I don't know... There's no telling what might happen if you tried to make soup by cooking eggs and vegetables in beef broth. Someone might get hurt.
Dradeel actually has four recipes; the one he gives you is determined by a random number generator. I have never bothered to make any of them, but they look like standard recipes to me. Some young women on an old message board once asked the same questions you did. No one esle had ever tried to make them or knew where they came from. After I assured them that the recipes looked safe, they actually spent an afternoon making them. Unfortunately, I can't remember the results they reported, but I think they said that two of the recipes were good, one was so-so, and the other one wasn't very good. I don't think anyone got hurt.
(But like any other recipe, the results will vary according to individual cooking skill.) Just don't try to make any of the recipes from the Orcish Cookbook.
Here are all four of Dradeel's recipes:
DRADEEL: One has lots of time for reflection while waiting for the ENDLESS WAVES OF BAD DOGGIE WEREWOLF MONSTERS THAT CHEW YOUR TOES WHILE YOU SLEEP!! Personally, I spend the time reconstituting culinary delights from my childhood. Would you like a recipe?
1) Something from mother. (SCRLAB)
Dradeel's Recipe:
MONKEY BALLS (makes ~40)
A) 1/2 c. peanut butter
1/3 c. honey
1/2 c. granola
1/2 c. crushed 'cheery' cereal
dash nutmeg
dash cinnamon
1/2 c. oatmeal
B) 1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla
INSTRUCTIONS:
Mix ingredients in (A), except oatmeal. Roll into small balls about
the diameter of a coin. Coat balls in oatmeal.
Boil ingredients in (B) together for 3-1/2 to 4 minutes. Take from
heat. Dip balls in chocolate using spoon or toothpick. Chill and
serve.
Monkey balls are to be served with the following poem on prominent
display:
"Monkey Balls"
These sweet and gracious monkey balls,
Served on plates and sold from stalls,
Bring madness to these hallowed halls
Of urban academe.
Huzzaks for chocolate monkey balls!
We'll eat them 'til the ceiling falls,
'Til Time, herself, tears down these walls
Of urban academe.
So buy yourself a monkey ball,
Savour it and then stand tall,
A bulwark 'gainst the deaf'ning call
Of urban academe.
-by Ergo the organ-grinder
2) Something from my mother's mother. (SCRLAC)
Dradeel's Recipe:
Amnish Dragoon Soup
4 cups of beef broth
8 cups of water
2 leeks, sliced thin
2 carrots, sliced
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
1 small cabbage, shredded
1 large onion, sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 lemons
4 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
1) Pour the broth and the water into a large pot. Add all the vegetables
and bring to a gentle boil. Let the fire burn to a low-medium heat and
simmer the soup for 1-1/2 hours, covered. Add more water if needed. Skim all of the white part that rises in the soup and discard.
2) Squeeze the juice from the 2 lemons and add it to the soup. Beat the eggs carefully and mix them with the soup. Add the seasonings and stir quickly for 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately
3) Aha! Something from my mother's mother's father! A real whiz around pots and pans. Wait, I said that wrong. (SCRLAD)
Dradeel's recipe:
Baldur's Delight:
Sweet treats from the fabled kitchen of Mother Baldur.
5 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup chilled water
1/2 cup hot water
1/2 cup orange juice
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice (or an exotic, such as rosewater)
2 cups of nuts (again, as exotic as you like)
A portion of powdered sugar or some other topical candy sprinkle.
Mix the cornstarch thoroughly with the cold water and set to the side.
Blend the hot water, Orange Juice and sugar together, bringing the mixture to a boil.
To this, add the cornstarch and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often.
Remove from heat, stir in the nuts and add the lemon juice or your alternate flavoring.
Pour the entire mixture into a buttered or greased pan and chill.
When set, cut sections of about an inch and roll in the powdered sugar or sprinkles to prevent it sticking.
Enjoy.
4) The pride of the book, a recipe like no other. Guard it well. Huzzah! (SCRLAF)
Dradeel's Recipe:
A cookie to reinforce the fortitude, from the kitchen of a particularly shaggy friend:
Ruby Racks:
1 Cup of Dry Oatmeal
2 Cups of Flour
1/4 Pound of Butter
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup of Cocoa
1/2 Cup of Sugar
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
1 Teaspoon Walnut Extract
While oven preheats to 350, combine all ingredients in a large bowl, adding a small amount of milk if the mixture is too dry to properly blend. Add extra sugar if the batter is not to your liking at this point. Roll into balls and press on a greased pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your portions and your personal preference for consistency.
Jinkies, they're good!
