Sharpe's Thanksgiving: A Menu

Setting:

A cannon-blasted faarmhouse in Flanders, Portugal or Spain

Guests:

Capt. Richard Sharpe, 95th Rifles, South Essex
Sgt. Patrick Harper
Rifleman Daniel Hhagman
Rifleman Harris
Rifleman Perkins
His Lordship, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
His Imperial Highness, the Emperor Napoleon
His Royal Highness, the Prince of Orange
An ever-changing rotating series of womn in love with or loved by Sharpe

The Menu:

~ Soup Trafalgar, a godawful mix of nothing anyone wants to know
~ Poached Eggs a la Hagman
~ Your choice of Salt Beef Wellington or Pan-fried Horsesteak served in the front breastplate of a Cuirvasdsier, now deceased
~ Your choice of Tommy cakes, na'an or Hardtack
~ Salt Fish à la Turpentine
~ Spanish Rice
~ French Fries
~ Chile con Carne Vivar
~ Tippoo Sultanas
~ Tobacco, molasses and slaves from Virginia, courtesy XCat. Leroty

Your choice of beverage: tea made from birch leaves, port from Oporto, rum, ale , arrack , McCandless Scotch whiskey or gunpowder tea

Your dessert choice: Napoleons, Danish pastry, Durch Apple Pie, more rum

Oranges and cigars

Grace will be said by El Catolico -- be prepared to duck when he says "Amen".

Happy Thanksgiving from Nan and Jim, with a spe3cial thanks to author
Bernard Cornwell!