rasng-fd-fsts-msg - 9/5/05 ਀ഊRaising food for SCA feasts as a money-saving effort or as a source for plants and animals not easily found in the modern grocery store. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: meat-carving-bib, serving-soups-msg, Handwashing-art, bread-for-fsts-msg, exotic-meats-msg, pig-to-sausag-art, butch-goat-art, butchering-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************************************************************************ ਀ഊDate: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:23:23 EDT ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䬀爀椀猀琀椀圀栀礀䬀攀氀氀礀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Growing for Feast ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀最漀爀搀漀渀猀攀 愀琀 漀渀攀⸀渀攀琀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ>>> ਀䠀愀猀  愀渀礀漀渀攀 眀漀爀欀攀搀 漀渀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 最爀漀甀瀀 ⠀琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 最爀漀甀瀀Ⰰ 渀漀琀ഊnecessarily the actual cooking crew) grew a substantial portion of the ਀瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀 昀漀爀 愀  昀攀愀猀琀㼀 伀爀 琀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀Ⰰ 栀攀爀戀猀Ⰰ 攀最最猀Ⰰ 最爀愀椀渀猀Ⰰ 漀爀  洀攀愀琀㼀ഊ<<< ਀ഊI myself have grown fava beans, cucumbers, flowers, berries (elderberries ਀愀渀搀 挀甀爀爀愀渀琀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 搀甀挀欀猀 昀漀爀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 昀攀愀猀琀猀⸀ഊ ਀圀攀 戀甀琀挀栀攀爀攀搀 最攀攀猀攀 昀漀爀 ㄀㈀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀 愀琀 愀 氀漀挀愀氀 昀愀爀洀攀爀猀 瀀氀愀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 戀椀爀搀猀Ⰰ 昀氀漀眀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 挀甀挀甀洀戀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 攀愀猀礀⸀  䘀氀漀眀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 挀甀挀甀洀戀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 甀猀攀搀ഊfresh. Ducks and geese where slaughtered and frozen. ਀ഊFrankly the ducks were not cost effective, between feed and loss of animals. ਀  䤀昀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 最攀琀 琀栀攀洀 愀琀 琀栀攀 氀漀挀愀氀 䄀猀椀愀渀 洀愀爀欀攀琀猀 椀琀✀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀⸀ഊThe geese on the other hand were $5 per bird, usually at the stores they run ਀挀氀漀猀攀 琀漀 ␀㔀　 瀀攀爀 戀椀爀搀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 昀愀瘀愀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀 愀猀 䤀 洀椀猀琀椀洀攀搀 琀栀攀 猀漀眀椀渀最 愀渀搀 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 爀愀椀渀礀ഊyear and I had fungus problems. Also, with the new Asian and Hispanic ਀洀愀爀欀攀琀猀 漀瀀攀渀椀渀最 甀瀀 椀琀✀猀 渀漀琀 愀猀 栀愀爀搀 琀漀 昀椀渀搀 琀栀攀洀⸀ഊ ਀䠀愀爀瘀攀猀琀椀渀最 愀琀 愀 氀漀挀愀氀 昀愀爀洀 椀猀 愀 氀漀琀 挀栀攀愀瀀攀爀 椀昀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 眀椀氀氀椀渀最 琀漀 最漀 漀甀琀  愀渀搀ഊpick yourself. I got asparagus for 50 cents per pound at a friends farm. ਀匀愀洀攀 最漀攀猀 昀漀爀 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀 㔀　 挀攀渀琀猀 瀀⼀瀀漀甀渀搀 昀漀爀 漀爀最愀渀椀挀 栀攀椀爀氀漀漀洀猀⸀  圀栀愀琀✀猀 戀攀猀琀ഊabout this option is that you can almost guarantee a harvest. ਀ഊGrace ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㠀 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㔀 ㄀㘀㨀㐀㠀㨀　㠀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: "Glenn A. Crawford" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䜀爀漀眀椀渀最 昀漀爀 䘀攀愀猀琀ഊTo: "'Cooks within the SCA'" ਀ഊI have raise Chicken, Turkey, Rabbit, Lamb, Pork and Beef. The latter three ਀眀攀 猀攀渀搀 漀甀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 戀甀琀挀栀攀爀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀瘀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 挀漀猀琀ഊeffective unless you are looking of hormone free. ਀ഊMost of the vegetation we grow is new world. Our friend grows a lot of our ਀栀攀爀戀猀⸀ ㄀㔀 洀椀氀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 甀猀 椀猀 愀 昀愀爀洀 琀栀愀琀 爀愀椀猀攀 刀攀搀 䐀攀攀爀 愀渀搀 眀攀 最攀琀 椀琀 愀琀 愀ഊgreat price. If I am luckily my Father will get a Black Bear again this year. ਀ഊAlso being a caterer I have a vendor for fresh fish, 24-48hrs after being ਀挀愀甀最栀琀 椀琀 椀猀 椀渀 洀礀 昀爀椀最⼀昀爀攀攀稀攀爀 漀爀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 昀氀愀猀栀 昀爀漀稀攀渀 椀琀⸀ഊI also have vendors for meat from Alligator to Zebra. ਀眀眀眀⸀愀搀瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀椀渀昀漀漀搀⸀挀漀洀ഊ ਀嘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀洀愀稀椀渀最Ⰰ 漀渀攀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 ⠀䔀愀猀琀 挀漀愀猀琀 唀匀⤀ ∀匀椀搀 圀愀椀渀攀爀 ☀ 匀漀渀∀ഊwww.sidwainer.com ਀夀漀甀 渀愀洀攀 椀琀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 最爀漀眀 椀琀 漀爀 挀愀渀 最攀琀 椀琀⸀ഊ ਀䈀攀猀琀 眀愀礀 琀漀 昀椀渀搀 瘀攀渀搀漀爀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 愀爀攀愀猀 椀猀 琀漀 最漀 琀漀 愀 䘀漀漀搀 ☀ 刀攀猀琀愀甀爀愀渀琀 匀栀漀眀⸀ഊNew England just had the large one for the year in Boston at the BCEC ਀ഊIf you have the space and time it is great to raise your own, but most of us ਀樀甀猀琀 搀漀渀✀琀 栀愀瘀攀 漀渀攀 漀爀 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀攀爀爀愀椀渀 匀椀氀瘀攀爀眀漀氀昀⸀ഊ ਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 挀栀攀挀欀 漀甀琀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀㨀ഊhttp://www.phoenixroost.com/gallery/gallery.php ਀䴀椀砀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 最愀氀氀攀礀 愀爀攀 瀀椀挀猀 漀昀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 洀礀 搀椀猀栀攀猀⸀ 刀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 䤀 搀漀 琀爀愀搀椀漀渀愀氀ഊfeasts and fantasy feasts too. (Homemade Chocolate Strawberry Ice cream ਀䈀漀洀戀猀⤀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:30:43 -0700 (PDT) ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䴀愀爀挀甀猀 䰀漀椀搀漀氀琀 㰀洀樀氀漀椀搀漀氀琀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] Re: Sca-cooks Digest, Vol 23, Issue 69 ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䠀攀爀攀 椀渀 匀琀攀爀渀昀攀氀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀椀搀搀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀ഊraised our own chickens, sheep, geese, etc. for feast, ਀愀渀搀 焀甀椀琀攀 愀 昀攀眀 漀昀 漀甀爀 漀眀渀 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 昀爀甀椀琀猀⸀ 一漀琀ഊon a regular basis, and it depends on the feastocrat ਀愀渀搀 栀椀猀⼀栀攀爀 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀栀椀瀀 琀漀 琀栀攀 昀愀爀洀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 最愀爀搀攀渀攀爀猀ഊof the group, but yes it's been done here, especially for ਀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀琀礀 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 洀攀愀琀 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 氀愀洀戀 漀爀 最漀漀猀攀⸀ഊ ਀䄀戀漀琀 䨀漀栀愀渀渀 瘀漀渀 䴀攀琀琀攀渀 伀䰀ഊmedieval poultrier ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㤀 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㔀 　㤀㨀㄀㘀㨀㐀㌀ ⴀ　㜀　　ഊFrom: Susan Fox-Davis ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䜀爀漀眀椀渀最 昀漀爀 䘀攀愀猀琀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊ>> How hard was it to time the ripening of the vegetables for the feast? In ਀㸀㸀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀琀 猀攀攀洀猀 愀猀 琀栀漀甀最栀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 攀愀猀椀攀猀琀 琀漀 搀漀 愀 渀漀爀琀栀攀爀渀ഊ>> European oriented feast in late spring-early summer or the fall when cole ਀㸀㸀 挀爀漀瀀猀Ⰰ 最爀攀攀渀猀Ⰰ  愀渀搀 爀漀漀琀 瘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀攀愀欀⸀  吀栀漀甀最栀 椀昀 礀漀甀ഊ>> wanted a feast with a lot of fresh stone fruits, July might be best. For ਀㸀㸀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 最爀愀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 昀爀攀猀栀氀礀 搀爀椀攀搀 爀愀椀猀椀渀猀Ⰰ 漀氀椀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 漀爀 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀ഊ>> featured, fall would be the ideal time. ਀㸀㸀ഊ>> Sharon ਀㸀㸀 最漀爀搀漀渀猀攀 愀琀 漀渀攀⸀渀攀琀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀琀 琀栀愀琀 眀椀氀氀 洀愀欀攀 礀漀甀 挀爀愀稀礀⸀  伀甀爀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀 愀渀挀攀猀琀漀爀猀 搀椀搀渀✀琀ഊhave to deal with kingdom calendar scheduling a year in advance. They ਀挀漀甀氀搀 栀漀氀搀 愀 栀愀爀瘀攀猀琀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀 眀栀攀渀攀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 栀愀爀瘀攀猀琀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀⸀  䤀ഊtimed a cooking contest, whose theme ingredient was "plums" to the usual ਀搀愀琀攀 眀栀攀渀 洀礀 瀀愀爀攀渀琀猀✀ 琀爀攀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 愀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀攀愀欀 栀愀爀瘀攀猀琀⸀  吀栀攀渀 眀攀ഊhad a hot snap in the late spring and the damn things ripened a month ਀攀愀爀氀礀⸀  䄀椀攀攀攀攀攀℀ഊ ਀䤀 眀漀甀渀搀 甀瀀 戀甀礀椀渀最 洀漀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀氀甀洀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀攀猀琀⸀  倀漀漀瀀⸀ഊ ਀伀渀 吀栀攀 倀爀漀瘀攀爀戀椀愀氀 伀琀栀攀爀 䠀愀渀搀㨀  䴀愀礀戀攀 漀甀爀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀 愀渀挀攀猀琀漀爀猀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 栀愀瘀攀ഊbureaucratic scheduling problems, but neither did they have freezers. ਀  䤀✀洀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 最漀 瀀椀挀欀 最爀愀瀀攀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 椀渀 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 眀攀攀欀猀Ⰰ 戀氀愀渀挀栀 愀渀搀ഊfreeze the li'l darlings. Will check the unripe grapes at that time. ਀  吀栀攀 瀀氀甀洀猀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 栀椀琀 椀渀 䨀甀氀礀Ⰰ 攀砀挀攀瀀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀攀眀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 瀀椀挀欀 眀栀椀氀猀琀ഊyellow for umeboshi pickling experiments. ਀ഊRegarding hunted meats: the SCA population in the Los Angeles are all ਀渀漀琀漀爀椀漀甀猀 挀椀琀礀 欀椀搀猀 愀渀搀 眀漀甀氀搀 昀爀攀愀欀 漀甀琀 攀渀琀椀爀攀氀礀 椀昀 眀攀 栀甀渀琀攀搀 漀甀爀 漀眀渀ഊgame. Fortunately, NZ farmed venison is available from friendly ਀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀琀礀 戀甀琀挀栀攀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀匀攀氀攀渀攀 䌀漀氀昀漀砀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris rasng-fd-fsts-msg 3 of 3 ਀ഊ