[Ansteorra] feasts and food safety

[Deborah May]

When the Shire of the Wastelands was active we invited one of the sanitarians 
from the local health department to come to our Arts and Sciences night for a 
1-2 hour presentation on the basics of food safety.  It wasn't quite as involved 
as food handler/food school classes (which are not required in Enid, OK, but 
*are* required in other municipalities throughout OK.  I have no clue about 
TX.), but it was very informative.  He had done a similar community service for 
some of our local churches that really wanted to assist their members in 
preparing tasty vittles for various church activities.

If you are interested and in the state of Oklahoma, you can go to the OK St 
Health Department website at http://www.ok.gov/health/  There are a number of 
links that might be useful.  It may be more challenging getting free assistance 
in the larger Metro areas than it is out in the sticks.  We tend to have a 
closer, more cooperative small town thing going on with our local agencies than 
in either OKC or Tulsa.  But like Grandma used to say, "You don't ask, you don't 
get none."

Blessings,
Dwen




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From: Melissa Long Blevins <hlecalais at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wed, February 8, 2012 1:16:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] feasts and food safety

My daughter, my "assistant" and I ALWAYS have current food handler cards and 
will as long as we are doing feasts.  I think it is a must, for my kitchen, 
anyway.

A votre service,
  HE Elisabeth de Calais

 
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts,we would all have a Merry Christmas!
Dr. Sheldon L. Cooper


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From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: Inc. Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:20 AM
Subject: [Ansteorra] feasts and food safety

Which is why it is becoming more common, although unfortunately not done 
throughout the Known World, to post ingredient lists for feasts. While 
cross-contamination can't be ruled out, and it happens in restaurants with paid 
staff as well, this goes a long way to helping this situation.

While many headcooks will cook for people, with allergies, special dishes 
without specific ingredients in them when requested, this isn't something that 
anyone should expect. Ask for and look at the ingredient lists for feasts and 
make your own decsion whether to eat the feast or not. Ansteorra is one of the 
kingdoms where it is usually possible for feasters and non-feasters to sit at 
the same table and enjoy their time together.

on-r-offboard-msg (16K) 9/17/01 Comments on allowing non-paying/non-eating folks 
to attend SCA feasts.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FEASTS/on-r-offboard-msg.html

ingred-lists-msg  (18K)  4/ 6/07  Posting ingredient lists at SCA feasts.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FEASTS/ingred-lists-msg.html

I would also like to see more folks involved with feasts, and especially the 
headcooks, take courses in food safety such as the one that Dore's brother was 
going to teach at Candlemas but which unfortunately got canceled. I'm not sure 
that I would require these at this point, but I would strongly encourage that 
these be taken.

Stefan

On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Elizabeth Crouchet wrote:

> Yep, when you don't make your own food, you take a chance every time you
> put a bite in your mouth. You do the best you can, then you take your
> chances. Life is full of those risks.
> 
> Claire
> 
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Adam R Thompson <adam.r.thompson1 at gmail.com
>> wrote:
> 
>> While the family did not sue as far as i know, I do know of one case of
>> death due to an allergic reaction to something in a feast.
>> 
>> Richard

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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
  Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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