[Ansteorra] Feasts? Names? Food? (long, grab a drink and read this in a bubblebath)

[Charles]

Gunther,
If you can figure out a way to do it in less than 146 chapters, I'd love to
hear some of your ideas about period tavern ideas.
We do the modern foods during the day for breakfast and lunch because so
many people want and request them. Let's face it, a business owner who
refuses to give his customers what they ask for can also be described in a
period term....... ( Broke )
The evening meal has traditionally been things like stews, or brisquit or
other things like that. I do want the evening meal, buffet style or served
feast to have the period flair and I'm sure my Laurel would love to see me
make the attempt to do something documentable.
Thanks for the input and the terminology lesson. Looking forward to seeing
you at Melees or before. In service, Elrique
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gunter" <countgunthar at hotmail.com>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 9:11 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Feasts? Names? Food? (long,grab a drink and read this
in a bubblebath)


> Okay, an avowed foodie and overall geek I had to chime in on
> this fascinating discussion.
>
> Annoying Gunthar comment #1:
>
> I think a tavern is great. Having been distantly involved in the
> late, lamented Black Wolf Tavern from Steppes Warlord for several
> years I think taverns are really nifty and a heck of a lot more
> convenient than many a feast. Now that I'm all touchy-feely
> and we are about to break into Kumbyah I'm going into true
> Gunthar form and be controversial. The thing that inspires my
> commentary is that, although I think the tavern is extremely
> groovy, I was dismayed at the menu. Hamburgers, hot dogs,
> chicken fried steak, etc... are great but I would have liked to
> see foods in a more period vein. Or "peri-oid" as us Mid-evil
> food geeks smugly call it. Things like grilled chicken, meat
> pies, sausages or whatever. There are lots of things out there
> that contribute to the overall feel without being too weird or
> period. One cool thing is that even period dishes can be
> just as easily prepared, consumed and enjoyed. Shoot, there
> are many of us who would be happy to give some ideas.
>
> Gunthar annoying rant #2: The Number One cook name at
> events. I'm a major antagonist of the rampant "O-crat mania"
> of the SCA. My personal Satan being "Co-Autocrat", how can
> you be the assistant Supreme Leader? So, the top cook names?
> I rather prefer "Archimagris" but when I use that people think
> I'm Dumbledore so I have to put my pointy hat away (unless I
> pretend I'm that new Dumbledore who resembles a rasta chef
> I used to be aquainted with). Other spiffy names are "Head Cook"
> (although that makes me think of cannibals), Chef de Cuisine (another
> favorite of mine because it sounds pompous and tight-assed),
> "Kitchener" was more used for the underlings (those are the people
> you see in my kitchens usually openly weeping) and the number
> one title for the sap who got suckered into feeding 200 very
> picky diners who want a 10 course Prime Rib dinner for $5 is..
> ...."The poor sap who got suckered into feeding 200 very picky
> diners who want a 10 course Prime Rib dinner for $5".
>
> (Postscript: a nifty title for the person in charge of drinks is
> "Botlier". Which was the person in charge of the casks of wine
> and such. The Botlier later became head of the staff and later
> evolved into the personal assistant to the head of the house
> and then even later became responsible for every murder ever
> committed)
>
> Gunthar rant number 3: (Even I don't know how long this is
> going to continue! I hear they've taken up a betting pool).
> Cutsey SCA names part deux.
> The period name for the person who sat and guarded the
> gate was "Guard of the Gate" or "Porter" but then folk
> arriving at 3 am will want the poor sap sitting and freezing
> his butt off to help them carry their bags. I think "Gate" is
> sufficient. Don't y'all?
>
> Those different little meals you get at feast? You know, we
> keep wondering what to call those courses so that we sound
> properly Mid-eeeeeval? Well, those courses are called....Courses!
> The mind boggles.
>
> What oh what shall we call those adorable little tykes raiding the
> coolers and chasing raccoons across the list field? "Children" or
> "Babies" are far too modern for us Medavelers. "Smalls" is cute.
> Well, if you want to call your little spittin-images "Underwear" that's
> just between you and your family counsellor. The mini-humans
> running between horses legs and thwacking the Lord on the legs
> with a stick were amusingly referred to as "Child", "Baby" and
> "Get away from me you little......darling".
>
> Words....without them we'd just grunt.
>
> Yers,
>
> Gunthar
>
> (Hey, I've been away so I have a new generation of Ansteorrans
> to burn me in effigy
>
>
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