Robert Farrar Capon's "The Supper of the Lamb"

This is getting just a little dull because everything went so swimmingly. Night 3 was the night of the Lamb Fried Rice, again using a portion of the already-braised lamb.
Night II’s Lamb-Spinach Casserole (with mayonnaise) is pretty damn Sixties, but something about Lamb Fried Rice is equally throwback. As Peter said, [...]

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Did I say live coverage? Well, when I say “live” I mean with a two-day delay… Not to ruin the ending, but as of Sunday, April 23, 2006 at midnight, the Supper of the Lamb was complete, and completely successful.
But let’s roll back the clock to Friday night: We took a little less [...]

This stuff is a mess. I see why there are dedicated spaetzle makers. You really can’t just rig up something like, say, a slotted spoon or a Mouli grater. Capon loves spaetzle, and suggests it’s much easier to make than noodles. It’s so not.
Spaetzle is apparently German for “little sparrows” or [...]

It was delicious! But then, how can lamb with mushrooms and wine not be delicious? And it fed eight people (or six, with leftovers). But then, as Peter said, it’s not Night I we’re worried about, it’s Night IV.
Whatever the case, it was a fine excuse for dinner at 11:30pm, which meant [...]

Compared to Robert Farrar Capon, Jamie Oliver, aka the Naked Chef, is sober as a judge and precise and anal as a baker.
After getting those pesky ingredients out of the way on pp. 1–3, Capon finally gets back to the lamb-supper details on p. 28 — after some significant meditations on the beauty and symbolism [...]

Here’s what we’re working with, direct from page 1 of The Supper of the Lamb:
Let me begin without ceremony.
LAMB FOR EIGHT PERSONS FOUR TIMES
In addition to one iron pot, two sharp knives, and four heads of lettuce, you will need the following:
FOR THE WHOLE
1 leg of lamb (The largest the market will provide. If [...]

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For at least a year I’ve been meaning to write a heartfelt ode to The Supper of the Lamb, the best book about food I’ve ever read.
Robert Farrar Capon is the author, and he happens to be an Episcopal minister. (Or happened? I’m not even sure he’s alive. This book was published in [...]

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