Medieval and SCA Feasts
This is a collection of files that I have assembled from various sourcessince I first joined the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) in 1989.The information in these files comes from the Rialto newsgroup (rec.org.sca),the old fidonet medieval echo conferance area, various mail lists and articlessubmitted to me by their authors.Several types of files are available:
-msg These files are composed of a variety of short messages from a variety of authors having a common subject . -art A stand-alone article written by a single author.Some are off of the networks while some were submitted to me by the author.-bib A bibliography of book and article titleson a single subject.-FAQ An article file that follows a FrequentlyAsked Questions format. All text files are available in three formats, HTML, text and RTF. If the text and RTF formats are not mentioned explicitly in this index, they are available from within the HTML file.
THLord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, stefan at florilegium.org).
- filelist-list The complete list of these Florilegium files. (also text, rtf.)
- 14thC-Kitchen-art "The Fourteenth Century Kitchen - A Guided Tour" by Baroness Minowara Kiritsubo (Kiri).
- Allergy-Mgmnt-art "Feast Allergy Management in the SCA" by Baron Drake Morgan, OL.
- Arrang-t-Feast-art "Arranging the Feast: The Application of Medieval Dietary Theory to Modern Day Feasts" by Bronwyn Ni Mhathain.
- bread-for-fsts-msg Baking and buying bread for SCA feasts.
- child-feasts-msg Discussion of whether to have separate feasts for children and if so, what to serve.
- child-kitchen-msg Having children in the kitchen during feast preperation.
- ckng-4-vigils-msg Cooking suggestions for SCA peerage vigils.
- cookng-grains-msg Cooking grains in quantity.
- cooks-clothng-msg Period and SCA cooks clothing.
- cutting-onions-msg Techniques for cutting onions.
- dayboards-msg SCA dayboards, middle-of-the-day, buffet meals.
- fd-kitch-staf-msg Feeding your kitchen staff.
- Fd-Service-MA-art "Practical Foodservice in the Middle Ages" by Lady Avelyn Grene.
- fd-transport-msg Transporting cooked and prepared food.
- feast-decor-msg Decorating the feasthall.
- feast-ideas-msg Ideas for SCA feasts.
- feast-seatng-msg Comments on seating at feasts. Seating charts.
- feasts-fish-msg Serving fish at SCA feasts.
- feast-serving-msg Ideas for serving feasts. How to organise.
- feast-spices-msg Purchasing and storing spices for feasts.
- feasts-msg Ideas and comments for SCA feasts.
- feastgear-msg Obtaining feastgear for use in the SCA. Cleaning wooden feastgear.
- Food-Safety-art "Food Safety in the SCA" by Lady Avelyn Grene.
- food-safety-msgComments on serving food safely in the SCA.
- French-Tbl-Srv-art An example of French table service translated by Angharad ferch Iorwerth.
- frugal-feasts-msgSaving money when cooking SCA feasts.
- fst-disasters-msg Tales of SCA feasts that were disasters.
- fst-entertain-msg Entertainment at period and SCA feasts.
- Fst-Managemnt-art "Feast Management" by Lady Eden Blacksmith.
- Fst-Menus-art "On Rules for Feast Menus" by Lord Daniel Raoul le Vascon du Navarre.
- Fst-St-George-art Feast of St. George by Bonne of Traquair.
- game-4-feasts-msg Serving game animals at SCA feasts.
- headcooks-msg Advice for SCA headcooks. Planning feasts.
- Handwashing-art "Scented Handwaters For Feasts and Dayboards" by Jadwiga Zajaczkowa.
- Hlvg-Fst-Csts-art "Rob Peter to feed Paul: halving feast costs" by Alizaundre, Demoiselle de Brebeuf, C.O.L.
- HC-butchers-art For Headcooks - How to work with your local butcher.
- high-alt-ckng-msg Cooking medieval food and feasts at high altitudes.
- high-table-msg Setting up and serving the High Table.
- hot-weth-fsts-msg Ideas and menus for hot weather feasts.
- ingred-lists-msg Posting ingredient lists at SCA feasts.
- kit-job-titls-msg Medieval kitchen job titles.
- kitchen-clean-msg Cleaning the kitchen after and SCA event.
- kitchen-knives-msg Kitchen knives for the modern kitchen and feast preperation, Knife care.
- kitchen-tips-msg Practical, short kitchen tips for SCA feasts.
- kitchn-gloves-msg Comments on using gloves (or not) in the kitchen.
- kitch-toolbox-msg Suggested items to put in a kitchen toolbox.
- kitchn-safety-msg Kitchen safety for SCA feasts.
- Kouzinography-art "Kouzinography" by Lord Gillucan ua Tomaltaig. An in-persona discussion for new cooks on planning a feast. Written in the style of the 14thC Orchesography dance manual.
- KT-mandolins-msg Kitchen Tools - Mandolins. History and use of the mandolin slicer. Reviews.
- lunch-feasts-msg Ideas and recipes for warm weather lunch feasts with limited kitchen facilities.
- ME-feasts-msg Middle Eastern feasts. sitting, serving.
- meat-carving-bib Biblio. on meat carving by Thomas Gloning.
- Med-Fsts-CPHP-art "Medieval Feasts - culinary creativity, pageantry, honour and prestige" by Lady Dominica de Zeragoza.
- Med-Kitchens-lnks Links to info on medieval kitchens by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
- Medievl-Feasts-art "The Medieval Feast - An Event, Not Food" by Mistress Willow de Wisp.
- Medieval-Cook-art "The Medieval Cook" by Lady Jehannede Huguenin.
- Of-Course-art "Of Course It's 'Course'! Remove 'Remove'!" by Dame Alys Katharine, O.L., O.P.
- on-r-offboard-msg Comments on allowing non-paying/non-eating folks to attend SCA feasts.
- out-fst-safe-msg Cooking outdoor feasts safely.
- p-cooks-msg Comments on specific period cooks.
- p-Coronat-fst-art The Coronation feast of Richard III.
- p-feasts-msg General comments about period feasts.
- p-fst-serving-msg Comments on how feasts were served in period.
- p-menus-msg Examples of medieval feast menus.
- picnic-feasts-msg Ideas for light, picnic style feasts.
- Pik-Fst-Menus-art "On Rules for Feast Menus or Why No One Ever Says 'Let Them Eat Tripe'" by Ld. Daniel Raoul Le Vascon du Navarre'.
- pot-luck-fsts-msg Handling 'pot luck' feasts in the SCA.
- practice-fsts-msg Using practice feasts in preparation for SCA event feasts.
- prim-sit-fsts-msg Preparing feasts at primative sites
- rasng-fd-fsts-msg Raising plants and animals for SCA feasts
- Run-a-Feast-art "About Running a Feast" by Minna Gantz.
- Serve-H-Table-art "Serving A King&s Table" by Baroness Kay of Tre Asterium. Ideas for serving head table.
- Servng-Roylty-art "When Royalty Graces Your Head Table" by Dame Alys Katharine, O.L., O.P.
- servng-drinks-msg Serving drinks and beverages at SCA feasts
- serving-soups-msg Serving soups at SCA feasts.
- table-manners-msg Period table manners.
- tasting-tabls-msg Introducing people to medieval foods using food samples and tasting tables.
- warming-ovens-msg Useing warming ovens for SCA feasts.
- Your-1st-Fst-art "How to Successfully Pull Off Your First Feast" (Or any feast) by Lady Miriam Ester Bat Issacha.
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