Squirrelin Scones

In the Forest of Mists, just south of the port town of Rantor, live the few remaining tribes of the Squirrelins. They have a very human looking body, (provided that the human is two feet tall and covered with grey fur). The only parts of them that do not look truly human are their large bushy tails and pointed ears. Squirrelin sightings are the main source of rumors that the Forest of Mists is haunted. They move very quickly and their grey fur is an excellent camouflage, so the few people who actually catch a glimpse of their small, fast moving gray forms conclude that they’re ghosts. Their language, a cross between a normal speech and animal noises, is very disquieting when heard at night in the forest.

They are at least as intelligent as the average human, and have a much longer life span due to their origins. They are just one of the many cross-races that were spawned after The First War. Many of the survivors of the Race of Light and the Race of Dark transformed themselves into animals in order to escape from the war’s aftermath. The longer they stayed in an animal shape the more like that animal they became. After several years many of the refuges entirely forgot that they were not animals, and cross-bred with the natural animals.

The Squirrelins are farmers and due to their metabolism and predominately vegetarian origins they never progressed much beyond basic tribal communities. A peaceful race, they prefer a type of ceremonial combat in lieu of inter tribal wars. They reside in permanent villages where they tend groves of nut trees and plant sugar cane, grains and berries in the small clearings of the forest. With regards to their cooking, it tends to resemble what most people would consider desserts, but they eat them as meals. One of their favorites is similar to a scone. Its content varies depending upon what nuts and berries are available at the time, but this is the basic recipe.

1 cup flour
1 cup softened butter
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon clove

Optional, chose 1 or perhaps 2 of the following:
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup raisins
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup chopped almonds
½ cup chopped dried fruit such as apples, cherries or apricots.
¼ cup wheat brand

- Combined ingredients in large bowel and mix completely
- Spoon onto a greased cookie sheet and place in a preheated 350° oven for 10 to 15 minutes for smaller cookies, increase time for larger cookies.
- Transfer cookies onto a plate or wax paper to cool.
- Enjoy with milk

From ‘The life of a Pirate’ by Talona The Red.

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January 5, 2012: The Epub version of my book is now onsale, also in celebration discounted the price of the paperback for a limited time.

December 8, 2011: My first novel is available for sale on Lulu, also uploaded the 3 recipe stories I edited.

October 3, 2011: Due to the impending publication of my first novel, I will be taking some time off from book 2 to edit all of the stories on here. No dates will be changed unless a significant rewrite occurs and then it will be marked: new date (old date).