On Apr 29, 11:17*am, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Apr 29, 11:16*am, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > The Lunchtime Reception
> > 29th April 2011
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> > 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.
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> > Guests will be served a selection of canapés, including:
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> > •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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > Guests at the reception will be entertained by Claire Jones, the
> > official Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales.
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> > Notes to Editors
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> > All the ingredients for the canapés have been carefully sourced from
> > Royal Warrant holding companies using UK-based ingredients. These
> > include:
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> > •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.
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> > 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:
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> > •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.
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> > Janet US
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> Good god...just give then sloppy joe's.- Hide quoted text -
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Come on now, it's a wedding reception. They should have gone to the
Cheesecake Factory...