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Troy’s Crock Pot: A faire bit of inspiration
July 20, 2009 Posted by
Bristol's defenders are skilled with the pike and are glad to serve the queen, so long as they must not be sent to any foreign shores -- such as Scotland! (Photo by Dixie Schroeder)

What’s the Crock Pot? Just a simmering bowl of lentils and herbs, with a dash of DMing observations. Don’t be afraid to dip in your ladle and stir, or throw in something from your own spice rack. I spent the past weekend with some friends at the Bristol Renaissance Fair, which straddles the Wisconsin-Illinois border and for nine weeks of the past 30 or so summers exists in a 16th century timewarp. The fair offers a mix of historical re-enactment (Queen Elizabeth has brought court…