feast-ideas-msg - 12/26/09 ਀ഊIdeas for SCA Feasts. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: feasts-msg, feast-serving-msg, feast-decor-msg, p-menus-msg, p-feasts-msg, prim-sit-fsts-msg, fst-entertain-msg, feast-decor-msg. ਀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************************************************************************ ਀ഊFrom: DICKSNR at qucdn.queensu.ca (Heather Fraser) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㈀㔀 一漀瘀 㤀㄀  㐀㨀㐀㘀㨀   䜀䴀吀ഊOrganization: The Internet ਀ഊGreetings to the Rialto from Sarra Graeham, courtesy of Lord Angus: ਀ഊI am sure that there are many of you out there listening to this discus- ਀猀椀漀渀 漀渀 洀愀欀椀渀最 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 眀栀漀 愀爀攀 椀渀搀攀攀搀 猀椀琀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀爀攀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 琀漀ഊyourselves, "Self, it's okay for Cariadoc and Sarra to say that it's easy ਀琀漀 洀愀欀攀 愀甀琀栀攀渀琀椀挀 昀攀愀猀琀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 䰀愀甀爀攀氀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 愀爀挀愀渀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀猀ഊwhen it comes to such things, and a mere mortal like me and the rest of my ਀猀栀椀爀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 渀攀瘀攀爀 搀漀 猀甀挀栀 愀 琀栀椀渀最℀∀  㨀ⴀ⠀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀 眀愀猀 愀 瀀漀猀琀 昀爀漀洀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 ⠀猀漀爀爀礀Ⰰ 昀漀爀最攀琀 琀栀攀 渀愀洀攀⤀ 搀攀琀愀椀氀椀渀最ഊhow he and his shire of Newbys produced an authentic feast without any ਀琀爀漀甀戀氀攀 愀琀 愀氀氀⸀  䰀攀琀 洀攀 愀搀搀 洀礀 瘀漀椀挀攀 琀漀 栀椀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 漀甀爀 䌀愀渀琀漀渀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀ഊthirty people in the SCA for two years or less, plus one Laurel and three ਀漀琀栀攀爀 漀氀搀琀椀洀攀爀猀Ⰰ 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀 琀眀漀 愀甀琀栀攀渀琀椀挀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 愀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰ 愀氀洀漀猀琀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 甀猀椀渀最ഊa first time Head Cook and kitchen staff who've never worked an SCA feast ਀戀攀昀漀爀攀 ⠀搀甀攀 琀漀 琀攀洀瀀攀爀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 眀攀 漀氀搀琀椀洀攀爀猀 眀漀渀✀琀 最漀 渀攀愀爀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀Ⰰ 猀漀 眀攀ഊhave to recruit cooks. Ask Lord Gaerhun o Gwynedd, who frequents the ਀刀椀愀氀琀漀 眀栀攀渀 栀椀猀 琀栀攀猀椀猀 愀氀氀漀眀猀Ⰰ 愀戀漀甀琀 栀漀眀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀欀猀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 栀攀 眀愀猀 漀甀爀 氀愀猀琀ഊsucker, er, victim, er, well, he cooked the last feast! :-) And a fine ਀漀渀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀Ⰰ 琀漀漀℀⤀  䤀渀 昀愀挀琀Ⰰ 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 䤀 漀昀琀攀渀 瀀爀攀昀攀爀 琀漀 眀漀爀欀 眀椀琀栀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀椀洀攀ഊHead Cooks, because they don't come with the preconception that medieval ਀挀漀漀欀椀渀最 椀猀 椀渀栀攀爀攀渀琀氀礀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀⸀ഊ ਀夀攀猀Ⰰ 漀甀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 搀漀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 戀攀渀攀昀椀琀 漀昀 戀攀椀渀最 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 挀漀渀猀甀氀琀 愀 䰀愀甀爀攀氀ഊwhose third skill is cooking, but I can tell you over the net what I tell ਀琀栀攀洀 椀渀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀⸀  ⠀䘀椀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 栀攀爀攀 椀琀 挀漀洀攀猀㨀  吀栀攀 猀攀挀爀攀琀℀  㨀ⴀ⤀ഊ ਀䜀攀琀 漀渀攀 漀爀 洀漀爀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 戀漀漀欀猀 ⠀䤀 眀椀氀氀 爀愀渀欀 琀栀攀洀 椀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀ഊusefulness to us in the past): ਀     䠀椀攀愀琀琀 愀渀搀 䈀甀琀氀攀爀Ⰰ 开倀氀攀礀渀 䐀攀氀椀琀开Ⰰ 唀⸀ 漀昀 吀漀爀漀渀琀漀 倀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㜀㘀⸀ഊ L. J. Sass, _To the King's Taste_, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. ਀     䐀愀瘀椀搀 䘀爀椀攀搀洀愀渀Ⰰ 开䴀椀猀挀攀氀氀愀渀礀开Ⰰ 瀀爀椀瘀愀琀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ Katrine de Baille du Chat, _To Cook Forsoothly_, Raymond's Quiet ਀        倀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㜀㤀⸀  ⠀䤀琀✀猀 渀漀琀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 猀漀甀爀挀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀 栀愀猀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 䌀愀爀椀愀ⴀഊ doc's early recipes and also some from Apecius, so as long as you ਀        愀瘀漀椀搀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀愀礀Ⰰ ∀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 樀甀猀琀 愀猀 最漀漀搀 愀猀 愀 爀攀愀氀 洀攀搀椀攀ⴀഊ val recipe," you'll be all right.) ਀䌀漀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀 䠀椀攀愀琀琀 栀愀猀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 戀漀漀欀 漀甀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 渀愀洀攀 攀猀挀愀瀀攀猀 洀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀 椀猀 瀀甀琀ഊtogether the same way as Pleyn Delit, and I am told it is as good. Pleyn ਀䐀攀氀椀琀 椀猀 椀渀 瀀爀椀渀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䤀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 吀漀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最✀猀 吀愀猀琀攀 栀愀猀 樀甀猀琀 挀漀洀攀 漀甀琀 椀渀ഊa new edition (I got my copy from Medieval Miscellania). I suggest E-mail ਀琀漀 䐀愀瘀椀搀 䘀爀椀攀搀洀愀渀 椀昀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 栀椀猀 䴀椀猀挀攀氀氀愀渀礀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 最漀漀搀 昀漀爀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀ഊjust cooking. ਀ഊAll the books I have recommended here use actual medieval recipes as their ਀戀愀猀椀猀⸀  吀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀 栀愀瘀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 琀攀猀琀攀搀 攀愀挀栀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 愀ഊmodern recipe with ingredient lists and modern-style instructions using ਀琀栀攀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 愀猀 愀 戀愀猀攀⸀  一漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 戀漀漀欀猀 愀爀攀 愀渀礀 栀愀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 甀猀攀ഊthan _The Joy of Cooking_, and you can't go far wrong because the medieval ਀爀攀挀椀瀀攀 椀猀 最椀瘀攀渀 愀戀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 漀渀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 挀漀洀瀀愀爀攀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀猀攀氀昀⸀ഊIf the book you want to use does not quote the exact source for its re- ਀挀椀瀀攀 ⠀瀀爀攀昀攀爀愀戀氀礀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 最椀瘀攀渀 爀椀最栀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀最攀⤀Ⰰഊthen don't use that recipe; who knows what is being perpetrated on you! ਀ഊOkay, now, use these books to plan your feast. Except for bread (which ਀猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 㔀 ─ 眀栀漀氀攀 眀栀攀愀琀 愀渀搀⼀漀爀 洀椀砀攀搀 最爀愀椀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 搀漀甀戀琀ഊthey used butter as a spread), don't cook anything that you can't find a ਀爀攀挀椀瀀攀 昀漀爀 椀渀 漀渀攀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 戀漀漀欀猀⸀  吀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 攀愀猀椀攀猀琀 眀愀礀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀ഊnothing modern (like potatoes, green peppers, or vanilla) creeps in by ਀愀挀挀椀搀攀渀琀⸀  䤀昀 礀漀甀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀 昀漀爀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 最攀琀 愀 昀攀攀氀椀渀最 昀漀爀 眀栀愀琀 椀猀ഊor isn't medieval in character, and you will be less likely to go for ਀猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 琀漀琀愀氀氀礀 漀甀琀 漀昀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 椀琀 眀漀渀✀琀 ∀琀愀猀琀攀 爀椀最栀琀∀⸀ഊ ਀䰀愀猀琀 猀琀攀瀀㨀  䄀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 洀漀渀琀栀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 最攀琀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 愀 戀甀渀挀栀 漀昀ഊfriends and the recipes you've chosen. Make everything you plan to serve, ਀攀砀愀挀琀氀礀 琀栀攀 眀愀礀 礀漀甀 瀀氀愀渀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 椀琀⸀  吀栀攀渀 猀椀琀 搀漀眀渀 愀渀搀 攀愀琀 椀琀⸀  䄀氀氀 琀栀攀ഊbooks I've recommended are full of wonderful recipes, but some are better ਀琀栀愀渀 漀琀栀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀琀 椀猀 甀渀眀椀猀攀 琀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀 琀栀椀渀最猀 琀漀 礀漀甀爀 最甀攀猀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀ഊwouldn't eat yourself. Many feast disasters could have been avoided if ਀琀栀攀礀 栀愀搀 樀甀猀琀 琀爀椀攀搀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 椀渀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀䌀漀渀最爀愀琀甀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀℀  夀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 樀甀猀琀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 愀 眀漀渀搀攀爀昀甀氀 昀攀愀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 樀甀猀琀 愀猀ഊeasy as any SCA feast, and more authentic than 95% of the feasts I have ਀攀愀琀攀渀⸀ഊ ਀䤀琀 椀猀 眀漀爀琀栀 瀀漀椀渀琀椀渀最 漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 椀猀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 猀栀漀爀琀 猀琀攀瀀 昀爀漀洀 眀栀愀琀 䤀✀洀 猀甀最ⴀഊgesting here to working with primary sources. Comparison of the original ਀爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 椀渀 倀氀攀礀渀 䐀攀氀椀琀 ⠀琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 漀昀 洀礀 猀攀挀漀渀搀愀爀礀 猀漀甀爀挀攀猀⤀ 眀椀氀氀 昀爀攀焀甀攀渀琀氀礀ഊshow disparities between what the medieval and modern recipes tell you to ਀搀漀⸀  伀渀攀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀Ⰰ 倀漀爀欀 椀渀 倀攀瀀瀀攀爀 匀愀甀挀攀Ⰰ 栀愀猀 琀栀攀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 洀愀欀攀 愀 爀漀愀猀琀ഊwith sauce, while the medieval recipe is clearly a stew! With a sense of ਀眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 琀愀猀琀攀 氀椀欀攀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 琀爀礀 洀愀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 琀栀愀琀ഊHieatt and Butler quote, without yet hitting the library for other books. ਀圀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 昀攀攀氀 挀漀渀昀椀搀攀渀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀愀琀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 琀爀礀 眀漀爀欀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 琀爀愀渀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀猀ഊof actual medieval books; two that I have used and liked are _Two 15th C. ਀䌀漀漀欀攀爀礀 䈀漀漀欀猀开Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䠀椀攀愀琀琀 愀渀搀 䈀甀琀氀攀爀✀猀 开䌀甀爀礀攀 漀渀 䤀渀最氀礀猀挀栀开Ⰰ 愀 挀漀洀瀀椀氀愀琀椀漀渀ഊof 14th C. cookbooks (the title means "Cookery in English", showing how ਀洀甀挀栀 漀昀 愀渀 漀搀搀椀琀礀 挀漀漀欀攀爀礀 戀漀漀欀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瘀攀爀渀愀挀甀氀愀爀 眀攀爀攀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀椀洀攀⤀⸀ഊCurye on Inglysch also has several pages of 14th C. menus that are more ਀洀漀搀攀猀琀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀 刀椀挀栀愀爀搀 䤀䤀 䌀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀 䘀攀愀猀琀 洀攀渀甀 礀漀甀 琀礀瀀椀挀愀氀氀礀 猀攀攀⸀ഊ ਀     匀愀爀爀愀 䜀爀愀攀栀愀洀Ⰰ 䌀愀渀琀漀渀 漀昀 䜀爀攀礀昀攀氀氀猀    簀  䠀攀愀琀栀攀爀 䘀爀愀猀攀爀ഊ Barony of the Skraeling Althing | Kingston, Ontario, CANADA ਀     倀爀椀渀挀椀瀀愀氀椀琀礀 漀昀 䔀愀氀搀漀爀洀攀爀攀Ⰰ 䴀椀搀爀攀愀氀洀  簀  挀⼀漀 搀椀挀欀猀渀爀 愀琀 焀甀挀搀渀⸀焀甀攀攀渀猀甀⸀挀愀ഊ ਀ഊA feast to forget ਀㄀㄀ 䘀攀戀 㤀㈀ ഊFrom: asparrow at cs.umr.edu (Lynde d'Eath) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊOrganization: University of Missouri - Rolla ਀ഊGreetings from Callanish in Calontir. ਀ഊThe following article is not a pretty one, but ਀漀渀攀 䤀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀栀椀爀攀 昀攀攀氀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 猀攀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀伀渀 䘀攀戀 ㈀Ⰰ 猀椀砀 漀昀 甀猀 昀爀漀洀 䌀愀氀氀愀渀椀猀栀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀搀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀⸀ഊThe event was a lot of fun, but the feast had some serious ਀瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀⸀  伀渀攀 漀昀 漀甀爀 渀甀洀戀攀爀Ⰰ 愀 ㄀ ⴀ礀攀愀爀 瘀攀琀攀爀攀渀 愀渀搀 猀甀爀瘀椀瘀漀爀ഊof some very memorable feasts, said it had to be the worst ਀猀栀攀 栀愀搀 攀瘀攀爀 攀愀琀攀渀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 洀攀渀甀 眀愀猀 愀氀洀漀猀琀 攀渀琀椀爀攀氀礀 眀栀漀氀攀 最爀愀椀渀⸀  吀栀攀礀 搀椀搀 猀攀爀瘀攀ഊchicken (1 bird for 8 people) and some roast beef (not bad). ਀䈀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 㐀ⴀ㔀 漀琀栀攀爀 搀椀猀栀攀猀Ⰰ 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 猀漀爀琀猀 漀昀ഊgrain. ਀ഊThe problems with this menu: ਀㄀⤀ 漀甀爀 栀攀愀爀琀猀 洀愀礀 戀攀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 戀甀琀 漀甀爀 搀椀最攀猀琀椀瘀攀 琀爀愀挀琀猀 愀爀攀ഊnot. Even though I do eat whole grains regularly, this was ਀愀渀 漀瘀攀爀搀漀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀⸀  匀漀洀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 栀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀猀琀椀挀 椀渀琀攀猀琀椀渀攀猀 ⠀洀礀ഊmother, also at the feast), and others are unused to so much roughage. ਀吀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 洀愀渀礀 戀攀氀氀礀愀挀栀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 洀甀挀栀 搀椀愀爀爀栀攀愀 琀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 搀愀礀Ⰰ 洀愀欀椀渀最ഊthe 200+ mile trip home unpleasant at best. ਀ഊ2) At least one of the dishes was burned. When one burns meat, ਀椀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 挀甀琀 愀眀愀礀⸀  圀栀攀渀 愀 猀琀愀爀挀栀 椀猀 戀甀爀渀攀搀Ⰰ 椀琀 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 琀栀爀漀眀渀ഊaway, for the burned taste permeates the entire dish. ਀ഊ3) Another dish was undercooked. Please cook your groats/barley/etc ਀甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 猀漀昀琀⸀  䌀爀甀渀挀栀礀 最爀愀椀渀猀 愀爀攀 昀椀渀攀 昀漀爀 戀爀攀愀欀昀愀猀琀 挀攀爀攀愀氀猀Ⰰഊbut alarming when supposedly cooked. ਀ഊ4) Basic food safety was ignored. The chickens, stuffed with millet, ਀眀攀爀攀 爀漀愀猀琀攀搀 ⠀眀椀琀栀 猀琀甀昀昀椀渀最⤀⸀  吀栀攀渀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 挀栀椀氀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 猀琀甀昀昀椀渀最ഊintact, and reheated with the stuffing still inside. It is a miracle ਀渀漀 漀渀攀 挀漀渀琀爀愀挀琀攀搀 猀愀洀漀渀攀氀氀愀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 愀氀氀 琀栀爀攀攀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 愀爀攀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀ഊdangerous practices. ਀ഊ5) watch your spices! What was edible was almost too highly spiced to be ਀瀀愀氀愀琀愀戀氀攀⸀  吀栀攀 挀漀漀欀猀 搀椀搀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 爀椀挀攀 愀渀搀 戀爀漀挀挀漀氀椀 琀栀愀琀 洀愀搀攀ഊit impossible to eat. Ordinarily, it should be bland. My 14 month old ਀戀爀漀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 攀愀琀猀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最Ⰰ 猀瀀愀琀 琀栀椀猀 漀甀琀 愀猀 琀漀漀 渀愀猀琀礀 琀漀 攀愀琀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀 昀漀爀 戀攀愀爀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 洀礀 爀愀渀琀椀渀最⸀  䴀甀挀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀ഊabout the kitchen comes from Lady Branwen O'win CT. Please, ਀眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀✀爀攀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 搀漀渀✀琀 洀愀欀攀 漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 洀愀欀攀猀 琀栀攀ഊgentry want to visit Pizza Hut afterward. Plan a balanced ਀洀攀愀氀 琀栀愀琀 昀椀琀猀 琀栀攀 琀栀攀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀⸀  倀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀 戀愀猀椀挀ഊfood storage and care. ਀ഊThanks again, ਀䰀礀渀搀攀 搀✀䔀愀琀栀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: kathe1 at juno.com (Kathleen M Everitt) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㄀㌀ 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㄀㐀㨀 㜀㨀㐀  䔀䐀吀ഊSubject: Re: sca-cooks Feast Budget ਀ഊWe do an annual feast of three courses that I cooked for four years in a ਀爀漀眀⸀ 䤀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 椀琀 椀渀 昀漀爀 甀渀搀攀爀 ␀㌀⸀   瀀攀爀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀⸀ 䄀搀搀椀渀最 猀椀琀攀 昀攀攀Ⰰഊinsurance certificate, and prizes for the tourney we tried to keep the ਀攀瘀攀渀琀 挀漀猀琀 琀漀 ␀㜀 漀爀 ␀㠀 瀀攀爀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀⸀ ഊ ਀䤀✀洀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最 愀渀  ∀䄀戀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 匀愀氀琀⼀䈀攀氀漀眀 琀栀攀 匀愀氀琀∀ 昀攀愀猀琀 昀漀爀 猀漀洀攀 琀椀洀攀 渀攀砀琀 猀瀀爀椀渀最⸀ 䤀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 欀攀攀瀀 琀栀攀 䈀攀氀漀眀 琀栀攀 匀愀氀琀 瀀漀爀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀爀攀攀 搀漀氀氀愀爀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀✀洀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀眀愀爀搀 琀漀 猀瀀氀甀爀最椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 愀 眀栀漀氀攀 ␀㘀 漀爀 洀愀礀戀攀 攀瘀攀渀 ␀㜀 瀀攀爀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䄀戀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 匀愀氀琀℀ ⠀䬀攀攀瀀椀渀最 挀漀猀琀猀 搀漀眀渀 昀漀爀 猀琀甀搀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 昀愀洀椀氀椀攀猀 椀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 洀礀 挀爀甀猀愀搀攀猀⸀ 㨀ⴀ⤀⤀ഊ ਀䨀甀氀氀攀爀愀渀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: Cossette ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㄀㈀㨀㄀㔀㨀 㜀 ⴀ 㜀  ഊSubject: SC - Feast themes ਀ഊ Greetings, Mil Lord's and Mil Ladies, ਀ऀ䤀 愀洀 䌀漀猀猀攀琀琀攀 琀栀攀 一椀挀攀Ⰰ 䤀✀洀 昀爀漀洀 愀 猀椀氀氀礀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 戀愀爀漀渀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀椀搀眀攀猀琀攀爀渀 ഊportion of An Tir. I have been on your list for less than a week and I am ਀昀椀渀搀椀渀最 椀琀 瘀攀爀礀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀瘀攀⸀  ഊ I would like to request a topic of discussion. I would like to know ਀眀栀愀琀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 ∀吀栀攀洀攀 昀攀愀猀琀∀ 礀漀甀 最漀漀搀 昀漀氀欀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀漀⸀ ഊ My goal is to discover if anyone on the list has actually done anyone else's ਀吀栀攀洀攀 䘀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ  椀昀  猀漀Ⰰ  䠀漀眀 搀椀搀 椀琀 琀甀爀渀 漀甀琀⸀ 圀栀愀琀 眀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 洀椀猀琀愀欀攀猀 愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 ഊworked really well. Hence, I would like to tap the collective vast wisdom and ਀欀渀漀眀氀攀搀最攀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 最爀攀愀琀 氀椀猀琀⸀ ഊ I'll start. The following are three theme feast I have always wanted ਀琀漀 愀琀琀攀洀瀀琀㨀ഊ1) A three course feast, (We call each course a Remove over here.) set ਀椀渀 漀渀攀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 琀椀洀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀Ⰰ  䔀愀挀栀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀  眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 昀爀漀洀 愀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 ഊgeographical region. For Example: First remove, French, The second remove, ਀䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀栀椀爀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀  洀椀搀搀氀攀 攀愀猀琀攀爀渀⸀ 䨀甀猀琀 昀漀爀 昀甀渀 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 ഊarrange the entertainment to match the geographic area of the removes cuisine. ਀ഊ2) A three remove feast, Set a one specific geographic location, Each ਀爀攀洀漀瘀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 爀攀瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀 愀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 琀椀洀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀  昀漀爀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀㨀 吀栀攀 氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀 眀漀甀氀搀 ഊbe France. Firs remove would be only foods commonly consumed in French in the ਀㄀㈀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀  吀栀攀 匀攀挀漀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 昀漀漀搀 挀漀洀洀漀渀氀礀 挀漀渀猀甀洀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀愀 椀渀 ഊthe 13th century and the third remove would be food commonly consumed in that ਀猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 愀爀攀愀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀ ഊ ਀㌀⤀ ऀ䘀椀渀愀氀氀礀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀漀 愀 ∀䘀甀渀渀礀 䘀漀漀搀 䘀攀愀猀琀∀  䴀漀爀攀 ഊadventurous food, not for timid taste buds. Period food that is not for the ਀瀀愀氀氀攀琀 漀昀 礀漀甀爀 ∀愀瘀攀爀愀最攀∀ 猀琀椀挀欀 樀漀挀欀⸀   吀栀椀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 昀攀愀琀甀爀攀 昀漀漀搀猀 昀爀漀洀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 ഊlands and time periods, that would be a little too daring to serve at a "Normal" ਀昀攀愀猀琀⸀  ഊ Of course It would be specifically well advertised as such. An ਀愀瀀瀀爀漀砀椀洀愀琀攀 洀攀渀甀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 瀀漀猀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 琀椀挀欀攀琀猀⸀  䤀 栀愀瘀攀  愀渀 ഊunderstanding t would be a relatively small feast 25 to 50 max. The ticket ਀瀀爀椀挀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀 戀椀琀 栀椀最栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 渀漀爀洀愀氀 琀漀 愀挀挀漀洀洀漀搀愀琀攀 栀椀最栀攀爀 瀀爀椀挀攀 昀漀漀搀猀 愀渀搀 ഊspices. ਀ऀഊ There you have my three Themes. I would like to know what each of you ਀栀愀猀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀爀礀 愀渀搀 椀昀  礀漀甀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀渀礀漀渀攀✀猀 琀栀攀洀攀 愀渀搀 栀漀眀 搀椀搀 椀琀 琀甀爀渀 ഊout. ਀ऀ吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀 愀氀氀 椀渀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀猀Ⰰ ഊIYS, Cossette the Nice ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀 刀攀搀攀欀攀爀 㰀䌀ⴀ刀攀搀攀欀攀爀 愀琀 洀愀椀氀⸀搀攀挀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊDate: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 16:02:09 -0400 ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀攀愀猀琀 琀栀攀洀攀猀ഊ ਀䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 搀漀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 愀氀氀 椀渀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀攀搀 昀漀漀搀 ⠀琀栀攀 猀漀椀氀攀琀琀攀猀 ⠀猀瀀㼀⤀⤀ഊwe have been going over has given me some wonderful ideas. ਀ഊI would also like to do a full middle eastern (sitting on pillows, ਀攀愀琀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 昀椀渀最攀爀猀Ⰰ 搀爀甀洀洀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀挀欀最爀漀甀渀搀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 最攀琀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀⸀ഊ ਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: mfgunter at tddeng00.fnts.com (Michael F. Gunter) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㄀㘀㨀㌀㐀㨀㈀㜀 ⴀ 㔀  ഊSubject: SC - Theme feasts ਀ഊThere are several theme feasts that I've wanted to do. One of my favorites is ਀琀栀攀 ∀一漀 匀栀⨀⨀ 䤀琀✀猀 倀攀爀椀漀搀∀ 昀攀愀猀琀 眀椀琀栀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀漀洀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 昀攀攀氀 愀爀攀 ഊmodern: Meatloaf, pizza, french toast, jelly donuts (Ich bien ein Jelly Donut), ਀攀琀挀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 愀氀猀漀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 搀漀 愀 瘀攀最攀琀愀爀椀愀渀 昀攀愀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 搀愀爀攀 挀愀爀渀椀瘀漀爀攀猀 渀漀琀 琀漀 氀椀欀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀渀 攀愀爀氀礀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 漀甀琀搀漀漀爀 昀攀愀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 䤀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 漀昀 眀栀攀爀攀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀ഊfood is cooked either in the ashes (tubers, clay wrapped meat) and in a big ਀欀攀琀琀氀攀 ⠀洀攀愀琀 愀渀搀 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 戀漀椀氀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀愀甀氀搀爀漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀漀氀椀搀猀 愀爀攀 氀椀昀琀攀搀 漀甀琀 昀漀爀 漀渀攀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 愀渀搀 愀 瀀漀琀琀愀最攀 椀猀 洀愀搀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 戀爀漀琀栀 昀漀爀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀猀攀 栀愀瘀攀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 戀攀攀渀 搀漀渀攀 戀甀琀 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 攀渀樀漀礀 搀漀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀⸀ഊ ਀夀攀爀猀ⰀഊGunthar ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 最昀爀漀猀攀 愀琀 挀漀琀琀漀渀⸀瘀椀猀氀愀戀⸀漀氀攀洀椀猀猀⸀攀搀甀 ⠀吀攀爀爀礀 一甀琀琀攀爀⤀ഊDate: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 17:12:44 -0500 ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀  匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀攀愀猀琀 琀栀攀洀攀猀ഊ ਀䠀椀Ⰰ 䬀愀琀攀爀椀渀攀 栀攀爀攀⸀  䌀漀猀猀攀琀琀攀 琀栀攀 一椀挀攀 愀猀欀攀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 ∀琀栀攀洀攀∀ 昀攀愀猀琀猀⸀  䤀✀瘀攀ഊcooked a couple; one with English, Italian, and Middle Eastern courses; ਀漀渀攀 樀甀猀琀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 愀渀搀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀渀㬀 愀渀搀 漀渀攀 ⴀⴀ 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 洀礀 洀漀猀琀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀Ⰰഊand certainly my favorite -- all English, all (except the bread) from ਀爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 琀栀椀爀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀爀礀 搀椀猀栀ഊserved in the course in which it most often appeared, and dishes that were ਀猀甀瀀瀀漀猀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 漀渀 愀 瀀氀愀琀攀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 搀漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀䴀漀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀椀渀攀爀猀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 渀漀琀椀挀攀 洀漀猀琀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀 洀愀搀攀 琀栀愀琀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 洀攀愀氀ഊspecial from a historical standpoint -- but there was virtually no food ਀氀攀昀琀 漀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀琀✀猀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 昀攀愀猀琀 䤀 挀愀渀 爀攀挀愀氀氀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 眀栀椀挀栀 䤀 ഊheard literally *no* complaints (including second or third hand), ever. ਀ഊAnd everybody thought it was really original and different -- despite ਀戀攀椀渀最 挀攀渀琀攀爀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 瀀氀愀挀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 洀漀猀琀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀✀猀ഊmodel of a "typical boring feast". ਀ഊCheers, ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀ 䬀愀琀攀爀椀渀攀⼀吀攀爀爀礀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: kathe1 at juno.com (Kathleen M Everitt) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㄀㠀㨀㔀㤀㨀㌀㘀 䔀䐀吀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Feast themes ਀ഊOn Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:15:07 -0700 Cossette ਀㰀挀漀猀猀攀琀琀攀 愀琀 欀攀渀搀愀挀漀⸀琀攀氀攀戀礀琀攀⸀挀漀洀㸀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ>I would like to know ਀㸀眀栀愀琀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 ∀吀栀攀洀攀 昀攀愀猀琀∀ 礀漀甀 最漀漀搀 昀漀氀欀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 ഊ>wanted to do. ਀ഊThe niftiest "theme feast" that I've ever heard of was the most memorable ਀漀昀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 䤀✀瘀攀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀搀 椀渀 洀礀 ㄀㠀⬀ 礀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀⸀ 䤀 搀椀搀渀✀琀ഊcook it (I wish I had, it was wonderful.) It was cooked by Cindy Renfrew ਀⠀吀愀欀攀 愀 吀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀 䔀最最猀 漀爀 䴀漀爀攀⤀⸀ 䤀✀瘀攀 昀漀爀最漀琀琀攀渀 栀漀眀 礀漀甀 猀瀀攀氀氀 栀攀爀 匀䌀䄀ഊname! And her kitchen crew at Hartshorn-dale here in the East. It was a ਀昀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 䤀氀氀甀猀椀漀渀⸀ 䔀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 氀漀漀欀攀搀 氀椀欀攀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 攀氀猀攀⸀ 䔀最最猀 栀愀搀ഊcustard in them. Chicken skins were filled with a pork mixture, the ਀挀栀椀挀欀攀渀 眀愀猀 椀渀猀椀搀攀 栀漀氀氀漀眀攀搀 漀甀琀 氀漀愀瘀攀猀 漀昀 戀爀攀愀搀Ⰰ 愀挀漀爀渀猀 眀攀爀攀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀琀漀ഊsalt and pepper shakers. Half the fun was trying to figure out what was ਀戀攀椀渀最 猀攀爀瘀攀搀⸀ 䄀渀搀 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀氀氀 搀攀氀椀挀椀漀甀猀℀ 䤀✀搀 氀漀瘀攀 琀漀 琀爀礀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 氀椀欀攀ഊthat, but I understand that everyone involved spent *hours* and *hours* ਀漀渀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䤀✀洀 渀漀琀 猀甀爀攀 䤀 挀漀甀氀搀 昀椀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀昀昀 挀爀愀稀礀 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 琀爀礀ഊit! ਀ഊJulleran ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 氀椀渀渀攀愀栀 愀琀 攀爀漀氀猀⸀挀漀洀ഊDate: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 22:37:05 -0400 ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀攀愀猀琀 琀栀攀洀攀猀ഊ ਀䤀渀 䴀愀爀椀渀甀猀 ⠀一漀爀昀漀氀欀Ⰰ 嘀愀⸀⤀ 䰀愀搀礀 䔀氀猀瀀攀琀栀 瀀甀琀 漀渀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀猀 漀昀 ഊMarco Polo. Each course took us further East with dishes like hummus and ਀戀愀欀氀愀瘀愀 愀搀渀 漀琀栀攀爀 攀砀漀琀椀挀猀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 挀愀渀✀琀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀⸀  䔀渀琀攀爀琀愀椀渀洀攀渀琀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀搀 戀攀氀氀礀 ഊdancers. I thoroughly enjoyed the food and enteratinment, though many ਀瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 栀愀搀 琀爀漀甀戀氀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 攀砀漀琀椀挀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀栀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀䰀椀渀渀攀愀栀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: Charles Dean ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㄀㘀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㈀㈀㨀㐀㤀㨀㔀㄀ ⬀㄀    ⠀䔀匀吀⤀ഊSubject: SC - "Good food" Feast ਀ഊAfter talking about the concept for about three years ਀漀昀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀氀礀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 洀礀ഊhousehold and an few others are going to create a feast ਀昀漀爀 㔀㔀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀椀琀栀 愀 挀漀瘀攀爀 瀀爀椀挀攀 漀昀 ␀㔀 ⸀   䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀渀ഊby the time hall costs etc are taken out we will have a food ਀戀甀搀最攀琀 漀昀 愀戀漀甀琀 ␀㌀ ⸀   ⴀ ␀㌀㔀⸀   唀匀⸀ 吀栀攀 眀漀爀欀椀渀最 琀椀琀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊfeast is: The Good Food Feast. ਀ഊThe feast will be a high feast probably of Italian food from ਀㄀㌀㠀  琀漀 ㄀㐀㈀ ⸀ 圀攀 愀爀攀 愀氀猀漀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最 漀渀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 眀椀渀攀⸀ 匀漀洀攀ഊof the dishes planned are whole roast suckling pig, salmon ਀戀愀欀攀搀 猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 漀渀 椀琀猀 琀愀椀氀Ⰰ 攀砀瀀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 猀攀愀昀漀漀搀 氀椀欀攀 挀爀愀戀猀ഊor lobsters, rosemary snow (rosemary bushes covered in sweetened ਀眀栀椀瀀瀀攀搀 攀最最ⴀ眀栀椀琀攀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 昀愀渀挀礀 搀攀氀椀最栀琀猀⸀ 䈀愀猀椀挀愀氀氀礀 椀琀猀ഊa chance to cook all of the over the top recipes we have been ਀搀爀漀漀氀椀渀最 漀瘀攀爀 昀漀爀 礀攀愀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀䔀愀挀栀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 愀猀欀攀搀 琀漀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 愀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀 琀漀 愀琀琀攀渀搀 琀栀攀椀爀ഊneeds through out the meal. As is traditional servers will ਀戀攀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 最爀愀戀 氀攀昀琀ⴀ漀瘀攀爀猀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀椀爀 戀攀琀琀攀爀猀 栀愀瘀攀 攀愀琀攀渀⸀ഊ ਀吀漀 挀漀漀欀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀 欀渀漀眀渀 愀猀 琀栀攀ഊ"Politarchopolian Assult Catering Corps". Which includes ਀愀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最 氀愀甀爀攀氀Ⰰ 琀眀漀 瀀爀漀昀攀猀猀椀漀渀愀氀 挀栀攀昀猀Ⰰ 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀ഊexperienced kitchen hands, several experienced helpers and ਀愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀猀 愀爀漀甀渀搀⸀ 䄀猀 眀攀氀氀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀ഊsupport of a barony who's motto is "Eat, Eat, you're all ਀琀漀漀 琀栀椀渀℀∀⸀ 䄀氀氀 琀栀攀 琀攀愀洀 栀愀瘀攀 眀漀爀欀攀搀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 戀攀昀漀爀攀⸀ഊThe planned site has a professional kitchen attached to ਀琀栀攀 栀愀氀氀⸀  䄀氀氀 椀渀 愀氀氀Ⰰ 椀琀猀 愀 搀爀攀愀洀 挀漀洀攀 琀爀甀攀℀ഊ ਀匀漀Ⰰ 栀攀爀攀 挀漀洀攀猀 琀栀攀 昀甀渀 瀀愀爀琀⸀ 䤀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀搀 愀 戀甀搀最攀琀 漀昀 ␀㌀ 唀匀ഊ(or $45 Australian) per head for to provide one meal only, ਀最椀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 瀀氀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 挀漀渀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀戀漀瘀攀 眀栀愀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 礀漀甀ഊserve? ਀ഊNo dish at this stage is considered too hard to consider. ਀ഊCurrent date for the feast is late Sept or early Oct which ਀椀猀 猀瀀爀椀渀最 椀渀 䰀漀挀栀愀挀⸀ഊ ਀䄀氀氀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 爀攀愀搀 眀椀琀栀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀 愀渀搀 䤀 眀椀氀氀 欀攀攀瀀ഊthe list posted as to the feasts progress. ਀ഊCharles of the Park ਀ഊPS to save one train of discussion, I have had enough indication ਀   琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 漀瘀攀爀ⴀ猀甀戀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀⸀ഊ- --------------------------------------------------------- ਀䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀 䐀攀愀渀    挀栀愀爀氀攀猀 愀琀 洀愀挀焀甀愀爀椀攀⸀洀愀琀爀愀⸀挀漀洀⸀愀甀ഊMatra Internetworks - Internet service providers. ਀倀栀 ⠀ 㘀⤀ ㈀㔀㄀ 㘀㜀㌀   䘀愀砀 ⠀ 㘀⤀ ㈀㔀㌀ 㐀㠀㐀 ഊPO BOX 714, Jamison Centre, ACT 2614 AUSTRALIA ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 爀漀戀椀渀⸀栀愀挀欀攀琀琀 愀琀 眀愀搀猀眀漀爀琀栀⸀漀爀最 ⠀刀漀戀椀渀 䠀愀挀欀攀琀琀⤀ഊDate: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:56:34 -0500 ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 吀栀攀洀攀 䘀攀愀猀琀猀ഊ ਀䌀漀猀攀琀琀攀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ>I would like to request a topic of discussion. I would like to know ਀㸀眀栀愀琀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 ∀吀栀攀洀攀 昀攀愀猀琀∀ 礀漀甀 最漀漀搀 昀漀氀欀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀漀⸀ഊ ਀圀攀氀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀洀攀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 洀礀 䈀愀爀漀渀礀 漀昀 䌀漀渀挀漀爀搀椀愀 栀愀猀 搀漀渀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀ഊthe ideas running around in my head. ਀䘀漀爀 漀甀爀 䘀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 匀愀琀攀搀 匀甀氀琀愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 眀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀渀 昀漀漀搀 愀渀搀ഊthe decor is pillows/rugs on the floor. It has met with great success. Our ਀挀漀漀欀椀渀最 最爀漀甀瀀 ⠀琀栀攀礀 搀漀渀✀琀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 戀攀 愀 最甀椀氀搀⤀ 栀愀猀 挀爀攀愀琀攀搀 愀 氀愀琀攀 ㄀㐀琀栀ഊcentury Italian dinner for our own amusement and taste buds. ਀倀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 爀攀挀爀攀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 倀漀瀀攀✀猀 嘀攀猀瀀攀爀猀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊRennaisance Cookbook. It has three courses of over 50 dishes each! ਀ഊ>3) Finally I have always wanted to do a "Funny Food Feast" More ਀㸀愀搀瘀攀渀琀甀爀漀甀猀 昀漀漀搀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 昀漀爀 琀椀洀椀搀 琀愀猀琀攀 戀甀搀猀⸀ 倀攀爀椀漀搀 昀漀漀搀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 渀漀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊ>pallet of your "average" stick jock. This would feature foods from various ਀㸀氀愀渀搀猀 愀渀搀 琀椀洀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀猀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 琀漀漀 搀愀爀椀渀最 琀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀 愀琀 愀ഊ>>"Normal" feast. ਀ഊWell, we didn't serve peacock or swan, but our Crystal Snowflake Ball feast ਀眀愀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 ∀搀攀氀椀挀愀挀椀攀猀∀ 琀攀洀瀀攀爀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 攀渀漀甀最栀 瀀漀爀欀 漀爀 爀愀椀猀攀渀⼀昀椀最ഊpasties to satisfy timid eaters. But I must say, the marinated herring ਀瀀氀愀琀琀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 攀洀瀀琀礀 ⠀䤀 挀愀渀✀琀 猀愀礀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 挀漀渀猀甀洀攀搀 琀栀漀甀最栀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀ഊbraised winter vegetables (parsnips!) and cold beet/fennel salads met with ਀猀甀挀挀攀猀猀⸀ 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 琀栀攀 搀愀琀攀 爀漀氀氀 洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 氀漀漀欀攀搀 愀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 琀漀漀 洀甀挀栀 氀椀欀攀 愀渀ഊeel and it met with less success. *Our theme was under the sea so the roll ਀眀愀猀 猀栀愀瀀攀搀 氀椀欀攀 攀攀氀 眀椀琀栀 挀甀爀爀愀渀琀 攀礀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀䰀攀爀椀ഊrobin.hackett at wadsworth.org ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀爀椀猀 愀渀搀 䔀氀椀猀愀戀攀琀栀 娀愀欀攀猀 㰀洀漀漀渀搀爀最渀 愀琀 戀最愀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊDate: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:22:08 -0500 ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀攀愀猀琀 琀栀攀洀攀猀ഊ ਀匀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 猀攀攀㨀 䄀 昀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 琀栀爀攀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 攀愀挀栀 漀渀攀ഊfrom a higher social level than the one before it (i.e., serf/peasant, ਀樀漀甀爀渀攀礀洀愀渀Ⰰ 爀攀愀猀漀渀愀戀氀礀 眀攀愀氀琀栀礀 洀攀爀挀栀愀渀琀Ⰰ 渀漀戀氀攀⤀⸀ഊ ਀䄀攀琀栀攀氀礀愀渀 漀昀 䴀漀漀渀搀爀愀最漀渀ഊAnsteorra ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䰀 䠀攀爀爀ⴀ䜀攀氀愀琀琀 愀渀搀 䨀 刀 䜀攀氀愀琀琀 㰀氀椀漀渀琀愀洀爀 愀琀 瀀漀猀琀漀昀昀椀挀攀⸀瀀琀搀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊDate: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:31:12 -0500 (CDT) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀攀愀猀琀 吀栀攀洀攀猀ഊ ਀䠀椀ⴀ搀攀ⴀ栀漀 琀栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 䄀搀愀洀愀渀琀椀甀猀℀ഊ ਀㸀㈀⸀ 䠀漀眀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 昀漀爀 嘀氀愀搀 吀攀瀀攀猀✀ 洀愀爀欀攀琀瀀氀愀挀攀㼀 䄀氀琀攀爀渀愀琀攀 挀漀甀爀猀攀猀 漀昀ഊ>Transylvanian and Turkish dishes...the temptation to serve everything on ਀㸀猀欀攀眀攀爀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀猀椀猀琀攀搀Ⰰ 漀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀⸀⸀⸀猀漀洀攀眀栀愀琀⸀ഊ ਀䤀 搀椀搀 琀栀椀猀 漀渀攀 昀漀爀 昀甀渀Ⰰ 漀渀挀攀⸀ 圀攀 洀愀搀攀 眀栀愀琀 愀洀洀漀甀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 愀 ∀最愀爀氀椀挀∀ 昀攀愀猀琀⸀ 䤀ഊmade a recipe for Medieval Veal Sausages (took Mistress Elizabeth's sausage ਀挀氀愀猀猀 愀琀 倀攀渀渀猀椀挀⤀ 猀甀戀猀琀椀琀甀琀椀渀最 倀漀爀欀 愀渀搀 䈀攀攀昀 ⠀瘀攀愀氀 眀愀猀 漀甀琀 漀昀 猀攀愀猀漀渀 愀渀搀ഊwaaaaay too expensive), and adding extra garlic and fresh herbs from my ਀最愀爀搀攀渀⸀ 夀攀猀Ⰰ 眀攀 猀琀甀昀昀攀搀 漀甀爀 漀眀渀 猀愀甀猀愀最攀猀 昀漀爀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀℀ 圀栀愀琀 愀 氀漀琀 漀昀 眀漀爀欀℀ഊWe did it ahead of time, and froze them. They were cooked at home and ਀琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀愀洀瀀猀椀琀攀Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 眀攀 爀攀ⴀ栀攀愀琀攀搀 琀栀攀洀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀攀 椀渀 戀攀攀爀ഊor broth (we did both for the alcohol sensatives in our group). In addition ਀眀攀 栀愀搀 愀 最愀爀氀椀挀 猀愀氀愀搀 眀椀琀栀 栀攀爀戀猀Ⰰ 愀渀 愀甀琀甀洀渀 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀 戀漀爀猀挀栀琀Ⰰ 猀愀瘀漀爀礀 挀栀攀攀猀攀ഊtartes made with home-made cheeses, and fresh bread, and for dessert we did ਀瀀漀愀挀栀攀搀 瀀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 爀愀猀瀀戀攀爀爀礀 眀椀渀攀 猀愀甀挀攀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀ഊdagger-lickin-good cookbook, which were canned ahead, served over plain ਀∀戀椀猀挀甀椀琀猀∀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 戀愀挀欀 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀猀 眀栀攀渀 愀氀洀漀猀琀 渀漀ⴀ漀渀攀 挀愀洀攀 琀漀 漀甀爀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀Ⰰഊbut I believe it was the best feast I ever served. We had some professional ਀挀愀琀攀爀椀渀最 眀愀爀洀攀爀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 洀愀搀攀 欀攀攀瀀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀琀甀昀昀 眀愀爀洀 愀 挀椀渀挀栀⸀  吀栀漀猀攀 猀愀甀猀愀最攀猀ഊwere so good cooked over the fire. We had a contest to guess the number of ਀昀爀攀猀栀 最愀爀氀椀挀 挀氀漀瘀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 ⠀猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀 琀漀 昀攀攀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 㐀 ℀℀℀⤀⸀ഊ ਀㰀㰀㰀猀椀最栀⸀ 䤀 猀甀瀀瀀漀猀攀 椀琀✀猀 渀漀琀 倀䌀 琀漀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀攀猀攀 搀愀礀猀㸀㸀 䤀 挀漀甀氀搀 渀攀瘀攀爀ഊstuff sausages by hand for an event now. Too many people come. Is that good ਀漀爀 戀愀搀㼀ഊ ਀䄀漀椀昀攀⸀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: "Philip W. Troy" ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㄀㜀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀  㤀㨀㄀㘀㨀㐀㄀ ⴀ 㐀  ഊSubject: Re: SC - Feast themes ਀ഊCossette wrote: ਀ഊ> I would like to know ਀㸀 眀栀愀琀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 ∀吀栀攀洀攀 昀攀愀猀琀∀ 礀漀甀 最漀漀搀 昀漀氀欀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀漀⸀ഊ> My goal is to discover if anyone on the list has actually done anyone else's ਀㸀 吀栀攀洀攀 䘀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ  椀昀  猀漀Ⰰ  䠀漀眀 搀椀搀 椀琀 琀甀爀渀 漀甀琀⸀ 圀栀愀琀 眀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 洀椀猀琀愀欀攀猀 愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀ഊ> worked really well. ਀ഊ1. I'd like to do a maritime feast for an event centered on the ਀䠀愀渀猀攀愀琀椀挀 䰀攀愀最甀攀Ⰰ 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 椀渀 䰀攀渀琀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 戀攀 昀漀爀 愀 最爀漀甀瀀ഊthat will tolerate fish, naturally. Luckily for me, where I live people ਀最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 挀漀洀瀀氀愀椀渀 椀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 䤀匀一✀吀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 漀渀攀 昀椀猀栀 搀椀猀栀 愀琀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀⸀ഊRecently I did two, just to be sure. ਀ഊ2. How about a feast for Vlad Tepes' marketplace? Alternate courses of ਀吀爀愀渀猀礀氀瘀愀渀椀愀渀 愀渀搀 吀甀爀欀椀猀栀 搀椀猀栀攀猀⸀⸀⸀琀栀攀 琀攀洀瀀琀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 漀渀ഊskewers would have to be resisted, of course...somewhat. ਀ഊ3. Another Apician feast would be nice. I did one 11 years ago and it ਀眀攀渀琀 漀瘀攀爀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 琀栀椀渀欀 䤀✀瘀攀 最漀琀琀攀渀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 最愀洀攀ഊsince then, and would like to do a better job this time. ਀ഊ4. Still recovering from The Celtic Feast from Hell, what I like to ਀琀栀椀渀欀 漀昀 愀猀 伀愀琀 䌀甀椀猀椀渀攀 ⠀䄀刀℀ 䄀刀℀ 䄀刀℀⤀ 圀攀 搀椀搀 愀 猀漀爀琀 漀昀 琀愀猀琀椀渀最 洀攀渀甀Ⰰഊwith about twenty dishes in four courses, in small portions. I was ਀椀洀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 昀愀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 昀漀氀欀猀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀搀 琀漀 攀愀琀Ⰰ 焀甀椀琀攀 栀愀瀀瀀椀氀礀Ⰰ 椀琀ഊseemed, for over four hours without any signs of restlessness. Hard ਀眀漀爀欀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 氀愀戀漀爀ⴀ椀渀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 渀椀挀攀 挀栀愀渀最攀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 甀猀甀愀氀ഊnine-dishes-in-a-triclinium feast. ਀ഊAdamantius ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䄀氀搀礀琀栀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊDate: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 12:56:09 -0400 (EDT) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 昀爀攀攀 昀攀愀猀琀猀⼀琀栀攀洀攀 昀攀愀猀琀猀⠀眀愀猀 猀眀愀渀 猀漀甀爀挀攀猀⤀ഊ ਀䤀渀 愀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 搀愀琀攀搀 㤀㜀ⴀ 㐀ⴀ㄀㠀 ㄀ 㨀㈀㔀㨀㌀㔀 䔀䐀吀Ⰰ 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ<< Do you have to offer free feasts to all the hunters around you? I ਀ 眀愀渀琀攀搀 瀀栀攀愀猀愀渀琀 漀渀挀攀 昀漀爀 搀椀渀渀攀爀 愀渀搀 愀猀欀攀搀 愀 渀攀椀最栀戀漀爀 椀昀 栀攀 栀愀搀 漀渀攀 愀昀琀攀爀ഊ hunting I would be really appreciative. He gave it to me, but I had to ਀ 椀渀瘀椀琀攀 栀椀洀 琀漀 搀椀渀渀攀爀 琀漀 挀漀洀瀀攀渀猀愀琀攀⸀㸀㸀ഊ ਀䤀渀 圀椀渀搀欀攀攀瀀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 栀愀搀 ∀䠀甀渀琀攀爀猀 䘀攀愀猀琀∀ 昀漀爀 㠀 礀攀愀爀猀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最⸀  䤀琀 椀猀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀ഊdone entirely of donated wild game. It serves a twofold purpose. The money ਀洀愀搀攀 甀渀搀攀爀眀爀椀琀攀猀 琀栀攀 猀栀椀爀攀 戀甀搀最攀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀琀 攀渀挀漀甀爀愀最攀猀 琀栀攀ഊlocal hunters to donate game. The current policy is that if a hunter donates ਀最愀洀攀 琀漀眀愀爀搀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 栀攀 漀爀 猀栀攀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀猀 愀 爀攀搀甀挀攀搀 昀攀攀⸀  䄀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 琀椀洀攀猀ഊsomeone has donated enough game for an entire course. I let their whole ਀昀愀洀椀氀礀 椀渀 昀漀爀 昀爀攀攀⸀ ⠀吀栀椀猀 昀攀愀猀琀 椀猀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 琀漀 ㄀   爀攀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀ഊthe charge is $10.) ਀ഊThe theme is obviously hunting. We give prizes for the best garb, table ਀搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 戀愀渀渀攀爀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀ 䰀愀猀琀 礀攀愀爀 琀栀攀 最愀爀戀 眀椀渀渀攀爀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 愀 搀漀渀愀琀攀搀 眀栀漀氀攀ഊdeerskin, just tanned. In fact the deer that was wearing the hide was served ਀愀琀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀⸀  吀栀椀猀 礀攀愀爀 眀攀 栀漀瀀攀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 愀 挀漀挀欀愀琀爀椀挀攀Ⰰ 椀昀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 挀愀渀 昀椀渀搀 愀ഊsuckling pig at a reasonable price. ਀ഊAldyth ਀䄀氀搀礀琀栀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀 ഊ ਀ഊFrom: allilyn at juno.com (LYN M PARKINSON) ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㄀㠀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀   㨀㔀㌀㨀㈀㤀 䔀䐀吀ഊSubject: Re: SC - "Good food" Feast ਀ഊ>>>So, here comes the fun part. If you had a budget of $30US (or $45 ਀䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀渀⤀ 瀀攀爀 栀攀愀搀 昀漀爀 琀漀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 漀渀攀 洀攀愀氀 漀渀氀礀Ⰰ 最椀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 瀀氀愀挀攀ഊand conditions above what would you serve?<<< ਀ഊLord Charles, ਀ഊIf I had a huge budget to work with for a Spring feast, one of the things ਀䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 搀漀 椀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 昀漀爀 ✀最攀愀氀椀攀✀ 椀渀 䔀瀀甀氀愀爀椀漀⸀ ഊMaking the gelatin as described, I would put it in a large flattish ਀瀀氀愀琀琀攀爀Ⰰ 琀漀 挀漀瘀攀爀 爀漀愀猀琀 瘀攀愀氀⸀  䤀✀搀 挀甀琀 琀栀攀 瘀攀愀氀 猀氀椀挀攀猀 椀渀琀漀 昀愀渀挀椀昀甀氀ഊshapes--perhaps 'fish' swimming in a green ocean, or flowers in yellow. ਀䄀猀 瘀攀愀氀 椀猀 愀 洀椀氀搀 琀愀猀琀椀渀最 洀攀愀琀 ⠀挀漀洀瀀愀爀攀搀 琀漀 猀漀洀攀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 最愀氀愀渀琀椀渀攀 眀漀甀氀搀ഊbe deliciously cool, I'd use a very mild vinegar and go light on the ਀猀瀀椀挀攀猀ⴀⴀ樀甀猀琀 氀攀琀琀椀渀最 椀琀 栀愀瘀攀 猀漀洀攀 瀀椀焀甀愀渀琀渀攀猀猀⸀ 䄀渀搀 猀攀爀瘀攀 眀椀琀栀 愀 猀眀攀攀琀椀猀栀ഊwhite wine. And asparagus, unless it's an entremet. The trimmings from ਀琀栀攀 瘀攀愀氀 猀栀愀瀀攀猀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 琀栀爀漀眀渀 椀渀琀漀 愀 瀀漀琀 愀渀搀 挀漀漀欀攀搀 椀渀琀漀 愀 猀琀攀眀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊretainers, with some additional broth. ਀ഊOf course, I'd also have lobster, crabs, oysters... ਀ഊAllison ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䰀 䠀攀爀爀ⴀ䜀攀氀愀琀琀 愀渀搀 䨀 刀 䜀攀氀愀琀琀 㰀氀椀漀渀琀愀洀爀 愀琀 瀀漀猀琀漀昀昀椀挀攀⸀瀀琀搀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊDate: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 08:47:54 -0500 (CDT) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀攀愀猀琀 吀栀攀洀攀猀ഊ ਀䠀愀氀氀漀 昀漀氀欀猀⸀ 䤀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 欀椀挀欀椀渀最 愀爀漀甀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 䘀攀愀猀琀 吀栀攀洀攀 椀搀攀愀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀漀渀搀攀爀攀搀ഊif you all could provide any input, recipe sources, etc: ਀ഊA "Filthy" Feast for Halloween (rather than the "Poison" one that I keep ਀栀攀愀爀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 ∀愀渀琀椀搀漀琀攀猀∀ 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀⸀ 䤀✀洀 愀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 琀漀漀ഊsqueemish for that). The idea is to serve Compost, Garbage, FFartes--which I ਀爀攀愀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 漀渀挀攀 愀渀搀 渀漀眀 挀愀渀✀琀 昀椀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀漀甀爀挀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀ഊhorrible-to-modern-ear dishes. Can anyone point me in the direction of real ਀搀椀猀栀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 搀椀猀最甀猀琀椀渀最 渀愀洀攀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀瘀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 猀漀甀爀挀攀猀㼀 䄀渀搀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 礀漀甀ഊstart to question my sanity, I'd like to state emphatically that THIS WAS ਀一伀吀 䴀夀 䤀䐀䔀䄀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 最甀礀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䌀漀漀欀✀猀 最甀椀氀搀 琀栀愀琀 瀀甀琀 洀攀 甀瀀 琀漀 椀琀⸀ 䤀ഊthink I will retire from the kitchen and let them have at it for this one. ਀吀栀攀爀攀 眀漀渀✀琀 戀攀 愀 氀愀搀礀ⴀ氀椀欀攀 眀漀爀搀 甀琀琀攀爀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀栀漀氀攀 搀愀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀爀攀⸀ഊ ਀䤀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 愀琀 猀漀洀攀 攀愀爀氀礀 瀀愀椀渀琀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 椀氀氀甀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 搀攀瀀椀挀琀椀渀最 愀 猀漀爀琀ഊof Service I'd like to emulate: Birds served whole and carried to the table ਀漀渀 匀欀攀眀攀爀猀 戀礀 琀眀漀 猀攀爀瘀愀渀琀猀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀  䘀椀猀栀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 眀栀漀氀攀⸀  䨀漀椀渀琀猀 挀愀爀瘀攀搀 琀漀 漀爀搀攀爀ഊat the table, starting with the most important person and working downward. ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 戀攀猀琀 搀漀渀攀 昀漀爀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀攀爀 昀攀愀猀琀⸀ 䠀愀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 搀漀渀攀 琀栀椀猀 漀渀攀Ⰰഊand can they offer some good advice about strategy? ਀ഊI'd like to hear more about Mistress Sincgiefu's (sorry if I mangled that) ਀䘀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 䤀氀氀甀猀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀愀琀 猀漀甀渀搀猀 氀漀瘀攀氀礀⸀ഊ ਀䤀 愀洀 眀漀渀搀攀爀椀渀最 椀昀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 栀愀猀 搀漀渀攀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 猀漀琀攀氀琀椀攀猀 愀爀攀 攀搀椀戀氀攀 愀渀搀ഊmade to look like games or period toys (for xmas or 12th nite!). ਀ഊHas anyone done a feast that is Themed for Spring (perfect for May Day)? ਀ഊDoes anyone have any other cool ideas? Now that Crown is over and I'm no ਀氀漀渀最攀爀 琀栀攀 匀攀渀攀猀挀栀愀氀Ⰰ 䤀 愀洀 最漀椀渀最 猀琀愀爀欀 爀愀瘀椀渀最 洀愀搀 昀漀爀 眀愀渀琀 漀昀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 琀漀ഊorganise! ਀ഊAoife ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㄀㜀 匀攀瀀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㈀㌀㨀㄀㜀㨀 㜀 ⴀ 㘀  ഊFrom: yumitori at marsweb.com (Ron Martino Jr) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 刀攀㨀 吀礀瀀攀猀 漀昀 䘀攀愀猀琀猀ഊ ਀㸀 匀漀洀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 愀最漀 漀甀爀 猀栀椀爀攀 栀攀氀搀 愀 䠀攀爀愀氀搀椀挀 匀礀洀瀀漀猀椀甀洀 愀渀搀 一椀最栀琀洀愀爀攀ഊ> Ball (everyone was to come as their favorite Heraldic Nightmare), ਀㸀 愀渀搀 眀攀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 漀渀 搀漀椀渀最 愀猀 礀漀甀 搀椀猀挀爀椀戀攀⸀  䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀 眀攀 眀攀爀攀 漀瘀攀爀ഊ> rulled by the populous who insisted on putting up tables and having a ਀㸀 猀椀琀 搀漀眀渀 昀攀愀猀琀 ⠀琀栀攀礀 眀攀渀琀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 挀氀漀猀攀琀 愀渀搀 最漀琀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀猀 漀甀琀ഊ> themselves. Very strange). Just thought it was interesting how ਀㸀 琀栀椀渀最猀 搀漀渀✀琀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 最漀 愀猀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 䄀氀礀猀ഊ ਀ऀ䤀 樀甀猀琀 栀愀搀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 氀愀猀琀 眀椀渀琀攀爀 ⴀ 眀攀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 愀 昀椀渀最攀爀 昀漀漀搀ഊfeast so that there wouldn't be a break in the revelry and socializing, ਀漀渀氀礀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 昀漀氀欀猀 爀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀 猀琀漀爀愀最攀 愀爀攀愀Ⰰ 戀爀攀愀欀 甀瀀 椀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀ഊusual dining groups, and ignore everyone else until the food was gone... ਀ഊ Yumitori ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 欀愀琀栀攀㄀ 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䬀愀琀栀氀攀攀渀 䴀 䔀瘀攀爀椀琀琀⤀ഊDate: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 23:04:51 EDT ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀攀愀猀琀 吀栀攀洀攀猀ⴀ䘀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 䤀氀氀甀猀椀漀渀ഊ ਀伀渀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㜀 䨀甀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀  㠀㨀㐀㜀㨀㔀㐀 ⴀ 㔀   ⠀䌀䐀吀⤀ 䰀 䠀攀爀爀ⴀ䜀攀氀愀琀琀 愀渀搀 䨀 刀 䜀攀氀愀琀琀ഊ writes: ਀ഊ>I'd like to hear more about Mistress Sincgiefu's (sorry if I mangled ਀㸀琀栀愀琀⤀ 䘀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 䤀氀氀甀猀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀愀琀 猀漀甀渀搀猀 氀漀瘀攀氀礀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀䄀漀椀昀攀ഊ ਀䤀 栀漀瀀攀 䴀椀猀琀爀攀猀猀 匀椀渀挀最椀攀昀甀 愀渀猀眀攀爀猀 琀栀椀猀 愀渀搀 最椀瘀攀猀 礀漀甀 洀漀爀攀 搀攀琀愀椀氀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഊjust in case she's busy I'll tell you what I remember. My younger son was ਀㄀  搀愀礀猀 漀氀搀 眀栀攀渀 䤀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀搀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 猀栀攀 搀椀搀 椀渀 䠀愀爀琀猀栀漀爀渀ⴀ搀愀氀攀Ⰰ 猀漀 猀氀攀攀瀀ഊdeprevation blurred the evening! :-) ਀ഊSome of the high points that I remember (I hope I'm remembering them ਀挀漀爀爀攀挀琀氀礀℀⤀㨀 吀栀攀礀 栀愀搀 愀挀漀爀渀猀Ⰰ 栀漀氀氀漀眀攀搀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀渀 昀椀氀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 猀愀氀琀 愀渀搀ഊpepper, and put holes in the tops for salt and pepper shakers. I think ਀琀栀攀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀 猀欀椀渀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀琀甀昀昀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 瀀漀爀欀 洀椀砀琀甀爀攀 愀渀搀 挀漀漀欀攀搀 琀漀 爀攀猀攀洀戀氀攀ഊchickens. The chicken meat was then put into hollowed out bread loaves. ਀吀栀攀礀 戀氀攀眀 攀最最猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀栀攀氀氀猀 琀栀攀渀 昀椀氀氀攀搀 琀栀攀 猀栀攀氀氀猀 眀椀琀栀 挀甀猀琀愀爀搀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀ഊwere "oysters with pearls" but I can't remember what they were made from. ਀䄀渀礀眀愀礀Ⰰ 渀漀琀栀椀渀最 眀愀猀 眀栀愀琀 椀琀 氀漀漀欀攀搀 氀椀欀攀⸀ 䰀甀挀欀椀氀礀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀搀 愀 猀焀甀椀爀攀 眀椀琀栀ഊus, so he tasted everything and let us know what it was really. If he ਀挀漀甀氀搀 昀椀最甀爀攀 椀琀 漀甀琀⸀ 䠀攀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 氀攀琀 甀猀 欀渀漀眀 椀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀渀礀 愀氀氀攀爀最攀渀猀ഊ(onions or garlic) in it for several of us who couldn't eat those. There ਀眀攀爀攀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 栀攀 渀攀瘀攀爀 搀椀搀 昀椀最甀爀攀 漀甀琀⸀ഊ ਀䜀爀攀愀琀 攀瘀攀渀琀℀ 吀栀愀琀 昀攀愀猀琀 椀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 琀栀攀 栀椀最栀氀椀最栀琀 漀昀 愀渀礀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀ഊattended in over 19 years in the SCA! Not only was the food period and ਀搀攀氀椀挀椀漀甀猀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 猀漀 攀渀琀攀爀琀愀椀渀椀渀最℀ 圀攀 栀愀搀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 琀椀洀攀 猀瀀攀挀甀氀愀琀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊdishes as they came out and marvelling at the work that went into the ਀昀攀愀猀琀⸀ 䄀渀搀 䤀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 氀漀琀 漀昀 眀漀爀欀⸀ഊ ਀䨀甀氀氀攀爀愀渀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 17:18:01 -0500 (CDT) ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 愀氀礀猀欀 愀琀 椀砀⸀渀攀琀挀漀洀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䔀氀椀猀攀 䘀氀攀洀椀渀最 ⤀ഊSubject: SC - Re: Types of Feasts ਀ഊGreetings! In the Cleftlands (Cleveland) we had a dance event where ਀攀瘀攀爀礀 琀眀漀 栀漀甀爀猀 愀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 挀愀洀攀 漀甀琀 漀渀琀漀 愀 戀甀昀昀攀琀⸀  倀攀漀瀀氀攀 ഊgrazed as they pleased... noon, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm. There were "main ਀搀椀猀栀攀猀∀Ⰰ 猀愀氀愀搀猀Ⰰ 最爀愀椀渀猀 愀渀搀 搀攀猀猀攀爀琀 昀漀漀搀猀⸀  䤀琀 眀愀猀 愀 渀椀挀攀 眀愀礀 琀漀 猀琀愀爀琀 ഊoff novice cooks since no one had to do an entire feast, just one ਀挀漀甀爀猀攀 漀昀 猀漀洀攀 㐀ⴀ㘀 搀椀猀栀攀猀⸀  吀栀攀 搀愀渀挀攀爀猀 氀椀欀攀搀 戀攀椀渀最 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 攀愀琀 ഊwhenever they got hungry. ਀ഊAlys Katharine ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㄀㜀 伀挀琀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㄀㈀㨀 ㄀㨀 ㄀ ⴀ 㜀  ഊFrom: kat ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 爀攀㨀  攀最最猀ഊ ਀戀爀椀搀 愀猀欀猀㨀ഊ> along the lines of the versions of pickled eggs and tea eggs: ਀㸀 䤀猀渀✀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 猀漀洀攀眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 挀愀氀氀猀 昀漀爀 栀愀爀搀戀漀椀氀椀渀最 攀最最猀 漀瘀攀爀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 氀漀眀ഊ> heat for a number of hours in a bath of onion broth or something of the like- ਀㸀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀氀愀瘀漀爀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 琀栀攀 挀漀氀漀爀㼀ഊ ਀ऀ夀攀猀℀  䤀琀✀猀 愀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀㬀 䤀 栀攀氀瀀攀搀 䴀攀爀爀椀渀 ⠀一愀✀䄀爀愀栀⤀ 洀愀欀攀 琀栀攀洀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䘀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 䠀漀氀椀搀愀礀猀⸀  ⠀䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 䤀✀洀 匀吀䤀䰀䰀 昀甀氀氀 昀爀漀洀 愀氀氀 琀栀愀琀 昀漀漀搀⸀⸀⸀ ⤀ഊ ਀ऀ夀漀甀 挀愀渀 搀漀 琀栀攀洀 漀渀 猀琀漀瘀攀琀漀瀀 漀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 漀瘀攀渀㬀 眀攀 甀猀攀搀 琀栀攀 漀瘀攀渀 愀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㈀㔀 ⨀Ⰰ 漀瘀攀爀渀椀最栀琀 椀渀 愀 琀甀爀欀攀礀 爀漀愀猀琀攀爀⸀  伀渀攀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀 昀椀昀琀礀 攀最最猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀欀椀渀 漀昀 愀 栀愀氀昀 搀漀稀攀渀 漀渀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 挀漀瘀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 眀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 搀漀渀攀 琀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 洀漀爀渀椀渀最⸀  䜀漀爀最攀漀甀猀 琀栀椀渀最猀⸀⸀⸀ ഊ ਀ऀ䄀渀搀 昀漀氀欀猀㬀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 昀攀愀猀琀 䤀✀瘀攀 攀瘀攀爀 戀攀攀渀 琀漀⸀  夀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 琀愀氀欀 愀戀漀甀琀 漀瘀攀爀欀椀氀氀 漀渀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀㼀  䰀愀搀礀 一愀✀䄀爀愀栀Ⰰ 愀 爀攀愀氀 氀椀瘀攀 栀漀渀攀猀琀ⴀ琀漀ⴀ最漀漀搀渀攀猀猀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 洀漀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 瀀甀琀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀搀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 䄀䰀䰀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀猀㬀 瀀氀甀猀 愀 栀愀渀搀昀甀氀 漀昀 昀愀洀椀氀礀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀猀Ⰰ 椀渀 昀漀甀爀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀猀⸀  吀栀爀攀攀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 欀椀渀搀猀 漀昀 挀栀愀爀漀猀攀琀㬀 漀渀攀 匀攀瀀栀愀爀搀椀挀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 䄀猀栀欀攀渀愀稀椀挀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀渀攀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最ⴀ漀爀ⴀ漀琀栀攀爀 搀甀攀 琀漀 愀渀 愀氀氀攀爀最礀⸀  䄀渀搀 搀攀猀瀀椀琀攀 栀攀爀 攀砀栀愀甀猀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 琀椀爀攀搀 昀攀攀琀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 䐀䤀䐀 最漀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 愀猀欀椀渀最 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 椀昀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 ∀猀甀爀攀 礀漀甀 最漀琀 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 攀愀琀㼀  吀栀攀爀攀✀猀 猀琀椀氀氀 猀漀洀攀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀⸀⸀⸀  䴀愀礀戀攀 猀漀洀攀 戀爀椀猀欀攀琀㼀∀  ഊ ਀ऀ吀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 猀漀 洀甀挀栀 昀漀漀搀 氀攀昀琀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀愀琀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 栀愀渀搀漀甀琀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 搀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 氀漀挀愀氀 匀栀攀氀琀攀爀Ⰰ 䤀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 攀渀搀攀搀 甀瀀 昀攀攀搀椀渀最 爀漀猀攀洀愀爀礀ⴀ爀漀愀猀琀攀搀 氀愀洀戀 琀漀 洀礀 䌀䄀吀⸀⸀⸀    ഊ ਀ऀऀⴀ 欀愀琀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:06:46 -0800 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䌀爀礀猀琀愀氀 䄀⸀ 䤀猀愀愀挀∀ 㰀挀爀礀猀琀愀氀 愀琀 瀀搀爀ⴀ椀猀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Fw: [Mid] Feasts ਀ഊAlderton, Philippa forwarded: ਀㸀 㨀 䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀渀攀猀搀愀礀Ⰰ 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀 ㄀㐀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㤀㠀 ㄀㤀㨀㌀ 㨀㈀㈀ഊ> : From: Steve Muhlberger ਀㸀 㨀 吀漀㨀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀戀爀椀搀最攀ഊ> : Subject: [Mid] Feasts ਀㸀 㨀ഊ> : I think the idea of cooking everything in advance and getting your group ਀㸀 㨀 琀漀 瘀攀琀 椀琀 愀氀氀 椀猀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 漀渀攀⸀  吀栀攀 䔀漀昀漀爀眀椀挀 䌀甀氀椀渀愀爀礀 䜀甀椀氀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀㔀ഊ> : years ago did this all the time, and we had a lot of fun with it. The ਀㸀 㨀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 眀栀漀 瀀爀愀椀猀攀搀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 爀攀愀氀椀稀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀ഊ> : EVEN BETTER the first time around. ਀ഊMy local group did a feast in this fashion last year. In some ways it ਀眀愀猀 氀椀欀攀 愀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 戀椀最 瀀漀琀氀甀挀欀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀栀漀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀攀搀 琀漀 挀漀漀欀 洀愀搀攀 愀ഊdish for 60 people and brough it to the site. The head server oversaw ਀琀栀攀 最愀爀渀椀猀栀椀渀最 ☀ 搀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䔀瘀攀爀礀戀漀搀礀 眀愀猀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀渀搀 攀愀琀椀渀最 椀渀 愀戀漀甀琀ഊ30 minutes. We had time for lots of entertianments and we even got to ਀搀愀渀挀攀 ⠀愀渀 漀搀搀椀琀礀 椀渀 洀礀 愀爀攀愀Ⰰ 昀攀愀猀琀猀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 琀愀欀攀 琀漀漀 氀漀渀最 愀渀搀 琀栀攀ഊdancing gets cut out of the program *sniffle, sob*). ਀ഊThe feasto/autocrat had chosen and redacted recipes from Apicius in ਀愀搀愀瘀愀渀挀攀 愀渀搀 最椀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀洀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀㄀ഊvolunteer cooks (some had thier own teams for dishes that required lots ਀漀昀 愀猀猀攀洀戀氀礀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 爀椀猀猀漀氀攀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀䘀漀爀 攀瘀攀爀礀戀漀搀礀 攀砀挀攀瀀琀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀漀⼀愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 攀愀猀椀攀猀琀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀攀✀搀ഊever done. Next time we won't let the same person be the autocrat and ਀琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀漀挀爀愀琀⸀ഊ ਀䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 䤀✀瘀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 最漀琀 洀礀 渀漀琀攀猀 昀漀爀洀 琀栀愀琀 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 椀昀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 洀漀爀攀ഊinformation, please e-mail me privatly, crystal at pdr-is.com ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㈀ 䴀愀礀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 ㄀㈀㨀㌀ 㨀㌀㔀 ⴀ 㐀   ⠀䔀䐀吀⤀ഊFrom: Sharon Gordon ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀漀漀搀 吀椀琀栀攀 匀琀漀渀攀 匀漀甀瀀 䘀攀愀猀琀ഊ ਀䠀愀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 攀瘀攀爀 琀爀椀攀搀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 戀爀椀渀最 愀ഊcertain alotment of food...say any one of ਀㄀⼀㈀ 瀀漀甀渀搀 洀攀愀琀⠀渀漀 漀爀最愀渀猀⤀ 漀爀 挀栀攀攀猀攀Ⰰ 漀爀 愀 搀漀稀攀渀 攀最最猀ഊ1 pound of vegetables(need not be all the same) ਀㈀ⴀ㌀ 瀀漀甀渀搀猀 漀昀 愀 最爀愀椀渀ഊ ਀琀漀 礀漀甀 琀栀攀 渀椀最栀琀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 愀 洀攀愀氀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 挀爀攀愀琀攀搀ഊan interesting meal out of it adding herbs and spices, etc? ਀ഊI have done this with a mix of modern and period items ਀昀漀爀 愀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 洀攀愀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀椀渀欀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 昀甀渀 琀漀 搀漀ഊwith all period items. Does anyone else think this would ਀戀攀 昀甀渀 琀漀 琀爀礀 ⠀漀爀 攀愀琀 㨀ⴀ⤀ 㼀⤀ 㼀ഊIf so what do you think would be the most equitable way ਀琀漀 猀攀琀 甀瀀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 挀愀琀最漀爀椀攀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 礀漀甀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 攀渀漀甀最栀ഊfood in each and make the potential costs equivalent (no ਀氀椀洀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 搀漀渀愀琀攀 攀砀琀爀愀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 昀愀椀爀 洀椀渀椀洀甀洀猀ഊfor the many who are living in frugal times)? To promote ਀猀漀洀攀 瘀愀爀椀攀琀礀Ⰰ 愀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀ഊcould bring the protein, and a certain percent the vegetables, etc. ਀ഊSharon ਀最漀爀搀漀渀猀攀 愀琀 漀渀攀⸀渀攀琀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Thu, 14 May 1998 00:13:54 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䈀漀渀渀攀 㰀漀昀琀爀愀焀甀愀椀爀 愀琀 栀漀琀洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Food Tithe Stone Soup Feast ਀ഊ> Has anyone ever tried a feast where people bring a ਀㸀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀 愀氀漀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 昀漀漀搀⸀⸀⸀ഊ> to you the night before a meal and then you created ਀㸀 愀渀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 洀攀愀氀 漀甀琀 漀昀 椀琀 愀搀搀椀渀最 栀攀爀戀猀 愀渀搀 猀瀀椀挀攀猀Ⰰ 攀琀挀㼀ഊ ਀䤀 栀攀氀搀 愀 ∀匀琀漀渀攀 匀漀甀瀀 䬀椀琀挀栀攀渀∀ 愀琀 愀 搀愀礀 攀瘀攀渀琀 琀栀椀猀 瀀愀猀琀 眀椀渀琀攀爀⸀  匀漀洀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 䤀ഊinvited in particular to share soup since we were so very far down the waiting ਀氀椀猀琀 愀渀搀 䤀 瀀漀猀琀攀搀 愀 昀氀礀攀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀 戀愀爀漀渀椀愀氀 愀渀搀 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 攀ⴀ洀愀椀氀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀ഊMy family was eating soup in any case. The whole idea was just to get some ਀挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀⸀ഊ ਀㸀 䤀昀 猀漀 眀栀愀琀 搀漀 礀漀甀 琀栀椀渀欀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 攀焀甀椀琀愀戀氀攀 眀愀礀ഊ> to set up the food catgories, ਀ഊI requested each person bring "a bowl full" of either ਀ⴀ ⴀ挀氀攀愀渀攀搀 挀栀漀瀀瀀攀搀 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀 ⠀猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 最椀瘀攀渀 漀渀 昀氀礀攀爀⤀ഊ- -a loaf of bread (preferable good bakery loaves since that is as easily gotten ਀栀攀爀攀 愀猀 昀漀愀洀礀 戀爀攀愀搀 椀渀 愀 眀爀愀瀀瀀攀爀⤀ഊ- -dessert (to serve 6 or so) ਀ⴀ ⴀ戀甀琀琀攀爀Ⰰ 樀愀洀Ⰰ 漀爀 挀栀攀攀猀攀ഊ ਀䈀爀椀渀最椀渀最 洀攀愀琀 眀愀猀渀✀琀 愀渀 漀瀀琀椀漀渀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䤀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 搀攀愀氀 眀椀琀栀 漀琀栀攀爀ഊpeoples storage mistakes. Besides, I wanted to make the soup accessible to ਀瘀攀最攀琀愀爀椀愀渀 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀⸀  吀栀漀猀攀 眀椀琀栀 氀愀爀最攀 愀瀀瀀攀琀椀琀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀攀搀 琀漀ഊbring as many "bowl full" as they might eat, but please bring a variety of ਀琀栀椀渀最猀 猀漀 愀猀 渀漀琀 琀漀 漀瘀攀爀眀栀攀氀洀 琀栀攀 猀漀甀瀀 瀀漀琀⸀  吀栀漀猀攀 眀椀猀栀椀渀最 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 愀 洀漀渀攀琀愀爀礀ഊcontribution could, but would be at the end of the line, behind food ਀挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀䄀戀漀甀琀 㘀 漀昀 甀猀 洀攀琀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀愀爀漀渀椀愀氀 瀀愀瘀椀氀椀漀渀 愀昀琀攀爀 挀漀甀爀琀Ⰰ 眀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀攀爀猀ഊwent off to the hall. There had been several more expected, but came last ਀洀椀渀甀琀攀 漀瀀攀渀椀渀最猀 昀漀爀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 漀昀昀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀渀琀⸀  䤀✀搀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 愀 昀攀眀 焀甀愀爀琀猀 漀昀 愀ഊbasic veggie soup, and I had 1 loaf of bread and a gallon of cider. We added ਀琀栀攀 搀漀渀愀琀攀搀 瘀攀最最椀攀猀 琀漀 洀礀 猀漀甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 猀漀洀攀 眀愀琀攀爀 ☀ 猀漀洀攀 栀攀爀戀猀 䤀 栀愀搀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀⸀ഊBrought that to a boil then let it simmer till done. While waiting, we drank ਀眀愀爀洀 挀椀搀攀爀 愀渀搀 愀琀攀 挀栀攀攀猀攀Ⰰ 戀爀攀愀搀Ⰰ 樀愀洀⸀  昀椀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀漀甀瀀 眀愀猀 爀攀愀搀礀 愀渀搀 眀攀ഊgobbled it down, dunking the bread in. ਀ഊTo do over, I'd start the soup between fighting and court instead of after ਀挀漀甀爀琀⸀  䔀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 眀愀猀 挀漀漀欀攀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 渀漀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 猀漀甀瀀 礀攀琀⸀ 䠀愀瘀椀渀最 洀礀 瀀爀攀ⴀ挀漀漀欀攀搀ഊsoup helped, without that we would have had plain boiled vegetables! If I did ਀琀栀椀猀 椀渀 眀椀渀琀攀爀 愀最愀椀渀Ⰰ 䤀✀搀 昀椀渀搀 愀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 猀瀀漀琀⸀  圀攀 眀攀爀攀 甀渀搀攀爀 愀 瀀愀瘀椀氀椀漀渀ഊwithout the walls set up--c-o-l-d! I'd never been to the site before, we ਀挀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 琀栀椀猀 椀渀 愀渀 甀渀愀猀猀椀最渀攀搀 挀愀戀椀渀Ⰰ 漀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀 瀀漀爀挀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀愀氀氀⸀ഊPerhaps their Magesties and Excellencies would have seen fit to send us poor ਀瀀攀愀猀愀渀琀猀 猀漀洀攀 挀栀愀爀椀琀礀 椀昀 琀栀攀礀✀搀 欀渀漀眀渀 眀攀 眀攀爀攀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀℀  伀爀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 眀攀 挀漀甀氀搀ഊhave stepped into the hall for warmth! ਀ഊBonne ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ 㐀 䐀攀挀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 ㄀㜀㨀㐀㈀㨀㔀㔀 ⴀ 㠀  ഊFrom: kat ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 爀攀㨀  匀䌀 ⴀ 䤀 渀攀攀搀 猀漀洀攀 愀搀瘀椀挀攀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀䴀椀挀愀礀氀愀栀 愀猀欀猀㨀ഊ> We have decided that we are going to set ਀㸀 甀瀀 愀 洀攀渀甀 愀渀搀 氀攀琀 琀栀攀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀挀攀 搀攀挀椀搀攀 眀栀愀琀 椀琀 椀猀 琀栀攀礀 眀椀猀栀 琀漀 戀爀椀渀最 最椀瘀攀渀ഊ> the list of menu items. I have kept it really really simple as the level ਀㸀 漀昀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最 椀渀 漀甀爀 昀愀椀爀 䈀愀爀漀渀爀礀 椀猀 猀漀洀攀眀栀愀琀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀⸀ഊ ਀䴀椀挀愀礀氀愀栀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀琀漀渀猀 椀渀 漀甀爀 䈀愀爀漀渀礀 栀愀猀 愀 ∀昀攀愀猀琀∀ 攀瘀攀爀礀 礀攀愀爀ഊ(meat-provided potluck that they label a feast) in which each ticket has a ਀爀攀挀椀瀀攀 瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀挀欀⸀  䈀甀礀 愀 琀椀挀欀攀琀㼀  䴀愀欀攀 琀栀愀琀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 ⠀漀爀 戀爀椀渀最ഊsomething similar, at least in the same category, i.e. starch, veggie, ਀攀琀挀⸀⤀ഊ ਀䤀✀瘀攀 渀攀瘀攀爀 戀攀攀渀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 愀渀 愀眀欀眀愀爀搀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀 礀攀愀爀 昀漀爀 甀猀 昀椀渀愀渀挀椀愀氀氀礀㬀 戀甀琀 䤀ഊunderstand the idea has been somewhat successful. Sorry I can't give you a ਀昀椀爀猀琀栀愀渀搀 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀        ⴀ 欀愀琀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 20:42:15 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䴀椀挀愀礀氀愀栀 㰀搀礀 ㄀㠀 愀琀 昀爀攀攀渀攀琀⸀挀愀爀氀攀琀漀渀⸀挀愀㸀ഊSubject: re: SC - I need some advice... ਀ഊkat said... ਀ഊ>Micaylah, one of the cantons in our Barony has a "feast" every year ਀㸀⠀洀攀愀琀ⴀ瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀 瀀漀琀氀甀挀欀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 氀愀戀攀氀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀⤀ 椀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 攀愀挀栀 琀椀挀欀攀琀 栀愀猀 愀ഊ>recipe printed on the back. Buy a ticket? Make that recipe (or bring ਀㸀猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀Ⰰ 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 挀愀琀攀最漀爀礀Ⰰ 椀⸀攀⸀ 猀琀愀爀挀栀Ⰰ 瘀攀最最椀攀Ⰰഊ>etc.) ਀㸀ഊ>I've never been, it's an awkward time of year for us financially; but I ਀㸀甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 猀漀洀攀眀栀愀琀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀⸀  匀漀爀爀礀 䤀 挀愀渀✀琀 最椀瘀攀 礀漀甀 愀ഊ>firsthand account. ਀ഊThe one I am proposing is a variation on this theme. We won't be selling ਀琀椀挀欀攀琀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 栀愀搀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 漀渀 琀礀瀀椀渀最 甀瀀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 猀椀最渀 甀瀀 猀栀攀攀琀猀ഊindicating how many dishes/gentles we need for each recipe, which are v. ਀昀爀椀攀渀搀氀礀Ⰰ 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀栀漀瀀瀀椀渀最 氀椀猀琀猀⸀ 吀漀漀 攀愀猀礀 椀渀 漀甀爀 搀愀礀 漀昀 ✀瀀甀琀攀爀猀⸀ഊThat way each one can choose what they want to do. As well, I plan on ਀∀搀漀渀愀琀椀渀最∀ 琀栀攀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀琀礀 琀礀瀀攀 猀瀀椀挀攀猀 ⠀挀甀戀攀戀猀Ⰰ 最⸀漀昀 瀀⸀Ⰰ 樀甀渀椀瀀攀爀 戀攀爀爀椀攀猀Ⰰഊetc) that may be required. ਀ഊAt least I know now that other people have at least tried this method of ਀瀀漀琀 氀甀挀欀⸀ 吀栀愀渀欀猀ഊ ਀䌀愀礀氀攀攀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 07:51:39 -0800 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䄀渀渀攀ⴀ䴀愀爀椀攀 刀漀甀猀猀攀愀甀 㰀愀挀爀漀甀猀猀 愀琀 最琀攀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Different 12th Nights ਀ഊHi all from Anne-Marie ਀ഊwe are asked about dividing up the contributions for potlucks. ਀ഊI've run a gajillion potlucks, and think they're a fine way to do food ਀⠀眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀爀 瀀爀椀洀愀爀礀 最漀愀氀 椀猀 琀漀 最攀琀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 昀攀搀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 挀漀漀欀 搀椀渀渀攀爀ഊfor them all yourself). A few things we've found that work well... ਀ഊ1. Have the hosting branch provide a main dishy thing that can be expanded ਀愀猀 渀攀挀挀攀猀猀愀爀礀⸀ 眀攀 搀漀 瀀漀爀欀 愀渀搀 愀瀀瀀氀攀 猀琀攀眀 愀 氀漀琀⸀⸀⸀挀愀渀 戀攀 猀攀琀 甀瀀 椀渀 愀 戀甀渀挀栀ഊof crock pots and left alone. ਀ഊ2. Have some ringers arranged ahead of time "hey Anne-marie, you're going, ਀爀椀最栀琀㼀 䈀爀椀渀最 琀栀爀攀攀 洀攀愀琀 瀀椀攀猀℀∀ഊ ਀㌀⸀ 䄀爀爀愀渀最攀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀椀漀渀猀 椀渀 愀 昀甀渀 愀渀搀 甀猀攀昀甀氀 眀愀礀⸀ 䤀✀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 戀礀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀ഊ(make the middle eastern people bring desserts :)), but my favorite is to ਀搀漀 椀琀 戀礀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀氀攀搀⸀ഊIf you travelled less than 1 hr to get to the event, bring a main dish or ਀猀椀搀攀 搀椀猀栀 甀渀椀琀ഊIf you travelled 1-2 hours, bring a salad or other veggie dish ਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀氀攀搀 ㈀ⴀ㐀 栀漀甀爀猀Ⰰ 戀爀椀渀最 搀攀猀猀攀爀琀ഊIf you travelled more than 4 hours, bring bread and cheese. We're just ਀栀愀瀀瀀礀 礀漀甀 挀愀洀攀℀ഊ ਀䤀琀 栀攀氀瀀猀 琀栀愀琀 䴀愀搀爀漀渀攀 椀猀 氀愀渀搀 漀昀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 挀漀漀欀猀⸀ 䴀漀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀 栀愀瘀攀 栀愀搀 琀漀ഊsit through my "period stuff you can bring to a potluck" lecture a ਀最愀樀椀氀氀椀漀渀 琀椀洀攀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 眀攀 漀昀琀攀渀 栀愀瘀攀 最爀漀愀渀椀渀最 戀漀愀爀搀 漀昀 爀攀愀氀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 昀漀漀搀 愀渀搀ഊnon-agregious medivaloide food. Only occasionally do we see the tub of ਀瀀漀琀愀琀漀 猀愀氀愀搀 ⠀栀漀漀爀愀礀℀⤀⸀ഊ ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀ䄀䴀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀渀 猀漀洀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀猀Ⰰ 瀀漀琀氀甀挀欀猀 愀爀攀 攀瘀椀氀 愀渀搀 琀漀 戀攀ഊavoided... ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㈀ 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀  㤀㨀㐀㐀㨀㔀㄀ ⴀ 㐀  ഊFrom: "Gaylin Walli" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 氀椀最栀琀攀爀 渀漀琀攀猀㨀 琀愀戀氀攀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀ഊ ਀伀渀 愀 氀椀最栀琀攀爀 渀漀琀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 䤀 眀愀猀 栀攀愀搀 挀漀漀欀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀伀甀爀 琀栀攀洀攀 眀愀猀 ∀瀀爀漀挀爀愀猀琀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀∀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 琀栀攀ഊProcrastinator's Ball and Brawl. The feast itself was ਀渀漀琀 漀渀攀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀栀攀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 漀渀攀 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀氀礀ഊorchestrated announcement from the Herald made a ਀瀀漀爀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 椀琀 猀攀攀洀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀伀渀 攀愀挀栀 琀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 椀渀 猀漀洀攀 氀漀瘀攀氀礀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 眀漀瘀攀渀 戀愀猀欀攀琀猀Ⰰ 眀攀ഊplaced a variety of things like flowers (we had to use ਀猀椀氀欀⤀Ⰰ 猀洀愀氀氀 猀琀漀渀攀猀Ⰰ 爀椀戀戀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 昀攀眀 戀攀愀搀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 䠀攀爀愀氀搀ഊannounced that we had run into a time crunch and had no ਀琀椀洀攀 琀漀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀洀 ⠀愀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 昀愀戀爀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰഊof course, as this was planned well in advance). Each ਀琀愀戀氀攀 眀愀猀 琀漀氀搀 琀栀攀礀 挀漀甀氀搀 挀爀攀愀琀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 挀攀渀琀攀爀瀀椀攀挀攀Ⰰഊand would indeed be judged on their creation. The table with ਀琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀眀愀爀搀攀搀 愀 瀀爀椀稀攀 愀猀 樀甀搀最攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀ഊservers and the Kitchen Steward. ਀ഊThe table that won managed to convince a Knight (I think) ਀琀漀 欀渀攀攀氀 漀渀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 戀愀猀欀攀琀 椀渀 栀椀猀 洀漀甀琀栀 愀渀搀ഊribbons in his beard and hair. ਀ഊI nearly peed my pants laughing. We all applauded. And that ਀琀愀戀氀攀✀猀 瀀爀椀稀攀 眀愀猀 愀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀 漀渀攀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 最漀琀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 昀椀爀猀琀 昀漀爀ഊevery course. ਀ഊJasmine ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㈀㔀 䨀甀氀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 ㄀㌀㨀㌀㠀㨀㌀㔀 ⴀ 㜀   ⠀倀䐀吀⤀ഊFrom: Laura C Minnick ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 刀攀愀氀 昀攀愀猀琀猀㼀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 䤀 挀漀ⴀ挀爀愀琀琀攀搀 眀愀猀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 礀攀愀爀猀 漀愀最ⴀ ✀㤀㈀ 琀漀 戀攀 攀砀愀挀琀⸀ 圀攀ഊcalled it "S'ei Piace e Lice" (What Pleases is Permitted) and modelled it ਀漀渀 琀栀椀猀 椀搀攀愀ⴀ 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 䈀氀愀挀欀 䐀攀愀琀栀 眀愀猀 栀攀愀搀攀搀 漀甀爀 眀愀礀Ⰰ 猀漀 眀攀 氀漀挀欀攀搀ഊourselves into a villa in the hills above Milan and hunkered down to eat ਀愀渀搀 搀爀椀渀欀 愀渀搀 眀愀椀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 瀀攀猀琀椀氀攀渀挀攀 琀漀 瀀愀猀猀⸀ 吀䠀䤀匀 圀䄀匀 一伀吀 䴀䄀匀儀唀䔀 伀䘀 吀䠀䔀ഊRED DEATH! We were shooting more for a _Decameron_ sort of thing, in fact ਀眀攀 琀漀氀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 琀漀 猀栀漀眀 甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 猀琀漀爀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀渀最猀 琀漀 瀀愀猀猀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 一漀ഊcontests. No court. just good company and good food (LOTS OF IT!) Everyone ਀洀愀搀攀 愀渀 愀琀琀攀洀瀀琀 愀琀 挀氀漀琀栀攀猀 挀⸀㄀㌀㐀㠀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 洀攀渀甀 眀愀猀 ㄀㐀琀栀 挀⸀ 圀攀 瀀椀挀欀攀搀 愀ഊQueen for the Day who chose performers. There was singing and poetry and ਀猀琀漀爀礀琀攀氀氀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ 洀甀挀栀 猀椀氀氀椀渀攀猀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀搀 愀ഊsteward at the door, and after the doors were 'locked', no one could ਀攀渀琀攀爀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀 戀爀椀戀攀猀⸀ 䤀琀 氀愀猀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 渀漀漀渀 琀漀 氀愀琀攀 愀琀ഊnight (we had to be out of the hall at midnight) and we all ate too much. ਀䤀琀 眀愀猀 最爀攀愀琀 昀甀渀 愀渀搀 䤀✀搀 搀漀 椀琀 愀最愀椀渀 椀昀 䤀 栀愀搀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀 琀漀 戀攀 栀攀愀搀ഊcook! ਀ഊThe only way I can think of pulling off a feast like that is to make it a ਀琀栀攀洀攀搀 攀瘀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 猀琀椀挀欀 琀漀 椀琀⸀ 䤀昀 琀栀攀 洀愀樀攀猀 猀栀漀眀 甀瀀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 猀栀漀甀氀搀ഊparticipate too. We did a Tournament of the Lions (twice) and once the ਀爀漀礀愀氀猀 猀栀漀眀攀搀 甀瀀ⴀ 琀栀攀礀 愀氀猀漀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 愀猀 琀栀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 瘀椀猀椀琀椀渀最 吀漀甀氀漀甀猀攀Ⰰഊand it was VERY interesting how roles, etc. shifted. It works- but only if ਀攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 椀猀 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 最愀洀攀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀✀䰀愀椀渀椀攀ഊ- - ਀䰀愀甀爀愀 䌀⸀ 䴀椀渀渀椀挀欀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 12:12:12 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀渀攀 䄀 匀攀攀氀礀攀ⴀ䬀椀渀最 㰀洀攀爀洀愀礀搀攀 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Real feasts? ਀ഊOn Mon, 26 Jul 1999 08:41:41 EDT Bronwynmgn at aol.com writes: ਀㸀䘀漀爀 吀眀攀氀昀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀 氀愀猀琀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰ 眀攀 搀攀挀椀搀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀漀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀ഊ>based on food. We set up a schedule whereby two new dishes, one ਀㸀瘀攀最攀琀愀爀椀愀渀 愀渀搀 漀渀攀 渀漀琀Ⰰ 挀愀洀攀 漀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀 栀漀甀爀 愀渀搀 愀 栀愀氀昀 琀漀ഊ>two hours. ਀ഊThis sounds like the Cook's List we had here several years ago. It was a ਀挀漀渀琀攀猀琀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 ㄀㐀 挀漀漀欀猀⸀  ㌀ⴀ㔀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀 栀漀甀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀 栀漀甀爀Ⰰഊstarting at 11AM and going until 11PM! The amazing thing was, the later ਀椀琀 最漀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀漀爀攀 攀渀琀栀甀猀椀愀猀琀椀挀 琀栀攀 搀椀渀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀℀  圀攀 昀椀最甀爀攀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀漀甀氀搀ഊget full, but the appetites of the feasters were not diminished by eating ਀猀氀漀眀氀礀 愀氀氀 搀愀礀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 愀 瀀愀渀攀氀 漀昀 樀甀搀最攀猀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀爀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 昀椀爀猀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊthen the dishes were set out for the general populace to sample. Court ਀眀愀猀 栀攀氀搀 愀琀 洀椀搀渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 愀眀愀爀搀猀 眀攀爀攀 最椀瘀攀渀Ⰰ 䴀漀猀琀 䄀甀琀栀攀渀琀椀挀ⰀഊTastiest, Cook's Choice, Best Subtlety (I won that one!), etc. Folks ਀栀愀瘀攀 挀氀愀洀洀漀爀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 攀瘀攀渀琀 琀漀 戀攀 栀攀氀搀 愀最愀椀渀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀 栀愀猀渀✀琀ഊmanifested yet. I am trying to help a small Feastcrat's Guild get ਀椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 椀渀 搀漀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀⸀ഊ ਀        䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀渀愀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 08:14:28 -0700 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䄀渀渀攀ⴀ䴀愀爀椀攀 刀漀甀猀猀攀愀甀 㰀愀挀爀漀甀猀猀 愀琀 最琀攀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - fancy feasts vs. simple feasts ਀ഊhey all from Anne-Marie ਀眀攀 愀爀攀 琀漀氀搀㨀ഊ><< I feel there is no ਀㸀 爀攀愀猀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 氀椀洀椀琀 漀甀爀 匀䌀䄀 ∀昀攀愀猀琀猀∀ 琀漀 琀栀漀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 渀漀戀椀氀椀琀礀⸀  㸀㸀ഊ ਀愀渀搀 眀攀 搀漀渀琀⸀ 䄀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 愀 ∀渀漀戀氀攀∀ 昀攀愀猀琀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀猀ഊmultiple courses, many many dishes per course. Servers who dont sit at ਀琀愀戀氀攀⸀ 匀甀戀琀氀攀琀椀攀猀⸀ 䔀搀椀戀氀攀 最漀氀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䰀攀愀挀栀攀⸀ഊ ਀眀攀✀瘀攀 愀氀猀漀 搀漀渀攀 ∀戀漀漀渀 搀愀礀 洀攀愀氀猀∀Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 愀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀 洀攀愀氀 漀昀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀漀漀搀 椀猀ഊprepared and served to folks sitting on the grass, al fresco. Tartes of ਀昀氀攀猀猀挀栀攀Ⰰ 昀甀渀最攀猀Ⰰ 昀爀甀洀攀渀琀礀Ⰰ 挀爀攀琀漀渀渀攀 漀昀 渀攀眀 瀀攀愀猀Ⰰ 戀爀攀愀搀 愀渀搀 眀愀爀搀礀渀猀 椀渀ഊsyroppe. We have documents that specify that the workers, after a hard ਀搀愀礀猀 氀愀戀漀爀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 氀漀爀搀 愀爀攀 琀漀 戀攀 昀攀搀 愀 洀攀愀氀⸀ 吀栀攀 洀攀愀氀 椀猀 攀瘀攀渀ഊspecified...roast meat (la dee dah!), and pease pottage, and a big bucket ਀漀昀 愀氀攀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀ഊ ਀䴀礀 漀眀渀 栀漀甀猀攀栀漀氀搀 爀攀ⴀ攀渀愀挀琀猀 愀 洀椀搀搀氀攀 挀氀愀猀猀 戀甀渀挀栀 漀昀 猀攀爀瘀愀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 猀琀愀昀昀 昀漀爀ഊthe Grand Bastard of Burgundy (aka "Tony the Hunk" :)). We eat well, being ਀愀 挀愀洀瀀 漀昀 挀漀漀欀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀攀 搀漀 漀甀爀 漀眀渀 搀椀猀栀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀渀氀礀 栀愀瘀攀 漀渀攀 漀爀 琀眀漀 洀攀愀琀猀⸀ഊBrugels painting show clearly that even peasants don't do too badly on feast ਀搀愀礀猀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 栀椀猀 眀攀搀搀椀渀最 瀀椀挀琀甀爀攀猀⸀ 氀攀 䴀攀渀愀最椀攀爀Ⰰ 愀 洀椀搀搀氀攀 挀氀愀猀猀 倀愀爀椀猀椀愀渀 最椀瘀攀ഊshopping lists and feast menus that show that even the bourgouis eat pretty ਀眀攀氀氀⸀ 倀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 渀漀琀 愀猀 漀昀琀攀渀 愀猀 琀栀攀 渀漀戀氀攀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 渀漀琀 栀愀氀昀 戀愀搀⸀ഊ ਀伀昀琀攀渀 眀攀 愀猀猀甀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 眀攀爀攀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 渀漀戀氀攀 ⠀椀攀 氀漀爀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀愀猀琀氀攀⤀ 漀爀 愀ഊserf (grubbing in the dirt, starving to death, etc). Actual medieval ਀爀攀挀漀爀搀猀 猀栀漀眀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 洀愀樀漀爀椀琀礀 漀昀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 猀洀愀氀氀 昀愀爀洀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊthat even a peasant had a pig and a bed and a pot to...cook...in :). (check ਀漀甀琀 ∀匀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀 漀昀 䰀椀瘀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 䰀愀琀攀爀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䄀最攀猀∀⸀ 䜀爀攀愀琀 戀漀漀欀⸀ 䤀琀猀 椀渀 漀渀攀ഊof those boxes over there....I'll be so happy when I move after this ਀眀攀攀欀攀渀搀℀℀℀⤀ഊ ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀ䄀䴀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 06:38:26 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 倀栀椀氀椀瀀 ☀ 匀甀猀愀渀 吀爀漀礀 㰀琀爀漀礀 愀琀 愀猀愀渀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Rosee or Morree ਀ഊDianaFiona at aol.com wrote: ਀㸀 䤀✀搀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 氀椀欀攀 琀漀 搀漀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀 昀攀愀猀琀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀ഊ> service is more in keeping with the actual practices in the high Middle ਀㸀 䄀最攀猀ⴀⴀ椀⸀攀⸀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 椀猀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀搀 椀渀 猀洀愀氀氀攀爀 焀甀愀渀琀椀琀椀攀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀渀 氀愀爀最攀爀 渀甀洀戀攀爀猀ഊ> of different dishes, and dinners eat those dishes that happen to be placed ਀㸀 渀攀愀爀 琀栀攀洀⸀ 䤀 搀漀渀✀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 琀漀琀愀氀氀礀 爀攀瘀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀椀稀攀 漀甀爀 眀愀礀 漀昀 搀漀椀渀最ഊ> things--*I* certainly like getting to taste everything! But it would be nice ਀㸀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀愀氀氀礀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 挀栀愀渀挀攀 琀漀 甀猀攀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 氀椀欀攀 刀漀猀攀攀 琀栀愀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀ഊ> prepared in small quantities for one reason or another..............Maybe if ਀㸀 䤀 最攀琀 琀漀 搀漀 漀甀爀 匀瀀爀椀渀最 䌀漀氀氀攀最椀甀洀 猀漀洀攀 琀椀洀攀ⴀⴀ椀琀✀猀 猀洀愀氀氀 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 眀漀爀欀 昀漀爀ഊ> this idea. ਀ഊOne possibility would be to, um, gather ye rosebuds while ye may, and ਀愀氀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 搀爀礀 琀栀攀洀 椀渀 猀攀愀猀漀渀 昀漀爀 昀甀琀甀爀攀 甀猀攀⸀ 䴀礀 嘀椀挀攀爀漀礀 栀愀猀 愀 昀愀椀爀椀猀栀ഊnumber of rose bushes, and he often dries the flowers and then wonders ਀眀栀愀琀 椀渀 戀氀愀稀攀猀 栀攀✀猀 最漀渀渀愀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀洀 愀氀氀⸀ 䴀愀礀戀攀 开渀攀砀琀开 琀椀洀攀 栀攀 挀愀渀ഊtrim and dry the petals. ਀ഊRegarding dishes cooked in small quantities, one thing we've tried here ਀椀渀 吀栀攀 倀攀漀瀀氀攀✀猀 刀攀瀀甀戀氀椀挀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䔀愀猀琀 眀愀猀 愀 猀漀爀琀 漀昀 ∀琀愀猀琀椀渀最 洀攀渀甀∀ 漀昀ഊabout thirty dishes, with almost all the tables being served all the ਀搀椀猀栀攀猀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀  愀 氀漀琀 漀昀 眀漀爀欀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀 眀愀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 昀甀渀 昀攀愀猀琀猀ഊwe've done in recent memory (maybe four years ago?). I think what made ਀椀琀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 漀渀氀礀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 挀漀漀欀攀搀 椀渀 猀洀愀氀氀椀猀栀 焀甀愀渀琀椀琀椀攀猀 ⠀攀椀最栀琀礀ഊpeople were served ~1/4 normal portions), but a high proportion of ਀琀栀攀洀 眀攀爀攀 瘀攀爀礀 焀甀椀挀欀 琀漀 挀漀漀欀Ⰰ 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀琀攀ⴀ瀀攀爀椀漀搀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 搀椀猀栀 漀昀ഊmussels in a sauce that was virtually identical to moules mariniere, ਀琀漀愀猀琀攀搀 挀栀攀攀猀攀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 猀漀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀椀渀最⸀ 圀攀 攀瘀攀渀 挀甀琀 瀀漀爀欀 氀漀椀渀猀 氀攀渀最琀栀眀椀猀攀ഊinto pieces that gave little two-inch medallion slices, which we could ਀猀琀愀爀琀 椀渀 猀愀甀琀攀 瀀愀渀猀 愀渀搀 昀椀渀椀猀栀 椀渀 琀栀攀 漀瘀攀渀 椀渀 昀椀昀琀攀攀渀 洀椀渀甀琀攀猀 漀爀 猀漀 漀昀ഊroasting. There was a lot of, "Well, what do we want to cook _now_?" As ਀䤀 猀愀礀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 氀漀琀 漀昀 眀漀爀欀 愀渀搀 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 眀椀猀栀 椀琀 漀渀 樀甀猀琀 愀渀礀戀漀搀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഊit was undeniably a blast to cook and, I'm told, a memorable pleasure to ਀攀愀琀⸀   ഊ ਀䤀 洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 洀攀渀甀 猀漀洀攀瀀氀愀挀攀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀䄀搀愀洀愀渀琀椀甀猀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:28:22 +1030 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䐀愀瘀椀搀 ☀ 匀甀攀 䌀愀爀琀攀爀∀ 㰀搀爀挀愀爀琀攀爀 愀琀 戀椀最瀀漀渀搀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: SC - Is period cooking "different" from the other arts? ਀ഊStefan li Rous said: ਀㰀猀渀椀瀀㸀ഊ> Along those lines, I've often wondered why there must be just one ਀㸀 戀椀最 昀攀愀猀琀 愀琀 愀渀 匀䌀䄀 攀瘀攀渀琀⸀ 圀栀礀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 漀渀攀 戀椀最 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 戀攀 椀琀ഊ> whatever, and have a second, perhaps more expensive feast, of period ਀㸀 昀漀漀搀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀⸀ 䈀甀琀 琀栀攀 氀漀最椀猀琀椀挀猀 漀昀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 漀渀氀礀ഊ> one kitchen may rule this out. But I think it is worth considering. ਀㸀 䘀爀攀攀ⴀ攀渀琀攀爀瀀爀椀猀攀 愀渀搀 愀氀氀 琀栀愀琀⸀ഊ ਀䤀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀甀爀 洀椀渀搀 ⴀ 漀爀 椀猀 椀琀 琀栀愀琀 最爀攀愀琀 洀椀渀搀猀 琀栀椀渀欀 愀氀椀欀攀㼀ഊFor some time now Osgot and I have been plotting to do a Principality event ਀眀椀琀栀 ㌀ 漀爀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 㐀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 爀甀渀猀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 氀椀欀攀 琀栀椀猀㨀ഊOur group has several accomplished cooks who have done small feasts (50-60) ਀嘀䔀刀夀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 愀爀攀 愀昀爀愀椀搀 漀昀 愀 戀椀最 漀渀攀⸀ഊThe SCA time line is diverse and people should be able to eat in personae as ਀洀甀挀栀 愀猀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀⸀ഊA balmy summer eve would be a good time to eat out doors, and set the tents ਀甀瀀 椀渀 愀 甀 猀栀愀瀀攀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀攀爀愀琀攀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 戀攀椀渀最 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 琀栀攀洀攀猀⸀ഊAll themes would have high table set for Royalty, who could choose how much, ਀漀昀 眀栀愀琀 愀渀搀 眀栀攀渀 琀漀 攀愀琀⸀ഊEntertainment is themed to each area. ਀倀攀漀瀀氀攀 戀漀漀欀 昀漀爀 愀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊThere would also be a tavern, serving over the counter meals at first come ਀昀椀爀猀琀 猀攀爀瘀攀 戀愀猀椀猀⸀ഊWe have several good campsites around with massive kitchens and walk in ਀挀漀漀氀爀漀漀洀猀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 甀猀攀搀⸀ഊThere is an overall feast co-ordinator to head off disputes about equipment. ਀ഊThis will happen, but don't quite know when, yet. ਀ഊWe attended the event when a version of this was tried when Purgatorio (West ਀䘀愀氀氀 䤀渀瘀攀猀琀椀琀甀爀攀⤀ 挀愀洀攀 琀漀 䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀⸀  吀栀攀椀爀猀 眀愀猀ഊinside in a many roomed venue, but the kitchen was poorly located and only ਀✀愀搀攀焀甀愀琀攀✀ 昀爀漀洀 眀栀愀琀 䤀 猀愀眀⸀  䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 眀攀 挀愀渀 氀攀愀爀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀椀爀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀Ⰰഊplus our event wouldn't be quite as big. ਀ഊEsla ਀洀欀愀 匀甀攀 䌀愀爀琀攀爀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 12:46:28 EST ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀愀渀渀漀渀䴀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: SC - Re: sca-cooks V1 #2049 ਀ഊ<< I'm wondering who else here has actually used either ਀ 愀 瀀椀琀挀栀攀爀 漀昀 眀愀琀攀爀 瀀漀甀爀攀搀 漀瘀攀爀 搀椀渀攀爀猀 栀愀渀搀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 愀 洀攀愀氀 ⠀愀猀 椀猀 搀漀渀攀 ഊ at Passover) or finger bowls after the meal and what, if anything, ਀ 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 猀挀攀渀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀愀琀攀爀 眀椀琀栀⸀ 㸀㸀ഊ ਀䤀 樀甀猀琀 搀椀搀 昀攀愀猀琀 昀漀爀 ㄀㔀 Ⰰ 琀栀攀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀挀攀 眀攀爀攀 最椀瘀攀 戀漀眀氀猀 眀椀琀栀 瀀愀瀀攀爀 琀漀眀攀氀猀 ഊsoaked in a Menagier recipe for handwashing water, made with sage, rosemary ਀愀渀搀 漀爀愀渀最攀 瀀攀攀氀⸀ 吀栀攀 栀攀愀搀 琀愀戀氀攀 栀愀渀搀 眀愀猀栀椀渀最 眀愀猀 搀漀渀攀 眀椀琀栀 瀀椀琀挀栀攀爀 愀渀搀 戀漀眀氀 ഊand proper hand towels. Very simple, yet added the importance of the ਀琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 栀愀渀搀 眀愀猀栀椀渀最⸀ ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀猀漀 甀猀攀搀 爀漀猀攀眀愀琀攀爀 愀搀搀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀戀漀瘀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀  ⠀椀渀 猀洀愀氀氀 焀甀愀渀琀椀琀椀攀猀⤀ ഊtoo much rosewater turns many people off. I also find the rosemary/citrus ਀挀漀洀戀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 愀猀琀爀椀渀最攀渀琀 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 搀漀 琀栀攀 樀漀戀⸀ഊ ਀䠀攀爀攀 椀猀 琀栀攀 䴀攀渀愀最椀攀爀✀猀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 挀漀洀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 ㄀㐀琀栀 䌀 䴀愀渀甀猀挀爀椀瀀琀Ⰰ 䴀攀渀愀最椀攀爀 搀攀 倀愀爀椀猀 昀漀甀渀搀 ഊin Cariodocís Miscellany Collection ਀ഊ"To make water to wash the hands at table: Boil sage, then strain the water, ਀愀渀搀 氀攀琀 挀漀漀氀 甀渀琀椀氀 椀琀 椀猀 氀甀欀攀ⴀ眀愀爀洀⸀ 伀爀 椀渀猀琀攀愀搀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 甀猀攀 挀愀洀漀洀椀氀攀 漀爀 ഊmarjoram, or rosemary and cook with the peel of an orange. And also laurel ਀氀攀愀瘀攀猀 ⠀戀愀礀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀⤀ 愀爀攀 最漀漀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀⸀∀ഊ ਀刀攀搀愀挀琀攀搀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀ഊ ਀㄀ 儀甀愀爀琀 漀昀  眀愀琀攀爀 ⠀椀昀 愀琀 倀攀渀渀猀椀挀Ⰰ 甀猀攀搀 戀漀琀琀氀攀搀 眀愀琀攀爀⤀ഊ10 fresh sage leaves, or a small handful of camomile,marjarmom or ਀爀漀猀攀洀愀爀礀⠀礀漀甀 挀愀渀 甀猀攀 琀攀愀 戀愀最猀 栀攀爀攀 漀爀 挀栀攀攀猀攀 挀氀漀琀栀Ⰰ 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 猀琀爀愀椀渀椀渀最 ഊlater a non issue) ਀㄀ 瀀攀攀氀 漀昀 愀渀 漀爀愀渀最攀 ⠀瀀爀攀昀攀爀愀戀氀礀 愀 猀攀瘀椀氀氀攀 漀爀愀渀最攀Ⰰ 攀愀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀琀⤀ഊ1 bay leaf ਀ഊIn pot, bring the water to boil and add the herbs and peel. Allow to cool ਀琀栀攀渀 猀琀爀愀椀渀⸀ 䈀漀琀琀氀攀 愀渀搀 欀攀攀瀀 ⠀椀昀 礀漀甀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀⤀ 昀漀爀 愀 昀攀眀 搀愀礀猀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀攀渀 爀攀愀搀礀椀渀最 琀漀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀 眀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 栀攀愀琀 最攀渀琀氀礀 漀爀 愀搀搀 栀漀琀 眀愀琀攀爀 琀漀 眀愀爀洀 椀琀 ഊslightly. Using a pitcher and basin, keeping a towel over your shoulder, ਀愀氀氀漀眀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 琀漀 栀漀氀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 栀愀渀搀猀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 戀漀眀氀 眀栀椀氀攀 礀漀甀 瀀漀甀爀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 ഊshould rub their hands together. When finished, offer them the towel. Where ਀琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀 琀愀戀氀攀 琀漀 猀攀琀 搀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 戀漀眀氀 琀栀椀猀 戀攀猀琀 眀漀爀欀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀眀漀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 ഊto hold the bowl, the other to offer the towel and pour the water. ਀ഊHauviette ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㄀㐀 䨀甀渀 ㈀    ㄀㄀㨀㌀㐀㨀㈀㌀ 䔀䐀吀ഊFrom: ChannonM at aol.com ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 刀攀㨀 洀攀渀甀猀 愀渀搀 搀椀猀栀 猀椀稀攀猀ഊ ਀㸀 伀渀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀 眀椀琀栀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀攀愀猀琀 洀攀渀甀猀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 椀搀攀愀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀ഊ> "have" to eat everything on the table. Upper classes through the 19th ਀㸀  挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 漀渀氀礀 琀愀猀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 瀀氀愀琀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀昀漀爀攀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 愀 洀甀氀琀椀琀甀搀攀ഊ> of dishes was fine. --And they probably weren't massive platters at ਀㸀  琀栀愀琀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀  䤀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 琀漀礀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 搀漀椀渀最 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀眀椀挀攀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀栀攀猀Ⰰ 栀愀氀昀 琀栀攀ഊ> portions. i figure that gives room to experiment and still feed ਀㸀  瀀攀漀瀀氀攀ⴀⴀ甀渀氀攀猀猀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 昀椀渀椀挀欀礀⸀  䤀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 挀愀猀攀Ⰰ 䤀 搀漀渀✀琀 挀愀爀攀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀  䴀漀爀最愀渀愀ഊ ਀䤀 搀椀搀 瀀爀攀琀琀礀 洀甀挀栀 琀栀愀琀 愀琀 䌀氀愀渀挀礀 䐀愀礀 琀栀椀猀 礀攀愀爀⸀ 䤀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 ㄀㔀 搀椀猀栀攀猀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 ഊcarefully controlled portions ie each person could have eaten 1/10 pie, 1-3oz ਀瀀椀攀挀攀 漀昀 昀椀猀栀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀渀 戀愀琀琀攀爀攀搀 攀琀挀⸀ ഊ ਀伀渀攀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 爀攀挀漀最渀椀稀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 昀椀爀猀琀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 椀渀 栀甀最攀 ഊabundance and that I was controlling how much they could wolf down in the ਀昀椀爀猀琀 愀渀搀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 挀漀甀爀猀攀猀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 搀攀氀椀戀攀爀愀琀攀 愀渀搀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 愀渀搀 愀氀氀漀眀攀搀 洀攀 琀漀 ഊprovide a number of dishes that I otherwise might not have been able to work ਀椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 洀攀渀甀 搀甀攀 琀漀 挀漀猀琀 瀀爀漀栀椀戀椀琀椀漀渀⸀ 一漀眀 渀漀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 愀瀀瀀爀攀挀椀愀琀攀搀 琀栀愀琀Ⰰ ഊespecially when they loved that particular dish and there was no more to be ਀栀愀搀 ⠀䤀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 昀攀氀琀 椀琀 氀攀昀琀 琀栀攀洀 搀攀猀椀爀椀渀最 洀漀爀攀 瘀猀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀 栀甀渀最爀礀 猀椀渀挀攀 ഊthere were X number of dishes to follow) ਀ഊNo one could have gone away hungry even if they ate 1 spoon of everything ਀猀攀爀瘀攀搀⸀ 吀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 眀攀爀攀 琀漀漀 瀀椀挀欀礀 眀椀氀氀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 戀攀 琀漀漀 瀀椀挀欀礀Ⰰ 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 愀爀攀 ഊglutons welll........ ਀ഊApparently, there were some who thought there was too much fish (served a ਀猀愀氀洀漀渀 瀀椀攀 愀渀搀 戀愀琀琀攀爀攀搀 昀椀猀栀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 琀漀漀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 ഊfish (probably really liked one or the other fish dish). Go figure. ਀ഊAs for judging how well the food was by what came back, lets just say, people ਀眀攀爀攀 昀椀氀氀椀渀最 稀椀瀀 氀漀挀欀 戀愀最猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 ഊfood could be taken away! ਀ഊHauviette ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 䨀甀渀 ㈀    ㄀㐀㨀 㜀㨀㐀  䔀䐀吀ഊFrom: KallipygosRed at aol.com ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀ഊ ਀搀搀昀爀 愀琀 戀攀猀琀⸀挀漀洀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ> >My best idea is a small (<50) "over-the-top" feast, that probably costs the ਀㸀 㸀愀琀琀攀渀搀攀攀猀 猀漀洀攀眀栀攀爀攀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 ␀㈀㔀 攀愀挀栀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀爀漀猀 愀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 栀愀渀搀昀甀氀 漀昀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀ഊ> >who would really appreciate such an event would be there. The cons are that ਀㸀 㸀琀栀攀 愀挀琀甀愀氀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀栀漀 礀漀甀 攀砀瀀漀猀攀 琀漀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 瘀攀爀礀 猀洀愀氀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀ഊ> >the cost becomes prohibitive if there's more than two people from one family ਀㸀 㸀眀栀漀 愀琀琀攀渀搀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀  夀漀甀 愀爀攀 愀猀猀甀洀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 猀甀挀栀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 挀漀猀琀 洀甀挀栀 洀漀爀攀 琀漀 瀀甀琀 漀渀 ഊ> than an ordinary one. Why? Having dozens of dishes is a lot of work, ਀㸀  戀甀琀 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 琀漀琀愀氀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 昀漀漀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 攀愀琀 椀猀 洀漀爀攀 漀爀 氀攀猀猀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 ഊ> by the size of the stomach, the cost of ingredients isn't much more ਀㸀  琀栀愀渀 昀漀爀 愀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀爀 昀攀愀猀琀⸀ഊ ਀䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀 眀愀礀Ⰰ 琀漀 挀甀琀 琀栀攀 挀漀猀琀 漀昀 猀甀挀栀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 䤀✀瘀攀 甀猀攀搀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀 ഊwas given to me by someone who uses it for all her feasts, is to have someone ਀∀猀瀀漀渀猀攀爀∀ 愀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀 瀀漀爀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀攀愀氀⸀ 匀愀礀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 ഊrich, decadent dessert but the ingredients are expensive--or you are ਀愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀攀搀 琀漀 琀爀礀 琀漀 椀渀挀漀瀀漀爀愀琀攀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 搀椀猀栀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 猀甀爀攀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 ഊafford but very period and will look really good as well--then you let the ਀瀀攀爀猀漀渀 眀栀漀 愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀攀搀 礀漀甀 猀瀀漀渀猀攀爀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀栀Ⰰ 戀甀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀最爀攀搀椀攀渀琀猀 愀渀搀 栀攀氀瀀 瀀甀琀 ഊtogether in the kitchen. We had a feast that should have cost in the ਀渀攀椀最栀戀漀爀栀漀漀搀 漀昀 ␀㄀㔀ⴀ㄀㠀 瀀攀爀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 昀漀爀 挀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 戀礀 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 洀攀琀栀漀搀 眀攀 ഊwere able to cut the cost to $8.50 per person. It can sometimes do the trick. ਀ഊLars ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㠀 䨀甀氀 ㈀    ㄀ 㨀㌀㈀㨀 㤀 ⴀ 㔀  ഊFrom: "Michael Newton" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䄀爀挀栀攀爀猀✀ 昀攀愀猀琀 ⠀䘀眀㨀 嬀匀䌀䄀ⴀ䄀爀挀栀攀爀礀崀 吀栀攀 倀攀爀昀攀挀琀 䄀爀挀栀攀爀礀 䔀瘀攀渀琀⤀ഊ ਀䤀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 愀 最漀漀搀 椀搀攀愀 昀漀爀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀㬀 猀漀甀渀搀猀 氀椀欀攀 漀渀攀 刀愀猀 琀愀氀欀猀 愀戀漀甀琀ⰀഊIIRC, his hunters' feast. ਀䈀攀愀琀爀椀砀ഊ- ----- Original Message ----- ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 㰀樀爀漀猀猀眀攀戀戀㄀ 愀琀 眀攀戀琀瘀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊTo: ਀匀攀渀琀㨀 䴀漀渀搀愀礀Ⰰ 䨀甀氀礀 ㄀㜀Ⰰ ㈀    ㈀㨀㐀㠀 倀䴀ഊSubject: Re: [SCA-Archery] The Perfect Archery Event ਀ഊ> A few years ago I ran an archery hunting event with 3d animal targets. ਀㸀 䤀琀 眀愀猀 猀攀琀 甀瀀 愀猀 愀 爀漀瘀椀渀最 爀愀渀最攀 愀渀搀 愀爀挀栀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀瀀氀椀琀 甀瀀 椀渀琀漀 最爀漀甀瀀猀 漀昀ഊ> four(4). Any archer that ਀㸀 栀椀琀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 爀椀渀最 眀愀猀 愀眀愀爀搀攀搀 愀 挀栀椀琀 瀀攀爀琀愀椀渀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀愀琀 愀渀椀洀愀氀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀ഊ> chits were exchangable at the feast for a serving of the animal ਀㸀 爀攀瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀搀 嘀攀渀椀猀漀渀Ⰰ 爀愀戀戀椀琀Ⰰ 戀漀愀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 最漀漀猀攀⸀ 䤀昀 琀栀攀 愀爀挀栀攀爀 搀椀搀ഊ> not wish the serving they could present it to a noble or even a ਀㸀 猀眀攀攀琀栀攀愀爀琀⸀ഊ> The archers with the highest score in each ਀㸀 最爀漀甀瀀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 昀椀渀愀氀猀 琀漀 猀攀氀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀攀攀 栀椀最栀攀猀琀 愀爀挀栀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊ> day. This was an eighty(80) yard shot at an elk(3 arrows each) where the ਀㸀 愀爀挀栀攀爀 琀栀愀琀 挀愀洀攀 椀渀 昀椀爀猀琀 眀愀猀 愀眀愀爀搀攀搀 愀 最漀氀搀攀渀 猀琀愀最 栀攀愀搀 愀洀甀氀攀琀Ⰰ 猀攀挀漀渀搀ഊ> was a gold arrowhead and third was a silver arrowhead amulet(all alloys ਀㸀 漀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀⤀⸀ഊ> This makes a great fall season event and of course there was also a full ਀㸀 昀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀Ⰰ 戀攀攀昀 愀渀搀 昀椀猀栀 昀漀爀 愀氀氀⸀ 吀栀攀 最愀洀攀 洀攀愀琀 眀愀猀 愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀⸀ഊ> We ran it again a couple of years afterward and the militant vegetarian ਀㸀 昀愀挀琀椀漀渀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀 愀 戀爀漀挀漀氀氀椀Ⰰ 挀愀戀戀愀最攀 愀渀搀 挀愀爀爀漀琀 琀愀爀最攀琀猀 ⠀㌀搀⤀ 琀漀 戀攀ഊ> included in the games. It was pretty funny. ਀㸀 䤀 搀漀渀✀琀 欀渀漀眀 椀昀 礀漀甀✀搀 挀愀氀氀 椀琀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀 愀爀挀栀攀爀礀 攀瘀攀渀琀 戀甀琀 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 氀漀琀ഊ> of fun. ਀㸀 刀攀猀瀀攀挀琀昀甀氀氀礀Ⰰഊ> Geoffrei ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㈀㤀 䄀甀最 ㈀    ㄀㄀㨀㈀㜀㨀㔀㜀 ⴀ 㐀  ഊFrom: margali ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 倀攀渀渀猀椀挀 䈀愀最 䰀甀渀挀栀攀猀ഊ ਀䤀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀漀 愀 爀漀洀愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 愀 最氀愀搀椀愀琀漀爀椀愀氀 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀 ⴀ 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀ഊfood being presented as a dayboard rather than a sit down[lie down?] evening ਀昀攀愀猀琀⸀ 䔀愀挀栀 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 昀漀漀搀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀琀 愀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 戀愀猀欀攀琀 瘀攀渀搀漀爀 漀爀 戀漀漀琀栀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀琀ഊtroll you'd get a certain number of coins to trade for the foods [the coins ਀搀攀渀漀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀 瀀椀挀琀甀爀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 琀礀瀀攀 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 琀漀 戀攀 琀爀愀搀攀搀 昀漀爀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 愀渀 愀渀椀洀愀氀 昀漀爀 愀 洀攀愀琀 搀椀猀栀 氀椀欀攀 氀甀挀愀渀椀愀渀 猀愀甀猀愀最攀Ⰰ 漀爀 瀀攀爀渀愀洀 栀愀洀Ⰰ 愀 挀栀攀攀猀攀 昀漀爀 挀栀攀攀猀攀 愀渀搀 漀氀椀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 愀 氀漀愀昀 漀昀 戀爀攀愀搀 昀漀爀 戀爀攀愀搀 愀渀搀 猀漀 漀渀⸀崀ഊ ਀洀愀爀最愀氀椀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 18:14:49 EDT ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䈀爀漀渀眀礀渀洀最渀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: Re: SC - I am So Ashamed! (long) ਀ഊSCAbeathog at cs.com writes: ਀㰀㰀 倀氀攀愀猀攀 昀漀爀最椀瘀攀 洀攀 昀漀爀 樀甀洀瀀椀渀最 椀渀琀漀 眀栀愀琀 洀愀礀 戀攀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 愀 琀栀爀攀愀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 ഊa little confused. Do we need to concern ourselves with what the peasants ਀ 愀琀攀 椀昀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最 愀 匀䌀䄀 昀攀愀猀琀㼀  䄀爀攀 眀攀 渀漀琀 愀氀氀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 渀漀戀氀攀猀㼀  圀漀甀氀搀 ഊ spices, etc. known in the Middle Ages be available to us (in persona)? >> ਀ഊNot necessarily *need to concern ourselves* with peasant cooking - although ਀䤀✀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 漀渀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 眀栀椀挀栀 漀昀昀攀爀猀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 愀 ∀瀀攀愀猀愀渀琀✀猀 昀攀愀猀琀∀ 漀爀 愀 ഊ"below the salt feast" - the first being (at least to me) a simple meal which ਀椀猀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 琀漀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀 ㈀ 漀爀 ㌀ 挀漀甀爀猀攀 昀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 愀 ഊless elaborate meal served as a cheaper option to a full feast which is also ਀猀攀爀瘀攀搀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 琀栀漀猀攀 漀昀 甀猀 眀栀漀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 欀渀漀眀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 琀漀 欀渀漀眀 ഊabout any cooking that went on in the Middle Ages, whether we ever use it in ਀琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 漀爀 渀漀琀⸀ഊ ਀䈀爀愀渀最眀愀礀渀愀 䴀漀爀最愀渀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:14:09 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䜀愀礀氀椀渀 䨀⸀ 圀愀氀氀椀∀ 㰀最眀愀氀氀椀 愀琀 瀀琀挀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: RE: SC - portion control and planning ਀ഊStefan asked: ਀㸀吀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 琀眀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 愀戀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 猀愀氀琀ഊ>and one below? ਀ഊYes. Originally, the high feast was set to serve 120 not including head ਀琀愀戀氀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 渀攀琀 爀攀猀甀氀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 攀渀搀攀搀 甀瀀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 ㄀㘀  琀栀爀漀甀最栀 愀ഊcombination of pleading and planning. Some of those served were ਀琀栀攀 猀琀愀昀昀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 琀漀 栀攀愀搀 琀愀戀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 渀攀最漀琀椀琀愀琀攀搀ഊat the last minute with Her Majesty. I cooked for 160, to the best ਀漀昀 洀礀 欀渀漀眀氀攀搀最攀⸀ഊ ਀一漀眀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 椀渀猀愀渀椀琀礀Ⰰ 䤀✀搀 愀氀猀漀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 琀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀ഊside feast, or below-the-salt, of stew and cheeses and breads with ਀搀攀猀猀攀爀琀猀Ⰰ 琀漀 漀琀栀攀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀⸀ 䤀 栀愀搀渀✀琀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 搀漀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀⸀ഊBut in talking with Their Majesties at the time about it, we came to ਀琀栀攀 挀漀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 琀眀漀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀愀樀漀爀 最漀愀氀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 眀攀爀攀 琀漀 ⠀㄀⤀ഊhave fun and (2) keep people at the site having fun. ਀ഊThere was no evening court at the event site. Morning court with ਀琀栀攀 琀爀愀渀猀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最 愀渀搀 儀甀攀攀渀 眀愀猀 愀琀 愀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 攀瘀攀渀琀 猀椀琀攀ഊ(*lovely* church/cathedral with no space for a 700+person event). ਀匀漀 琀栀攀 搀攀挀椀猀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 洀愀搀攀 琀漀 琀爀礀 愀渀搀 欀攀攀瀀 愀猀 洀愀渀礀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀ഊfighting-feast site as possible for as long as possible and one way ਀眀愀猀 琀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀 愀渀 椀渀攀砀瀀攀渀猀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 瘀攀最最椀攀 昀爀椀攀渀搀氀礀 漀瀀瀀漀爀琀甀渀椀琀礀 昀漀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 琀漀ഊsimply catch a bite to eat so they could stick around for dancing. We ਀猀攀琀琀氀攀搀 漀渀 愀 洀攀愀琀 猀琀攀眀Ⰰ 愀 瘀攀最最椀攀 猀琀攀眀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 戀爀攀愀搀猀 愀渀搀 挀栀攀攀猀攀Ⰰ 昀爀甀椀琀猀ഊand, as it turns out, some rather nice donated desserts. ਀ഊBetween you all, me, and that fence post over there, I would have rather ਀挀漀漀欀攀搀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 昀愀爀 洀漀爀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀ 䈀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 挀漀洀攀猀 愀 琀椀洀攀 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀ഊjust say "Sure, as long as you don't advertise it as period." ਀ഊ>Did you charge different prices? ਀ഊYes. High feast was 10$ US prepaid (12$ postpaid). Low feast was ਀㔀␀ 唀匀 瀀爀攀瀀愀椀搀⸀ 䤀✀洀 渀漀琀 猀甀爀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 瀀漀猀琀ⴀ瀀愀椀搀⸀ 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 㘀ⴀ㜀␀⸀ഊ ਀㸀䠀漀眀 搀椀搀 礀漀甀 栀愀渀搀氀攀 琀栀攀 氀漀最椀猀琀椀挀猀 漀昀 挀爀攀愀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀ഊ>serving this? What were the menu differances? ਀ഊRadically different menus. And in retrospect, I think this was a mistake. ਀䠀愀搀 䤀 戀攀攀渀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 眀攀 眀攀爀攀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀ഊchoice for that event would have been to do one of three things. Each ਀挀栀漀椀挀攀 椀猀 愀 瘀愀氀椀搀 漀渀攀 愀渀搀 眀漀甀氀搀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 戀攀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀攀攀 戀愀猀椀挀 挀栀漀椀挀攀猀ഊyou'd be given in answer to a similar more generic question on the ਀氀椀猀琀Ⰰ 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀⸀ 夀伀唀刀 䴀䤀䰀䔀䄀䜀䔀 䴀䄀夀 嘀䄀刀夀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 挀栀漀椀挀攀猀 搀漀渀✀琀 眀漀爀欀 昀漀爀ഊevery group or every situation or every political environment or ਀愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀漀爀琀㨀ഊ ਀⠀㄀⤀ 䤀 挀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀漀欀攀搀 攀砀琀爀愀 漀昀 愀 昀攀眀 猀攀氀攀挀琀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀椀洀瀀氀礀ഊgiven the low feasters a taste of the picture as opposed to the full ਀椀渀 礀漀甀爀 昀愀挀攀 最愀猀琀爀漀渀椀洀挀愀氀 漀渀猀氀愀甀最栀琀 䤀 眀愀猀 愀挀挀甀猀攀搀 漀昀 椀渀昀氀椀挀琀椀渀最ഊon the poor folks. This would have been more period. ਀ഊ(2) I could have let someone else cook the low feast and kept to ਀琀栀攀 栀椀最栀 昀攀愀猀琀 漀渀 洀礀 漀眀渀⸀ഊ ਀⠀㌀⤀ 䤀 挀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 氀攀琀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀 挀漀漀欀 琀栀攀 氀漀眀 昀攀愀猀琀 愀渀搀 挀漀漀爀搀椀渀愀琀攀搀ഊeverything. ਀ഊAs it was, technically we did #3. I say technically because other than ਀猀愀礀椀渀最 ∀夀伀唀℀ 䌀䔀䰀䔀刀夀℀ 倀䰀䔀䄀匀䔀 䌀䠀伀倀℀∀ 䤀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 搀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 氀漀眀ഊfeast. But when I think of letting someone else cook it, I mean letting ਀猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀 搀漀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 愀渀搀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀 漀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 琀漀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最ഊand everything else involved with getting a feast out on the table. For ਀挀漀漀爀搀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 渀攀最漀琀椀愀琀攀 戀甀爀渀攀爀 猀栀愀爀椀渀最 愀渀搀 漀瘀攀渀 琀椀洀椀渀最ഊto help them out. ਀ഊI did peronally cook many of the dishes for the high feast, many ahead ਀漀昀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 氀漀眀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀愀猀 挀漀漀欀攀搀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 䤀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀ഊit that way on purpose. In terms of logistics .... In planning out my ਀欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 琀椀洀椀渀最 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀瀀 眀漀爀欀Ⰰ 䤀 琀爀攀愀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 氀漀眀 昀攀愀猀琀 愀猀 愀渀 攀砀琀爀愀ഊfirst course that not everyone would eat, with radically different ਀瀀爀漀瀀漀爀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䤀 欀渀攀眀 栀漀眀 氀漀渀最 琀栀攀 椀琀攀洀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 琀愀欀攀 琀漀 挀漀漀欀 愀渀搀 栀漀眀ഊmany burners and stoves I had and when feast was supposed to ਀栀愀瀀瀀攀渀 愀渀搀 栀漀眀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 琀栀攀 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀 眀攀爀攀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 戀攀 漀渀 琀椀洀攀 ⠀琀栀攀礀ഊwere only 5 minutes late, so I was 10 minutes later). If you choose ਀⌀㌀ 氀椀欀攀 眀攀 搀椀搀Ⰰ 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 眀愀礀 琀漀 琀栀椀渀欀 愀戀漀甀琀 椀琀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀ഊwere not multiple courses for the low feast. Everything was served ਀洀漀爀攀 氀甀渀挀栀 琀愀瘀攀爀渀⼀搀愀礀戀漀愀爀搀 猀琀礀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀䐀漀攀猀 琀栀椀猀 愀渀猀眀攀爀 礀漀甀爀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀㼀 䤀昀 渀漀琀Ⰰ 䤀 挀愀渀 愀渀猀眀攀爀 洀漀爀攀⸀ഊ ਀䤀愀猀洀椀渀 搀攀 䌀漀爀搀漀戀愀Ⰰ 最眀愀氀氀椀 愀琀 瀀琀挀⸀挀漀洀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:57:14 -0700 (PDT) ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䠀甀攀琀琀攀 瘀漀渀 䄀栀爀攀渀猀 㰀愀栀爀攀渀猀栀愀瘀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] RE: Bread as Art-OT OP ਀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 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䄀琀 漀渀攀 挀愀洀瀀椀渀最 攀瘀攀渀琀Ⰰ 䤀 搀椀搀 琀眀漀 戀愀渀焀甀攀琀猀⸀  吀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 眀愀猀 愀 最爀愀渀搀   刀漀礀愀氀 戀愀渀焀甀攀琀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 昀漀甀爀 挀漀甀爀猀攀猀Ⰰ 猀甀戀琀攀氀琀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 氀漀琀猀 漀昀 昀漀漀搀⸀  吀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀搀 愀   戀攀最最愀爀✀猀 戀愀渀焀甀攀琀⸀  圀攀 昀攀搀 琀栀攀 戀攀最最愀爀猀 戀爀攀愀搀 戀漀眀氀猀 漀昀 洀攀愀琀猀 愀渀搀 瘀攀最最椀攀猀 氀攀昀琀 漀瘀攀爀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 渀椀最栀琀   戀攀昀漀爀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀搀 愀 氀攀昀琀漀瘀攀爀 昀爀甀椀琀 猀愀氀愀搀 愀渀搀 戀爀攀愀搀 瀀甀搀搀椀渀最Ⰰ 洀愀搀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 氀攀昀琀漀瘀攀爀   戀爀攀愀搀猀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀椀爀 搀攀猀猀攀爀琀⸀ഊ ਀䠀甀攀琀琀攀ഊ ਀ⴀⴀⴀ ∀䰀漀渀渀椀攀 䐀⸀ 䠀愀爀瘀攀氀∀ 㰀氀搀栀 愀琀 攀挀攀⸀最愀琀攀挀栀⸀攀搀甀㸀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> The state health restrictions prevent us from delivering our leftovers ਀㸀 琀漀 猀栀攀氀琀攀爀猀⸀ 倀爀椀洀愀爀椀氀礀Ⰰ 愀猀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀Ⰰ 搀甀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀ഊ> facilities we are cooking in, the available methods of transporting the ਀㸀 昀漀漀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 昀爀漀洀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀椀攀渀琀猀⸀ 圀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 搀漀渀攀ഊ> around here (Meridies/Georgia) is to bag the food that will be good as ਀㸀 氀攀昀琀漀瘀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 爀攀昀爀椀最攀爀愀琀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 洀愀欀攀 椀琀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀挀攀 漀渀ഊ> Sunday morning as they leave. That is what I plan to do with my ਀㸀 氀攀昀琀漀瘀攀爀猀 琀栀椀猀 挀漀洀椀渀最 眀攀攀欀攀渀搀⸀ 䤀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 瀀漀爀欀 氀攀昀琀 漀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀  ഊ> some chicken. Some stuff does indeed go to pets. ਀㸀ഊ> Aoghann ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㤀 䴀愀爀 ㈀  㜀 ㄀㈀㨀㌀㔀㨀㔀㘀 ⴀ 㐀  ഊFrom: Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䄀氀琀攀爀渀愀琀攀 䘀攀愀猀琀 匀攀琀琀椀渀最猀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊ> Specifically, I would like to hold something similar to the French ਀㸀 ∀䌀漀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀∀ 搀甀爀椀渀最 愀 搀愀渀挀椀渀最 攀瘀攀渀琀  ⠀椀渀 愀 眀愀礀Ⰰ 焀甀椀琀攀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 琀漀 昀漀漀搀ഊ> available in period balls, say). The way I see this, it would be kind of ਀㸀 氀椀欀攀 愀渀 漀瘀攀爀最爀漀眀渀 猀椀搀攀戀漀愀爀搀Ⰰ 瀀爀攀昀攀爀愀戀氀礀 椀渀 愀渀 愀搀樀愀挀攀渀琀 戀甀琀 渀漀琀  ഊ> entirely closed up room. ਀ഊI've done very long dayboards this way, and it's worked out well. It's a ਀氀漀琀 漀昀 眀漀爀欀 琀漀 搀漀 愀 眀栀漀氀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀礀 戀甀琀 椀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 搀漀渀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀漀爀ഊpeople like me who worry about timing, it can be a blessing. ਀ഊWhat I'd suggest, though, is to take a look at the late-period idea of ਀琀栀攀 戀愀渀焀甀攀琀琀椀渀最 挀漀甀爀猀攀 ⠀匀攀攀 琀栀攀 䰀攀攀搀猀 匀礀洀瀀漀猀椀甀洀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 ∀䈀愀渀焀甀攀琀琀椀渀最ഊStuff") and see if that model would work for you, as a period model. ਀ഊI'm reading _Banquetting Stuff_ now and really excited about the ਀挀漀渀挀攀瀀琀⸀ഊ-- ਀ⴀⴀ 䨀愀搀眀椀最愀 娀愀樀愀挀稀欀漀眀愀Ⰰ 䬀渀漀眀氀攀搀最攀 倀椀欀愀 樀攀渀渀攀 愀琀 昀椀攀搀氀攀爀昀愀洀椀氀礀⸀渀攀琀 ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:32:57 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䴀椀挀栀愀攀氀 䜀甀渀琀攀爀∀ 㰀挀漀甀渀琀最甀渀琀栀愀爀 愀琀 栀漀琀洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] Thoughts about a neat feast ਀吀漀㨀 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ഊ ਀䤀 眀愀猀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 搀漀椀渀最 愀 琀漀琀愀氀氀礀 昀愀渀挀礀 昀攀愀猀琀⸀ 䤀琀 眀漀甀氀搀ഊbe very expensive, costing diners $20 - $25 probably. ਀䈀甀琀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 搀漀渀攀 椀渀 愀渀 愀氀氀 搀愀礀Ⰰ 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 昀愀猀栀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀ഊcourses brought out at various times with musicians ਀愀渀搀 攀渀琀攀爀琀愀椀渀洀攀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 琀栀攀洀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀攀欀 䜀漀搀猀 眀椀琀栀 攀愀挀栀 挀漀甀爀猀攀ഊbeing dedicated to a god or group of gods. ਀ഊMy thought would be to start with Aphrodite and have ਀搀椀猀栀攀猀 漀昀 愀瀀栀爀漀搀椀猀椀愀挀猀 氀椀欀攀 漀礀猀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀猀瀀愀爀愀最甀猀Ⰰ 瀀攀愀挀栀攀猀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 搀攀搀椀挀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 倀漀猀攀椀搀漀渀 眀椀琀栀ഊthe bounty of the sea. Grilled lobster, mussles, salmon, ਀戀愀挀愀氀漀Ⰰ 洀愀礀戀攀 猀攀愀 戀攀爀爀礀 猀愀氀愀搀Ⰰ 昀爀椀琀猀 搀攀 洀攀爀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀渀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 琀栀攀 戀漀甀渀琀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀愀渀搀 椀渀 瀀爀愀椀猀攀 漀昀 䐀攀洀攀琀攀爀ഊwith breads, frumetty, leeks in almond milk, cakes and other ਀瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀⸀ഊWith this would be the praise of the hunt for Artemis with ਀瘀攀渀椀猀漀渀Ⰰ 眀椀氀搀 戀漀愀爀 愀渀搀 最愀洀攀 戀椀爀搀猀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 昀椀渀愀氀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 昀漀爀 䐀椀漀渀礀猀甀猀 眀椀琀栀 愀 昀氀椀最栀琀 漀昀 眀椀渀攀猀Ⰰഊgrapes, fruit and digestives. ਀ഊBags in honor of Apollo (god of travellers) containing dried meat, ਀昀爀甀椀琀Ⰰ 挀栀攀攀猀攀 愀渀搀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀 戀爀攀愀搀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 最椀瘀攀渀 愀猀 愀 瀀愀爀琀椀渀最 最椀昀琀⸀ഊ ਀䔀愀挀栀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 瀀爀攀挀攀攀搀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀爀瘀愀渀琀猀 挀愀爀爀礀椀渀最 攀眀攀爀猀 漀昀ഊwarm rose-scented water and towels for hand washing. ਀ഊThis would have to be pretty small and expensive, but I think there ਀愀爀攀 攀渀漀甀最栀 昀漀氀欀 琀栀愀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 昀椀渀搀 琀栀椀猀 最爀漀漀瘀礀 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 瀀愀礀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀䤀昀 䤀 眀攀爀攀 琀漀 挀愀爀爀礀 琀栀椀猀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀漀 愀 洀漀爀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 匀䌀䄀 昀攀愀猀琀 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀ഊjust have platters made with each dedicated to a different god. Combine ਀琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 愀渀搀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 琀栀椀爀搀 愀渀搀 昀漀甀爀琀栀 挀漀甀爀猀攀猀 椀渀琀漀 漀渀攀 挀漀甀爀猀攀ഊand eliminate the wine. The dishes would also be far less expensive. ਀ഊStill, I think it is a fun idea. ਀ഊGunthar ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㈀㔀 䨀甀渀 ㈀  㜀 ㄀㘀㨀㌀㜀㨀 ㄀ 䔀䐀吀ഊFrom: Bronwynmgn at aol.com ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䄀氀氀 搀愀礀 昀攀愀猀琀椀渀最ഊTo: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org ਀ഊIn a message dated 6/24/2007 7:21:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ਀栀氀攀挀愀氀愀椀猀 愀琀 猀戀挀最氀漀戀愀氀⸀渀攀琀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ ਀㰀㰀䄀 最爀漀甀瀀 椀渀 漀甀爀 愀爀攀愀 栀愀猀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 ∀爀攀氀愀砀攀搀∀ 攀瘀攀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 愀氀氀漀眀猀 昀漀爀  愀渀 ∀愀氀氀 搀愀礀ഊfeast" situation. I was wondering if any of you have experienced something ਀猀甀挀栀 愀猀 琀栀椀猀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 礀漀甀爀 昀攀攀氀椀渀最猀 眀攀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 椀琀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀   吀栀攀 氀愀渀搀攀搀 渀漀戀氀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀ഊindicated that they would want me to start with a "brunch" type course and ਀攀渀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 氀愀琀攀 攀瘀攀渀椀渀最 ∀猀渀愀挀欀∀⸀  吀栀攀椀爀  䔀砀挀攀氀氀攀渀挀椀攀猀 眀愀渀琀 琀栀漀猀攀 昀攀愀猀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 琀漀 戀攀ഊnotified (by herald) of each course and then be excused after said course, ਀琀漀 搀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀 椀渀 戀愀爀搀椀挀Ⰰ 渀愀瀀  攀琀挀⸀  䤀 愀洀 嘀䔀刀夀 攀砀挀椀琀攀搀 琀漀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀 戀甀琀 䤀ഊalways want expert input, LOL! Any and all comments would be appreciated!>> ਀ഊI did this once for a 12th Night my shire ran, and was also in attendance at ਀愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 ㄀㈀琀栀 一椀最栀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 搀漀渀攀⸀  䴀椀渀攀 眀攀渀琀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 栀愀搀  猀漀洀攀ഊmajor issues, and I learned a lot from comparing the two. ਀ഊIn the feast I did, we were basically all in one room, and I served a new ਀挀漀甀爀猀攀 漀昀 ㈀ⴀ㌀ 搀椀猀栀攀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀 ㈀ 栀漀甀爀猀 漀爀 猀漀㬀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 眀愀猀 愀搀攀焀甀愀琀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀ഊequipment in good shape and I had enough help. I think having everyone nearby ਀栀攀氀瀀攀搀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 猀愀眀 眀栀攀渀 攀愀挀栀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 挀愀洀攀 漀甀琀㬀 愀氀猀漀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀爀攀ഊweren't any major scheduled activities such as courts or performances, so people ਀眀攀爀攀 昀爀攀攀 琀漀 猀琀漀瀀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 搀漀椀渀最 琀漀 攀愀琀⸀ഊ ਀䄀琀 琀栀攀 ㄀㈀琀栀 一椀最栀琀 䤀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀搀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 搀漀渀攀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 洀甀挀栀 氀愀爀最攀爀 猀椀琀攀ഊwith several rooms, so people in one room were not always aware that more food ਀栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀漀渀猀攀焀甀攀渀琀氀礀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 最攀琀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 挀漀甀爀猀攀猀⸀  匀漀洀攀 漀昀 椀琀ഊwas also served during other activities such as courts, so people didn't feel ਀昀爀攀攀 琀漀 氀攀愀瘀攀 琀漀 攀愀琀 攀瘀攀渀 椀昀 琀栀攀礀 欀渀攀眀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀  眀攀爀攀ഊalso, as I understand, significant issues with ovens that didn't work which ਀氀攀搀 琀漀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀椀攀猀 最攀琀琀椀渀最 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 焀甀愀渀琀椀琀椀攀猀 漀昀 昀漀漀搀猀 渀攀攀搀攀搀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 琀栀椀渀最猀 䤀 氀攀愀爀渀攀搀 眀攀爀攀㨀ഊ1. Keep everyone close by or, as you are planning, have the courses heralded ਀猀漀 琀栀愀琀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 欀渀漀眀 洀漀爀攀 昀漀漀搀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 瀀甀琀 漀甀琀⸀ഊ2.Work with the person scheduling activities to make sure that you are not ਀琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀 愀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 眀栀攀渀 猀漀洀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 栀椀最栀 瀀爀椀漀爀椀琀礀 愀挀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 漀爀 猀甀挀栀 椀猀ഊgoing on. ਀㌀⸀ 吀爀礀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 攀焀甀椀瀀洀攀渀琀 眀漀爀欀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀栀愀渀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀栀攀挀欀 椀琀  愀氀氀ഊwhen you arrive in the morning, so that you can rearrange courses if need ਀戀攀Ⰰ 漀爀 洀愀欀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 愀爀爀愀渀最攀洀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 攀愀爀氀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 氀漀琀猀 漀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀猀Ⰰ 欀攀攀瀀 琀栀攀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 瀀漀爀琀椀漀渀猀 猀洀愀氀氀⸀ഊConsider having servers to dole out the correct amount and keep people from gorging early in the day and being too full to eat later courses, or taking more than their share so that others don't get any. ਀ഊBrangwayna Morgan ਀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris feast-ideas-msg Page 29 of 29 ਀ഊ