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Had a nice discussion with L2 last night, in which we did a lot of "Let's cover stuff you probably know at least half of, to make sure we're on the same page about what we're calling it".
One of the things we talked about, as part of some of my theories about community and what sustains it, was that I've got a really strong preference for yeast bread and wine or beer or mead for the cakes and ale portion of ritual - the idea being that they're foods that are specifically transformed by living beings.
And she noted that wouldn't that mean that some kind of yogurt or equivalent drink (kefir, for example) be a good option for someone who can't drink alcohol?
Which I think is brillant. Not that it's necessarily suitable for all uses, but it solves a particular problem very nicely.
(I'll note that I feel strongly that the bread and wine be part of the offering/food consumed by the priestess, if at all possible: I'm cheerfully willing to do juice, fruit, etc. to handle food allergies for everyone else. But this idea might make that a lot easier to do.)
One of the things we talked about, as part of some of my theories about community and what sustains it, was that I've got a really strong preference for yeast bread and wine or beer or mead for the cakes and ale portion of ritual - the idea being that they're foods that are specifically transformed by living beings.
And she noted that wouldn't that mean that some kind of yogurt or equivalent drink (kefir, for example) be a good option for someone who can't drink alcohol?
Which I think is brillant. Not that it's necessarily suitable for all uses, but it solves a particular problem very nicely.
(I'll note that I feel strongly that the bread and wine be part of the offering/food consumed by the priestess, if at all possible: I'm cheerfully willing to do juice, fruit, etc. to handle food allergies for everyone else. But this idea might make that a lot easier to do.)
