Mists Bardic Feast
From left-right: Sylvie (me), Edith, Dianora
standing next to soetelty. Picture taken by Vigdis
Research Dumping Grounds
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Cuisine
September 11, 2004
From left-right: Sylvie (me), Edith, Dianora
standing next to soetelty. Picture taken by Vigdis
February 21, 2006
Bread Trenchers
Washing dishes is a sucky camp duty. It's an icky job and it's not terribly fun.. and there are about a hundred other things you'd rather be doing at event.
After this last Estrella (2006) my camp suggested we start using paper plates.
Outside of the SCA I hate paper plates, they're wasteful. Inside of the SCA I hate paper plates. They're not period and they're wasteful. But they did have a point. Paper plates can be burned and eliminate the "doing dishes" part of the meal.
After mulling this over for a long while I proposed that we should start using bread trenchers at event. It's still wasteful.. but more period than paper plates. They seem amiable to the idea. Now I just need to work out the logistics.
This topic is to gather trencher ideas.. and to document how it all works out.
March 3, 2006
Meta Feast Information
Good article, Cost analysis fo feasts
http://www.ravensgard.org/hrafnsgard/feast.html
Good article about period and adapted SCA feast service practice.
http://www.latourdulac.com/Feast/service.html
this is the wholesale place that sells game and the public....
http://www.polarica.com/public_html/retail/homepage.html
Cinnamon tart - a good way to use up egg whites
September 19, 2006
Slightly Post Period Chocolate Drink
Juana Isabella posted this on West-cooks yahoogroup.
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Slightly Post Period Chocolate Drink
Sources
I got the information below from page 36 and 37 of The Feudal
Gourmet: A Brief Overview of Early Spanish Cuisine, edited by Eden
Rain, published by the Madrone Culinary Guild.
The source Eden used was from "Chocolate: or, An Indian Drinke."
London, 1652, by Capt. John Wadsworth. Apparently a translation of a
book by Melchor de Lara, "Physitian General for the Kingdome of
Spaine", 1631. This is available on-line at
http://jducoeur.org/justin/chocolate.txt Not all of the article at
that URL is quoted below. What is quoted below is what appeared in
the Madrone pamphlet.
September 26, 2006
Feast Ingredients
Getting Herb in Berkeley:
http://www.herb-inc.com/
Squab (young pigeon) and Poussin (young or spring chicken)
http://www.squab.com
October 30, 2006
Market Basket Challenge
You're given a basket of food, to make dinner for yourself and 5 other people, including the religious leader in your community. (If your community doesn't have a religious leader, you can substitute the mayor or some other important person.)
You get: 1/2 chicken, 1 cup lentils, 2 carrots, 2 turnips, 1 leek, 3 Strawberries, 1 bunch herbs (your choice, but only one herb), 1/2 cup wheat flour, 1 pat
butter (1 tablespoon), 2 apples, 1 egg, 1/2 loaf day old bread, a little salt and
a little pepper.
Your own pantry is bare, so what you get is what all you'll have.
Siege Cooking Competition at A&S Trouney July 2006
Here was the layout and rules for the Siege Cooking Competition at the A&S Tourney on July 21-23.
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