It’s Valentine’s Day this Sunday. Being Jane Austen readers, we’re guessing you feel a complex mixture of happiness and cynicism, yearning for true love and despair that it will really be as shiny as it’s made out to be. What would Miss Austen say about Valentine’s Day? That’s a topic for another day. But guess what—it’s also Chinese New Year’s! This may suggest pink dragons and exploding hearts to some, but ingenious reader Charlene suggests combining the two events with our love of Jane Austen—because who else can console those on both sides of the fence so equally?—to make Jane Austen fortune cookies. (You probably saw that coming.) Homemade fortune cookies are divine and fun to make: you get to play with your food and call it origami. Here is a recipe. You’re on your own re the white chocolate and sprinkles in the photo.
And here, for your delectation, is a file of loving Jane Austen quotations chosen by your dedicated Austenacious literary chefs and formatted for use in fortune cookies. Go forth and rule the destinies of your friends! In bed! And let us know how it all turns out.
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Tagged: Chinese New Year, fortune cookie, Jane Austen, Valentine's Day on Friday, February 12, 2010 · 6 Comments »
The Austen fortune cookies are priceless!
Aren’t they great? I think I can speak for my blogmates when I say that nothing makes Chinese Valentine’s New Year Day like Jane, baked goods, and romantic prognosticating.
Are we supposed to guess where the quotes are exactly from ??? *LOL*
I admit that I still struggle with some of them, though I have read all of JA’s novels … several times ! *ashamed*
Heh, no, Beatrice, but good for you for trying! They are all actually from P&P and Emma – except one from Northanger Abbey. After scanning those two closely my eyes and patience gave up. And I figured 20 was plenty.
I’m glad that I’m not the only one who plays the “add the words ‘in bed’” game with her fortune cookies.
Emily Michelle: Who *doesn’t* play that game?!