"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: Julia Altshuler wrote:
: > Mardi Gras is celebrated in Catholic areas all over the world
though
: > we usually associate it with New Orleans. That gives you
plenty to
: > choose from. Anything that uses up eggs, butter and rich
foods
: > before Lent is good. In Ireland, they use up them up in
pancakes.
: > In addition to using up the rich goodies, anything with a "go
wild"
: > element works. So that's anything alcoholic. If you're
thinking New
: > Orleans, make hurricanes. I don't know what the alcoholic
beverage
: > of choice would be in Rio. When you google for recipes, note
the
: > spelling: Mardi Gras. You'll get more hits.
: >
: > --Lia
:
: IIRC, Mardis Gras in the *U.S*. originated in Baton Rouge or
some other
: smaller Louisiana town, not New Orleans. I may be mistaken but
being
: engaged to a Cajun I think that's what he told me. The
celebration of
: course spread to 'Nawlins, since they can't hold a party down.
The OP might
: also do some research on the parades, the 'krewes' as they are
called who
: make up the parades, to get some ideas. Purple, green and gold
beads are
: party trinkets.
:
: Jill
:
: ========
If anyone is needing any Mardi Gras accessories, I've ordered things from www.orientaltrading.com
with good success and I know that they have a lot of goodies there for virtually every holiday
imaginable.
Disclaimer - I do not benefit from any orders placed with the above mentioned site.
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