BG2EE Cernd, Neera, Nalia, Anomen, Minsc, and Korgan.
I'm sur...surprised not to see Jan Jansen there, taking into con...consideration the high number of turnip posts b-b-b-y @elminster .
Jan Jansen is no mere NPC however. I felt that to suggest so would be a great dishonour to him.
In fact this discussion reminds me of the time that Uncle Teddlebobber invented a new formula for his world famous beef turnip stew. One that he hoped would put all other turnip soup to shame.
Everyone said that you can't possible improve upon something that has both beef and turnips in it, especially given the claims he made of it, yet Uncle Teddlebobber was determined to prove them wrong. In fact if not for the work of Fundle Wendledundler he might have done just that!
Fuddle was a known artist in turnip culinary dishes himself. His soup was in high demand throughout Faerun, with nobles from all races and creeds scrambling over themselves to get a sample of the latest batch.
Fundle had himself only recently revolutionized the vegetable soup industry with a release of Leek and Turnip soup. Normally relegated to the lowest forms of root-based vegetable soups, the inclusion of Leeks along with the Turnips quickly became the talk of nobility across Faerun.
So much so that it wasn't long before the supply of Leaks dwindled. Given what had been planted in prior harvests this hardly came as a surprise. Few had even considered the value in producing something that had only been months before considered the food of lesser people, which left little in the end for use in soup.
Therein came the opportunity Uncle Teddlebobber had long since been waiting for. Though his Turnip and Beef soup never panned out he had other ideas in motion. Jansen family members in the vegetable peddling business understand the value of marketing of course and Uncle Teddlebobber was no exception. Finding that amongst the marketplaces the potato was the next cheapest item compared to Leaks, and not particularly caring for the reasons why, Teddlebobber began declaring amongst the patient crowds of nobles waiting for Turnip and Leek soup that nothing they sought even compared to the subtle yet scrumptious taste of Turnip and Potato soup. Soon weary nobles began clambering up to his stall having long since accepted that they had little choice.
In the end it is said that his persistence is what paid off for him, though in actual fact it had more to do with the tiny gonghorn beetles that could be found burying into the potatoes he had used. The nobility couldn't get enough of the new crunchy and tasty spice found in his soup and ever the businessman Teddlebobbler wasn't about to reveal anything. If nothing else it leads credence to the old gnome saying "never trust a gnome that won't sample his own stew". Not that Teddlebobber wasn't an exception to even this. Even he loved the soup.
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In fact this discussion reminds me of the time that Uncle Teddlebobber invented a new formula for his world famous beef turnip stew. One that he hoped would put all other turnip soup to shame.
Everyone said that you can't possible improve upon something that has both beef and turnips in it, especially given the claims he made of it, yet Uncle Teddlebobber was determined to prove them wrong. In fact if not for the work of Fundle Wendledundler he might have done just that!
Fuddle was a known artist in turnip culinary dishes himself. His soup was in high demand throughout Faerun, with nobles from all races and creeds scrambling over themselves to get a sample of the latest batch.
Fundle had himself only recently revolutionized the vegetable soup industry with a release of Leek and Turnip soup. Normally relegated to the lowest forms of root-based vegetable soups, the inclusion of Leeks along with the Turnips quickly became the talk of nobility across Faerun.
So much so that it wasn't long before the supply of Leaks dwindled. Given what had been planted in prior harvests this hardly came as a surprise. Few had even considered the value in producing something that had only been months before considered the food of lesser people, which left little in the end for use in soup.
Therein came the opportunity Uncle Teddlebobber had long since been waiting for. Though his Turnip and Beef soup never panned out he had other ideas in motion. Jansen family members in the vegetable peddling business understand the value of marketing of course and Uncle Teddlebobber was no exception. Finding that amongst the marketplaces the potato was the next cheapest item compared to Leaks, and not particularly caring for the reasons why, Teddlebobber began declaring amongst the patient crowds of nobles waiting for Turnip and Leek soup that nothing they sought even compared to the subtle yet scrumptious taste of Turnip and Potato soup. Soon weary nobles began clambering up to his stall having long since accepted that they had little choice.
In the end it is said that his persistence is what paid off for him, though in actual fact it had more to do with the tiny gonghorn beetles that could be found burying into the potatoes he had used. The nobility couldn't get enough of the new crunchy and tasty spice found in his soup and ever the businessman Teddlebobbler wasn't about to reveal anything. If nothing else it leads credence to the old gnome saying "never trust a gnome that won't sample his own stew". Not that Teddlebobber wasn't an exception to even this. Even he loved the soup.
I'm not disappointed