SC-Estrela-09-msg - 8/20/09 ਀ഊThe Siege Cooking Contest at the Estrella War in 2009. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: siege-cooking-msg, SC-Outlandish-msg, SC-Potrero-art, SC-Talonvale-msg, cookg-compet-msg, cookg-classes-msg, Mystry-AS-Cmp-art. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊDate: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:58:05 -0700 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䬀愀琀栀氀攀攀渀 䄀 刀漀戀攀爀琀猀∀ 㰀欀愀爀漀戀攀爀琀 愀琀 甀渀洀⸀攀搀甀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] back from war - siege cooking ਀吀漀㨀 匀䌀䄀ⴀ䌀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀戀愀挀欀 栀漀洀攀 猀愀昀攀 愀渀搀 猀漀甀渀搀Ⰰ 琀栀漀 琀栀攀 瘀攀栀椀挀氀攀 栀愀搀 椀琀猀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀ഊcoming home... (another mechanic's child gets to go to ਀挀漀氀氀攀最攀℀⤀ഊ ਀愀渀礀栀漀漀Ⰰ 猀椀攀最攀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最 眀愀猀 最爀攀愀琀⸀   瘀攀爀礀 挀栀愀氀氀攀渀最椀渀最⸀ഊcongratulations to the cooks of artemesia on their win. ਀琀栀攀 漀甀琀氀愀渀搀猀 挀愀洀攀 椀渀 猀攀挀漀渀搀Ⰰ 昀漀氀氀漀眀攀搀 戀礀 愀琀攀渀瘀攀氀搀琀⸀  挀愀椀搀ഊdid not mount a team. ਀ഊour team consisted of two experienced cooks (Gwen-Cat and ਀洀礀猀攀氀昀⤀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 椀渀琀攀爀洀攀搀椀愀琀攀 ⠀氀愀搀礀 愀甀爀椀愀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀眀漀 眀漀渀搀攀爀昀甀氀ഊnovices (lord cedric and lord tyron). ya gotta learn some ਀琀椀洀攀℀  漀甀爀 搀椀猀眀愀猀栀攀爀 愀渀搀 樀甀搀最攀 攀砀琀爀愀漀爀搀椀渀愀椀爀攀 ⠀挀漀甀渀琀攀猀猀ഊclaudia and mistress aldyth respectively) were fantastic. ਀氀漀爀搀 挀攀搀爀椀挀 栀愀搀 戀甀椀氀琀 栀椀猀 瘀攀爀礀 漀眀渀 戀攀攀栀椀瘀攀 漀瘀攀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊcamp of the college of st. golias, and it was used to full ਀挀愀瀀愀挀椀琀礀⸀ഊ ਀眀攀 最漀琀 愀 昀攀眀 椀渀最爀攀搀椀攀渀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀琀礀洀椀攀搀 甀猀 ⠀眀栀礀Ⰰ 漀 眀栀礀 搀漀 眀攀ഊoutlanders have such a problem with farm raised venison? ਀瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 漀甀爀 猀琀愀氀眀愀爀琀 栀甀渀琀攀爀猀 栀愀瘀攀 甀猀 猀瀀漀椀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀ഊwild stuff!) ਀ഊso here is a listing of ingredients and what we made for a ਀刀甀猀猀椀愀渀 ⠀℀⤀ 琀栀攀洀攀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀椀 琀栀椀渀欀 椀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 爀椀最栀琀⸀⸀⸀ 椀昀 渀漀琀Ⰰ 䜀眀攀渀ⴀ䌀愀琀 漀爀 䄀氀搀礀琀栀 挀愀渀ഊcorrect me on the positioning. 8) we got more herbs than ਀愀渀礀漀渀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 椀洀愀最椀渀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 甀渀甀猀甀愀氀 椀渀最爀攀搀椀攀渀琀猀ഊ(kefir, kasha). unfortunately, i can no longer remember ਀眀栀椀挀栀 搀椀猀栀 琀栀攀 猀瀀愀攀琀稀氀攀 愀挀挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀攀搀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀挀愀椀氀琀攀ഊ ਀吀䠀䔀 䤀一䜀刀䔀䐀䤀䔀一吀匀㨀ഊ ਀嘀攀渀椀猀漀渀 䰀漀椀渀ഊPork Tenderloin ਀ഊCarrots ਀吀甀爀渀椀瀀猀ഊOnions ਀䈀攀攀琀猀ഊRadishes ਀䌀愀戀戀愀最攀ഊ ਀䘀氀漀甀爀 ⠀甀渀戀氀攀愀挀栀攀搀 眀栀攀愀琀⤀ഊEggs ਀䈀甀琀琀攀爀 ⠀㄀ 瀀漀甀渀搀℀⤀ഊKefir (i thought it was buttermilk) ਀嘀椀渀攀最愀爀 ⠀愀瀀瀀氀攀 挀椀搀攀爀⤀ഊMead ਀䠀漀渀攀礀ഊ ਀倀爀甀渀攀猀ഊ ਀䘀爀攀猀栀 猀愀最攀ഊFresh mint ਀䘀爀攀猀栀 戀愀礀ഊFresh dill ਀ഊBlack pepper (fine ground) ਀圀栀椀琀攀 瀀攀瀀瀀攀爀 ⠀昀椀渀攀 最爀漀甀渀搀 ⴀ 栀愀搀 甀猀 猀琀甀洀瀀攀搀 愀 戀椀琀⤀ഊCaraway ਀䘀攀渀渀攀氀ഊAnise ਀䌀甀洀椀渀ഊGround Clove ਀䜀爀漀甀渀搀 䌀椀渀渀愀洀漀渀ഊThyme ਀刀漀猀攀洀愀爀礀ഊSalt ਀ഊfrom the pantry ਀渀漀琀 洀甀挀栀 琀漀 瀀椀挀欀 昀爀漀洀⸀⸀⸀  爀礀攀 昀氀漀甀爀 愀渀搀 夀䔀匀℀ 洀漀爀攀 ഊprunes!!!! ਀ഊ ਀吀䠀䔀 䘀伀伀䐀㨀ഊ ਀䘀椀爀猀琀 䌀漀甀爀猀攀 ⴀ 刀攀氀椀猀栀 琀爀愀礀 愀渀搀 䈀爀攀愀搀猀ഊ ਀嘀攀渀椀猀漀渀 琀愀爀琀愀爀攀ഊPickled turnips (cloves) ਀倀椀挀欀氀攀搀 戀攀攀琀猀 ⠀戀愀礀⤀ഊPickled eggs (bay) ਀倀椀挀欀氀攀搀 挀愀爀爀漀琀猀 ⠀挀愀爀愀眀愀礀⤀ഊRadishes (not pickled) 8) ਀䬀愀猀栀愀 戀爀攀愀搀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀攀搀猀 ⠀昀攀渀渀攀氀Ⰰ 挀愀爀愀眀愀礀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⤀ഊPrune filled kollach style bread ਀䈀甀琀琀攀爀ഊSalt ਀圀愀琀攀爀 昀氀愀瘀漀爀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 洀椀渀琀Ⰰ 瘀椀渀攀最愀爀 愀渀搀 栀漀渀攀礀ഊ ਀匀攀挀漀渀搀 䌀漀甀爀猀攀 ⴀ 倀漀爀欀ഊ ਀倀漀爀欀 猀琀甀昀昀攀搀 挀愀戀戀愀最攀 椀渀 愀 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀 戀爀漀琀栀ഊ ਀刀漀愀猀琀 栀漀渀攀礀攀搀 猀愀最攀 瀀漀爀欀 猀琀甀昀昀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 瀀爀甀渀攀猀ഊRoast carrots ਀匀瀀愀攀琀稀氀攀 ⠀㼀⤀ഊ ਀䄀 戀椀琀 漀昀 洀攀愀搀 琀漀 挀氀攀愀爀 琀栀攀 瀀愀氀愀琀攀ഊ ਀吀栀椀爀搀 䌀漀甀爀猀攀 ⴀ 嘀攀渀椀猀漀渀ഊ ਀嘀攀渀椀猀漀渀⼀琀甀爀渀椀瀀 爀漀甀氀愀搀攀猀 椀渀 愀 洀攀愀搀 愀渀搀 栀漀渀攀礀 最氀愀稀攀ഊCandied beets and carrots ਀ഊVenison cubes marinated in kefir with kefir/dill sauce ਀䬀愀猀栀愀 眀椀琀栀 漀渀椀漀渀猀 猀愀甀琀攀搀 椀渀 戀甀琀琀攀爀ഊ( I do believe this was the hit of the day) ਀ഊDessert - Prun-iliciousness ਀ഊBlini (rye and wheat blend) ਀倀爀甀渀攀猀 ⠀眀栀漀氀攀⤀ 猀琀攀眀攀搀 椀渀 洀攀愀搀Ⰰ 挀椀渀渀愀洀漀渀Ⰰ 挀氀漀瘀攀猀 愀渀搀 栀漀渀攀礀ഊWarm spiced mead ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㈀㈀ 䘀攀戀 ㈀　　㤀 ㄀㌀㨀㐀　㨀㐀㔀 ⴀ　㜀　　ഊFrom: "Kathleen A Roberts" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 戀愀挀欀 昀爀漀洀 眀愀爀 ⴀ 猀椀攀最攀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊ Stefan li Rous wrote: ਀㰀㰀㰀 䌀愀椀氀琀攀 猀愀椀搀㨀ഊThis was at the recent Estrella War, right? >>> ਀ഊyes. ਀ഊ<<< Was each kingdom limited to a single team each? >>> ਀ഊyes, one team per kingdom, and if a kingdom does not mount ਀愀 琀攀愀洀Ⰰ 愀 眀椀氀搀 挀愀爀搀 琀攀愀洀 挀愀渀 挀漀洀攀 椀渀⸀ഊ ਀㰀㰀㰀 圀栀愀琀 搀漀 礀漀甀 洀攀愀渀 礀漀甀 栀愀搀 愀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀愀爀洀 爀愀椀猀攀搀 㸀㸀㸀ഊ ਀椀琀 眀愀猀 猀漀 洀椀氀搀⸀   眀攀 瀀漀欀攀搀 椀琀Ⰰ 猀渀椀昀昀攀搀 椀琀Ⰰ 挀甀琀 漀昀昀 愀渀 ഊcooked a little piece, even tasted the blood. we thought ਀椀琀 眀愀猀 戀攀攀昀 琀攀渀搀攀爀氀漀椀渀 椀琀 眀愀猀 猀漀 洀椀氀搀⸀ഊ ਀挀愀椀氀琀攀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:14:12 -0700 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䐀攀戀漀爀愀栀 䠀愀洀洀漀渀猀 㰀洀椀猀琀爀攀猀猀愀氀搀礀琀栀 愀琀 最洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] back from war - siege cooking ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䴀礀 眀愀礀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 ㈀ 挀攀渀琀猀㨀ഊI have been fortunate to be the Outlands judge for all 4 years. Each year ਀栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 愀 氀攀愀爀渀椀渀最 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 昀漀爀  琀栀攀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最 琀攀愀洀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 樀甀搀最攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀ഊperiod encampment. I still cringe at the title of Siege cooking, rather ਀琀栀愀渀 䌀漀洀戀愀琀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䔀猀琀爀攀氀氀愀 挀漀洀瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀⸀  䤀 昀攀攀氀 猀琀爀漀渀最氀礀 椀渀 愀ഊsiege situation you are intimately familiar with your larder and should not ਀栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀最爀攀搀椀攀渀琀猀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 最椀瘀攀渀⸀  䤀渀 愀 挀漀洀戀愀琀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最ഊsituation (Iron Chef) it is more important to do the identifying. ਀ഊThe judging forms have changed every year. This year they used the one from ਀琀栀攀 匀漀甀琀栀攀爀渀 䌀爀甀猀愀搀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 漀戀猀琀愀挀氀攀猀㨀ഊ ਀䐀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 渀漀琀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀猀 愀爀攀 最爀愀搀攀搀 氀漀眀攀爀 椀昀 椀琀 椀猀 渀漀琀ഊprovided. ਀ഊHeavy consideration is given to presentation, ambiance, and sanitation. ਀䠀愀渀搀 眀愀猀栀椀渀最 攀瘀攀渀 椀昀 椀琀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 搀攀洀漀渀猀琀爀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 愀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀ഊand place. Forks or no forks. ਀ഊI am going to try and send a better judging form for them to use next year. ਀䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀渀攀昀椀琀 昀爀漀洀 猀攀攀椀渀最 琀栀漀猀攀 昀漀爀洀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀ഊcompetition so they know just what they need to accomplish in each area. It ਀栀愀猀 琀漀 戀攀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 最漀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 圀漀眀 琀漀 䔀搀椀戀氀攀⸀  䄀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 搀漀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀ഊdecide if they want a documentable re creation of food, or seat of the pants ਀挀漀漀欀椀渀最⸀ഊ ਀䄀氀搀礀琀栀ഊ ਀䄀渀搀 䌀愀椀氀琀攀Ⰰ 椀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀愀琀 戀爀攀愀搀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 戀甀挀欀眀栀攀愀琀 最爀漀愀琀猀 椀渀 椀琀⸀ഊ Pretty Please? ਀ഊOn Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Susan Fox wrote: ਀㰀㰀㰀 䘀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 漀渀攀 琀栀爀攀愀搀 栀攀爀攀⸀  䌀漀渀最爀愀琀甀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瘀椀挀琀漀爀猀 漀昀ഊSiege Cookery! I have judged it before and hoo doggies, that is a LOT of ਀眀漀爀欀 愀渀搀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀 琀漀 搀攀挀椀搀攀 愀洀漀渀最猀琀 攀瘀攀渀 琀眀漀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ഊ Three were nearly impossible, and I had to say I was relived that no other ਀欀椀渀最搀漀洀猀 攀渀琀攀爀攀搀⸀  嬀圀攀 搀椀搀 挀漀洀攀 甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀 䤀渀琀攀爀ⴀ䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 匀琀甀瀀椀搀 倀攀攀爀ഊTrick... but that's another story.] >>> ਀ഊ ਀䔀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀⸀ 䠀愀爀爀椀猀ऀ匀䌀ⴀ䔀猀琀爀攀氀愀ⴀ　㤀ⴀ洀猀最ऀ倀愀最攀 㐀 漀昀 㔀ഊ ਊ