Valadan, the Warhorse of Esdragon, enjoys many guises. He is not, however, an Arabian horse. He's a Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel horse come to life.

Shortbread

 

Recipe from Blais’ grimoire

 

1. Milk the cow.
2. Skim cream.
3. Churn butter. If butter will not come, use incantation. If apprentice is doing the churning, have him use the churn. This builds character and muscle.
4. Take two quarter-cup measures of the butter and beat in one measure of sugar and five measures of flour, to make a soft dough. Shape into three or four rounds, and flatten them. Cut each round sun-wise, quartering and cross-quartering until you have two/ two and a half dozen cookies.
5. Bake in oven until lightly browned. Be sure apprentice watches cookies so they do not burn. Watch apprentice so he does not eat all the cookies.
6. Put remaining dozen cookies in cookie crock.

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Tristan's Tools

The Calandran Novels, A Chronology 
The Prince of Ill Luck   
The Wind-Witch       
The True Knight        
The Wandering Duke 
Moonlight
The Ring of Allaire   
The Sword of Calandra  
The Mountains of Channadran
The Wizard’s Shadow          

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The Ring of Allaire

US Mass Market paperback
British hardback
German paperback
Japanese paperback
CreateSpace trade paperback

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The Sword of Calandra

US Mass Market paperback
British hardback
German paperback
CreateSpace trade paperback

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The Mountains of Channadran

US Mass Market paperback
British hardback
German paperback
CreateSpace trade paperback

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Allaire's Rings

See what I mean about obsession?

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