Rikibeth-
It seems to me that the vestments of a number of the higher Christian churches retain elements of the medieval in their ceremonial garb, frozen in time like scholarly robes, British royal guard uniforms, and folk costume, to one degree or another. The ruffs are atypical, perhaps, but surely no more dated than miters, skullcaps, or floor length robes. Or do you find Catholic vestments funny also?
In a way it's a shame the Norwegian church gave up its collars. It always seems a shame to me when a market for quality hand work is lost. I always marvel at the quality (and quantity) of the cartridge pleating you get in scholars' robes, and continue to think that there is market potential for cross pollination of skills and products between the makers of ceremonial dress of all sorts and the really dedicated re-enactor class.
A local restaurant makes what they call Russian tea. This is tea that is made by boiling the water with a cinnamon stick in, steeping the tea in the boiling cinnamon water, and then adding orange juice concentrate and honey to the steeped tea. It's lovely and warming stuff, and I do wonder if this was the inspiration for flavored teas like Good Earth's house recipe, and Constant Comment. In any event, the orange and cinnamon combination is da bomb.
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