Redwall Abbey

Redwall Abbey is the centerpiece of the books. If you don't know what it looks like, picture this: There are high, battlemented walls made of red sandstone surrounding the whole structure. There is a large oaken door in the center of the wall in the front of the abbey with a small gatehouse behind it. There are small, wicket gates on each of the other outer wall. Inside, there is a large pond with fish swimming in it. There is an orchard, a salad garden, and green lawns surrounding the abbey building. The building has one large door in the front. Inside, there is Great Hall, which is the largest room in the abbey. There are seven steps leading down from Great Hall into Cavern Hole, which is smaller and more cozy. There are also the kitchens. There is a wine cellar below the building where the keep all the cold beers, wines, cordials, and fizzes. On the second level there are the dormitories, the sickbay, and guest rooms and of the like. Next are the attics. First comes the larger, first attic, and second comes the smaller, second attic. There are only the upper attics and the roof that are higher. To the side of the abbey is a tall bell tower. It contains The twin Matthias and Methuselah bells, made from the split Joseph bell. Remember, you are always welcome there.

Creatures

The Redwall Series contains all kinds of creatures. All of the animals in Brian Jacques' books inhabit the United Kingdom and Europe. The good creatures are mice, field mice, assorted kinds of voles, river and sea otters, hedgehogs, squirrels, badgers, hares, moles, bats, shrews, kites, eagles, sparrows, buzzards, ospreys, owls, and sometimes cats. The evil creatures are rats, ferrets, weasels, stoats, sand lizards, newts, toads, frogs, wolverines, foxes, werrets, adders, slow worms, grass snakes, crows, rooks, wildcats, with the exception of one or two of them. There are neutral creatures too. They are sharks, eels, pikes, crabs, seabirds, and swans.

Redwall Recipes #1

Today's Recipe:

Hunter's Hot Pot

• Water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large potato
• 1 medium turnip
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 medium green pepper
• 1 medium stalk celery
• 1 small onion
• 1 bay leaf

Cut the potato into 1.5 inch pieces and for the rest of the vegetables, except for the bay leaf and onion, cut them into 1 inch pieces. Put with the onions you chop them (not dice). Boil water in a pot and add vegetables. Add the onion and the whole bay leaf. Boil uncovered with all ingredients until vegetables are tender (about 30 minutes). Let it cool. Serves 5-6. Enjoy!
To find more delicious recipes, go to http://www.redwall.net/kitchen/main.html

Redwall!

Redwall books, the action packed book series, are some of my favorite. The author, Brian Jacques, is still alive and writing. His newest book, titled The Sable Queen, is coming out February, 2010. If some of you are confused about the types of animals, all the animals in Brian Jacques' books are common in the United Kingdom, and in the rest of Europe.