fd-kitch-staf-msg - 10/23/08
Feeding your kitchen staff.
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Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:39:10 -0600
From: "Kathleen A Roberts" <karobert at unm.edu>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] kitchen tips
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:30:43 -0700
Lilinah <lilinah at earthlink.net> wrote:
<<< I have a question - does the food for the kitchen
helpers come out of the feast budget, or is the Feast
Cook supposed to front the money or are the helpers
supposed to pitch in for pizza or Chinese delivery? >>>
It comes out of my pocket. it's part of my thank you to
the crew.
cailte
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:22:56 -0700
From: Dragon <dragon at crimson-dragon.com>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] kitchen tips
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Lilinah did speak thusly:
I have a question - does the food for the kitchen helpers come out
of the feast budget, or is the Feast Cook supposed to front the
money or are the helpers supposed to pitch in for pizza or Chinese delivery?
I've never had money to spare to spend on lunch for my helpers. I
usually recommend they eat breakfast and bring a lunch for
themselves. I do make sure they can eat the feast dinner.
So I'm wondering how it's done in other kingdoms.
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I can't speak on how anyone else does it even within my own kingdom...
But when I can come in under budget on a feast, I try to use a part
of the left over money to feed the cooks lunch.
If not, I usually collaborate with one or more of the other cooks to
provide something. When we did 12th Night in Dreiburgen this past
January, I provided a ham and Maggie MacDonald made a big pot of
vegetable and barley soup with some home baked bread.
We then required that everyone take a break and eat something.
Whether they ate what we provided or got their own, the break was
mandatory. There will be no fainting in any of my kitchens.
Dragon
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:04:28 +1200
From: Antonia Calvo <ladyadele at paradise.net.nz>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] kitchen tips
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Lilinah wrote:
<<< I have a question - does the food for the kitchen helpers come out of
the feast budget, or is the Feast Cook supposed to front the money or
are the helpers supposed to pitch in for pizza or Chinese delivery?
I've never had money to spare to spend on lunch for my helpers. I
usually recommend they eat breakfast and bring a lunch for themselves.
I do make sure they can eat the feast dinner.
So i'm wondering how it's done in other kingdoms. >>>
I've never had pizza or Chinese food delivered, and I'd have to say
that's a bit extravagant.
At an event where there's lunch served, I get some chocolate and other
snacks and some cold drinks. At events where lunch is not served, I get
some bread, cold cuts, cheese, fruit, etc., for lunch. It comes out of
the feast budget.
--
Antonia di Benedetto Calvo
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:00:05 -0500
From: "Terry Decker" <t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] kitchen tips
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
In recent years, I usually run up a batch of cinnamon rolls for my breakfast
and for any early morning workers that are up and about. The flour comes
from the overage I allow for the feast. The spices come from my kit. I
don't worry about lunch, as I usually don't eat it. And I try to feed my
help and service their supper from the feast budget.
Bear
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:50:46 -0700
From: "Maggie MacD." <maggie5 at cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] kitchen tips
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
At 02:22 PM 8/20/2008,Dragon said something like:
<<< If not, I usually collaborate with one or more of the other cooks to
provide something. When we did 12th Night in Dreiburgen this past January,
I provided a ham and Maggie MacDonald made a big pot of vegetable and
barley soup with some home baked bread.
We then required that everyone take a break and eat something. Whether
they ate what we provided or got their own, the break was mandatory. There
will be no fainting in any of my kitchens.
Dragon >>>
My part of the expense on this was < $5. The ham was probably on the
post-christmas sales, thus it was also "quite a bargain" (PROBABLY).
And -having- to sit down and eat was a very smart/good thing for Dragon to
insist on. When dinner came on we weren't bug-eyed and twitching, but
mostly (MOSTLY) relaxed and ready to get things going.
Maggie
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:57:15 -0400
From: "Elaine Koogler" <kiridono at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] kitchen tips
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
On the topic of feeding our staff...normally, I provide "munchies" for my
staff, but the autocrat for the last Middle Eastern feast knew that Phillip
and I were having some financial difficulties, so she allowed funds to cover
this in the money I was given for feast. I did have to account for that
money just as I did for feast expenditures. It'd be 'way cool if the idea
continued!
Kiri
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