[MR] Cloven Fruit

[M'lady Foxy]

Kinda reminds me of the coke can tap but we were taught that is a kiss or whatever comfortable with .It was also a great icebreaker to get the know someone.If you were attached or didn't prefer person offering then you polietly refused... I say we bring cloved fruit back =) (I bring one to renn.. keeps overcome smells of not so pleasent port a castles)

--- On Tue, 4/7/09, RIKKER <rikkertg at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: RIKKER <rikkertg at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [MR] Cloven Fruit
To: Atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 9:19 AM

     Let's see here;  Cloven fruit is an art form.  It was and is a way of flirting and like all ways of flirting there are those who take pride in the stylish and skillful execution of Courtly Graces and those who have the manners of a woundeed elephant in a china shop. 
   Cloven fruit is much the same as Kissing of the hand.  It is perfectly acceptable to politely refuse the offer, either to give or recieve.  With cloven fruit understanding the context in which it is offered and the venue in which it is passed around will do much to avoid embarassment.  If the venue is a feast as was the most common place to see Cloven Fruit,  It should be considered a light hearted flirt and responded to with a kiss on the hand or a peck on the cheek(very risque in period).  If the person takes you aside at a late evening event and offers it to you in private,  It is always good manners to ask what limitations the offering person has on the response.  Though this is not historically accurate, some people started to practice the "If you take the last clove you agree to go home with me" scenario.  That's when some became dis-illusioned with being arround when the Fruit was being passed.  I personally like the practice of
 Fruit as a light hearted flirt.  I try to respond to an offer from a Lady with as much class and style as I can muster.  I always inquire as to the Lady's expected response and so my best to stay well within her range of comfort.  Just as in hand kissing,  You never leave a DNA sample the dryer and lighter the kiss the better.  Remember "Grace and Style will out!".
   I would personally love to see the courtly graces practiced more often by us all.  It makes what we are here to experience  richer andmore fulfillng.
   
   OK off the soapbox now.  Ending my ramble.
 


When all is said and done,the less said and the more done the better! 

Rikker
per pale counter ermine and ermine a Lion sejant efronte bearing a sheath of arrows a bag of coin a chief Or with three thistles proper.


      
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