I have started reading a quadrilogy that a friend has turned me onto. It concerns an EMP incident that affects electronics worldwide. I will get into the book more after I finish reading them and give a comment on each book. Suffice it to say for now that there is a wee bit of farcical fantasy in the storyline.
Wicca is mentioned heavily in this book and one item that has caught my eye in particular is what is referred to as "The Eternal Stew".
I've heard of the "Eternal Coffee Pot"
at different offices where I've worked, but not the eternal stew.
When I was in the Boy Scouts we had a camp event where everyone would bring in a can of soup. The cans would be collected, added together, water added for the condensed ones and cooked for dinner. Strangely enough, it always turned out well. Then again, I didn't have a discriminating palate when I was a teenager.
Sounds like a good series. I do love the "alternate history" stories and presently working on book 9 of Turtledove's series on the American Wars: How Few Remain, American Front, Walk Through Hell, Breakthroughs, Blood and Iron, The Center Will Not Hold, The Victorious Opposition, Return Engagement, Drive to the East, The Grapple, In at the Death...
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