include:
>
> •Gressingham Duck
> •English Goats cheese from Paxton and Whitfield
> •English Asparagus
> •Welsh organic Celery Salt
> •Langoustines from the North West Coast of Scotland
> •Pork from the Cotswolds
> •English Crayfish
> •Windsor Estate Lamb
> •Smoked Haddock from the East Coast of Scotland
> •Beef from the Castle of Mey Selections in the North Highlands of
> Scotland
> •English Rhubarb
> Approximately 10,000 canapés have been prepared by a team of 21 chefs,
> led by Royal Chef Mark Flanagan.
>
> The Joseph Lambeth Method is derived from a style of decorating that
> was popular in England where chefs and decorators would use intricate
> piping to create 3-D scrollwork, leaves, flowers, and other
> decorations on a cake. A cake decorated in the Lambeth Method and
> accented with fresh fruit or flowers is the wedding cake of choice for
> anyone who wants a traditional looking, elegant wedding cake.
> Each of the 17 different flower designs on the official wedding cake
> has their own individual meaning according to the Language of Flowers.
> They include:
>
> •White Rose - National symbol of England
> •Daffodil – National symbol of Wales, new beginnings
> •Shamrock – National symbol of Ireland
> •Thistle – National symbol of Scotland
> •Acorns, Oak Leaf – Strength, endurance
> •Myrtle – Love
> •Ivy – Wedded Love, Marriage
> •Lily-of-the-Valley – Sweetness, Humility
> •Rose (Bridal) – Happiness, Love.
> •Sweet William – Grant me one smile
> •Honeysuckle – The Bond of Love
> •Apple Blossom – Preference, Good Fortune
> •White Heather – Protection, Wishes will come true
> •Jasmine (White) – Amiability
> •Daisy – Innocence, Beauty, Simplicity
> •Orange Blossom – Marriage, Eternal Love, Fruitfulness
> •Lavender – ardent attachment, devotion, success, and luck.
>
> Janet US

Good god...just give then sloppy joe's.