Martyrs-Feast-art - 9/2/99 A review of the Feast of the Martyrs held at the Kingdom Arts and Sciences event in Kingdom of Meridies in the Barony of the South Downs (Atlanta, GA) NOTE: See also the files: feasts-msg, feast-ideas-msg, headcooks-msg, p-menus-msg, ill-fd-feast-art, feast-decor-msg, feast-menus-msg. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This file is a collection of various messages having a common theme that I have collected from my reading of the various computer networks. Some messages date back to 1989, some may be as recent as yesterday. This file is part of a collection of files called Stefan's Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org I have done a limited amount of editing. Messages having to do with separate topics were sometimes split into different files and sometimes extraneous information was removed. For instance, the message IDs were removed to save space and remove clutter. The comments made in these messages are not necessarily my viewpoints. I make no claims as to the accuracy of the information given by the individual authors. Please respect the time and efforts of those who have written these messages. The copyright status of these messages is unclear at this time. If information is published from these messages, please give credit to the originator(s). Thank you, Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous Stefan at florilegium.org ************************************************************************ Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 01:32:24 -0400 From: Christine A Seelye-King Subject: SC - Fw: [SD] Feast of the Martyrs Thought I'd send this third-party review of a feast I was involved in this weekend to the list. Comments in the [ ]'s are mine. My dish was the Rice St. Agatha. Christianna - --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Maxwell, Bambi" To: "'southdowns at egroups.com'" Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:56:30 -0500 Subject: [SD] Feast of the Martyrs Good gentles of the list, greetings! Those who could not attend Kingdom Arts and Sciences this weekend or who left the event before feast on Sunday, heed now this account of Chef Cotehardee and the wondrous Feast of the Martyrs! Sunday afternoon, in the presence of Their Royal Majesties, His Excellency the Baron of South Downs bade all still on site to enjoy the feast as largesse of the barony, regardless of whether they held feast tokens. The hall was prepared and all were seated. Good Christians passed the interval before feast in contemplation of the martyrs; their study was aided by trading cards of the saints supplied by The Honourable Lord Conmaol O'Maolmhoicheirghe. [The trading cards were hotly sought after the feast was over, I overheard one lady saying "I've got two Virgins and I only need one!"] At only a few moments past the appointed hour, Chef Cotehardee dispatched his retainers into the hall to serve the feast. Master Cathal announced each course with appropriate solemnity. The servers first brought forth trays of cheese and bread. Spokes of bright cheddar arrayed around Provolone in the center of each tray betokened St. Katherine's wheel. [St. Katherine's Wheel of Cheese] The stoned meal of the bread represented St. Stephen. Next came forth heads on platters, reminding all of St. John the Baptist. Each head (of lettuce) stood in a pool of blood (French dressing). [St. John the Baptist's Head of Lettuce Salad] Master Cathal, keeping everyone abreast of the progress of the chef's crew, then announced a titillating dish in honor of St. Agatha: twin mounds of rice, artfully sprinkled with paprika on top and garnished with a small scoop of poppy seeds in the center of each mound. [My favorite comment from the crowd - "A perky little dish"] Along with St. Agatha's rice came onions, mushrooms and zucchini slices skewered in memory of St. Sebastian. Unlike St. Sebastian, the vegetables had been grilled after they were pierced. Chef Cotehardee then presented his tribute to St. Valentine: baked chicken clubs (drumsticks). [Valentine was beaten with clubs during his persecution.] Next came forth ripe olives stuffed with cream cheese. The hardier souls among us were invited to imagine St. Lucy's eyes. [It was actually provolone, and it did bring up some textural images that could have been eyeballs] With the next course we all became persecutors of the faithful. The servers brought out platters of gingerbread martyrs to be dipped in pitch (Hershey's chocolate syrup). Rumors swept the hall that our beloved queen and the tanista of Gleann Abhean were devising savage deaths for the martyrs, and this news cheered the populace, as none present was without guilt. [Their Majesties were spearing the martyrs with the bamboo skewers, dripping 'pitch' from their wounds, and holding them over candles to toast them, perhaps waiting for them to confess or repent...] Master Cathal then announced a surpise course of spinach and hard-boiled eggs. I grieve to confess that I cannot remember the saint associated with this delicious dish. [It was Spinach Kent. It was for Beckett, and the {rather loose, IMO} association with the saint was that the spinach was chopped and creamed ;P. The hors d'oerve spears through the boiled eggs was a nice touch, though] At last came the course that all had eagerly awaited since day before, when the chef's minion, Lord Damon, tortured all in camp with the divine aroma of ribs barbecuing on an outdoor grill. Chef Cotehardee presented these ribs in reverence of St. Laurence. [That's my boy! He is proud to tell that his grilling is AoA award winning BBQ! He'll be cooking for the Meridian party this year at Pennsic again, by the way ;) ] Finally Master Cathal, armed with a fire extinguisher, led from the kitchen all of the chef's helpers bearing the piece de resistance, a course in honor of St. Joan of Arc. As the populace watched in awe, cherries representing the Maid of Orleans were flamed with brandy. The tasty result was served over late-period gelatto. [Vanilla ice-cream] His Royal Majesty, wishing to pay compliments to the author of so grand a feast, sent to the kitchen for Chef Cotehardee. Alas, the chef was not to be found. In his absence, the populace saluted his helpers: Lord Conmaol and Donya Ximena, Mistress Rhiannon, Mistress Christianna, Lady Tara, Lord Damon, Lady Victoria, Lady Emma and many others. [Actually, Cotehardee and the whole idea for the feast were a large Baronial Brain Fart at a local restaurant after a meeting about a month ago. With no volunteers for Sunday night's feast, it just sort of fell together....] Thus the lives and deaths of the martyrs were celebrated, and the populace presented with food for thought! Respectfully, Bride Albanach It was a great feast. We didn't even know what the order of service was until it was going out, but everyone did a single dish, and we didn't even trip over each other much. It was very much a 'seat of our pants' production. The accolades we got included "The most fun I've ever had at a feast!". And for all the clowning around, it was a very tasty repast, too. Christianna Edited by Mark S. Harris Martyrs-Feast-art Page 3 of 3