Vera Vandrou's Fifty Maple Pies
In this tome you will find 50 delicious, hand-picked, recipes that will bring a smile to anyone who eats them. The Blue Maple Tree has so many uses that most folk don't know of and with this publication, you will come to master them all. I guarantee that every pie you make will be healthy and hearty. But more than that I promise you this: [bg] They will be delicious! [bg]
Vera Vandrou
Purpose
Vera Vandrou is a halfling woman, born and raised in the Azure Hills. Throughout her life, she has had a great love for cooking and a great disdain for the local cuisine of her home. To combat this she set out on a culinary journey across the country, where she gathered every recipe she could find that was based on Blue Maple. She then spent several years perfecting the recipes and had them published in this book.
Document Structure
Clauses
- Foreword by the Lady Vandrou
- The Blue Maple Tree and How to Prepare it
- Utensils and their Uses
- Spices and where to Buy them
- Recipe 1-50
- Afterword
References
Vandrou makes several references to local customs and the people she has spoken to, but not to any other publications.
Publication Status
The book is sold in most major cities of the republic but is popular only in the Azure Hills.
Historical Details
Public Reaction
People of the Azure Hills were skeptic at first. Mostly because they took pride in their own cooking skills and didn't need anyone else to come along and tell them how to do it. But those who got their hands on the book quickly realized that Vandrou wasn't exaggerating. Word spread slowly at first and then all at once. Within five years of the release of the book, it became a staple in most homes throughout the Blue Slopes.
Legacy
Not only did the book bolster the culinary efforts of those who read it, but the different techniques for treating the trees also helped farmers create new methods for how to cultivate their orchards.
Vandrou herself went on to write several more culinary books, but none as popular as her first publication.
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