[Coastal] Elfsea Defender: Cook off

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richard hall <arkellvomcophus at yahoo.com> wrote:
  Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:59:17 -0700 (PDT)
  From: richard hall
  Subject: Cook off
  To: -=The Seamus ,
  Eithne the Healer , alichorad at hotmail.com,
  Elisabeth Of Pendarvis ,
  Tom Parr
  CC: timothy at elfsea.net, rjt at acm.org, rjt at softwareinnovation.com,
  sara.jo at excite.com, kandace harris ,
  aislyn_glynwyrd_fen at hotmail.com, crown at ansteorra.org,
  ladydds at centex.net


  At this time we have 4 teams. Before the registration deadline on 23 SEP
we may end up with a few more. For all involved here is what is in the
boxes. As stated in the rules each team will draw a # at 0800 the morning of
the event to see which box they will use/have.
  finalized rules at bottom after box list.

  Please read all rules very carefully so we have few problems on SAT
morning.

  box 1
  5 lbs chicken breast
  1lb strawberries
  1lb peas
  1lb rice
  1lb flour
  3 eggs
  Spianch, fresh
  salt pepper garlic & onion
  honey
  pinenuts

  box 2
  5 lbs pork shoulder
  1 lb oranges
  1 lb green beans
  1 lb sweet potatoes
  1 lb flour
  3 eggs
  Spianch, fresh
  salt pepper garlic & onion
  honey
  almonds

  box 3
  5 lbs beef (tenderloin?)
  1 lb apples
  1 lb cous cous
  1 lb aspargus
  1 lb flour
  3 eggs
  Spianch, fresh
  salt pepper garlic & onion
  honey
  walnuts

  All 3 boxes will have suprise in it...could be chocolot, 1 dz eggs, an
other item like dates or figs, ya just do not know.

  The outcome of the cooking will become the Royal/Noble & Wedding Luncheon
(for THL Caelin on Andrede & Cear Megan also known as Pyro, who are to be
married later that evening) for Elfsea Defender.

  Contest/List Master: THL Caelin on Andrede

  Judges are as follows:
  Her RM Sibri
  Duchess Conal
  Lady Servita
  Lady Kandyce
  Lady Genevieve del Gamba
  Lady Aislyn Glynwyrd Fen



  The main prize is being provided by HL Caelin (I have heard a rumor that
it is 3 very nice cooking pots, one for each team member). And the 4 Lady
judges are also providing some smaller prizes (again a set of 3 of the same
thing). There will be a  1st place and an honorable mention.



  The Scenario:
  You have been besieged for two months in your manor/castle. And your
supplies are getting very low. Your fearless leader has decided to invite
the opposition leader and two of his companions to parley. You must stretch
your cooking skills to the limit to give the impression you have lots of
food left and can hold out for as long as necessary.



  Team size will be 3 people, with one listed as team captain/head chef.
  Pre-registration Required! Registration fee is $10 (to be collected
morning of event) with name of team and contact information for the
designated team captain/head chef.
  Please email Team Name, members names & Team Captain/Head Chefs contact
info to rjt at softwareinnovation.com & arkellvomcophus at yahoo.com



  Each team gets a box containing the same basic ingredients-total weight
approx. 10 lbs. There will be 3 different boxes. Each box will contain

  5 lbs. of meat

  1 lb. of fruit

  1 lb. of vegetables

  1 lb. of rice or cos cos or legumes of some type,

  1 lb. flour

  3 eggs minimum

  Spianch

  nuts


  honey

  Salt, pepper, garlic & onion

  A surprise item like maybe eggs up to a doz, chocolate or such.



  Then, each group may add, but this is optional-your team does not have to
add any of it, or may just add one of the following items or a few or all,
to their box:



  A maximum of 3 fresh herbs/spices (unlimited)

  Maximum of 3 dried herbs &/or spices (limited to 1/2 ounce each)

  Spice blends (custom or commercial) count per spice/herb in the blend
(except for slat & pepper which we are going to provide). Blend has 4
spices/herbs and one is salt then it will count as 3 items.
  One fresh fruit OR above-ground vegetable - limit 1 lb.

  One root vegetable - limit 2 lbs.

  You can substitute one doz eggs for either the fruit/vegi or root vegi
that the team is allowed.

  Liquids will be unlimited for water, milk, cream ect

  Vinegar & Soy sauce (and for those that do know, yes soy sauce is period
for some cultures) counts as a spice/herb so you are limited to one bottle
of any kind and it counts against the 3 your team is allowed to bring.

  Alcohol can be brought and counted as a spice/herb if used in the cooking,
or not if used to go with the meal.
  Unlimited yeast can be brought and it will not count against you.

  Cooks can bring their cookbooks



  The morning of the event you will draw# to see which type of box you get.

  You will receive the list of ingredients for all 3 types of boxes NLT then
the TUE evening before the event if your registration fee has been paid
which will not exceed $10 per team to cover the cost of the food, but we
(thanks to Caelins connections)hope to get it down under $10. Teams should
pre-register by one week before the event with fee to be collected the
morning of the cook off if not sent in sooner.

  We will bring charcoal/wood for the grills and some limited amount of
propane in 2 different sizes of tanks. Any needed propane to be brought by
the teams. Teams will bring camp stoves &/ or grills to the event for their
use. The total allowed is not to exceed 3 cooking items, i.e. 1 grill and 2
burners, 3 burners, 2 grills & 1 burner or 3 grills or even an oven. It is
up to the team what they want to bring. And yes a period oven is acceptable
in place of a burner/grill.

  The teams must provide they own cookware/equipment. All equipment
/cookware must be non-electric. All cooking will be done outside/under
tents.




  We will have a brief meeting of the team leaders at 0800 to pick boxes and
start allowing for set-up.

  You may start setting up your kitchen earlier than 0900.

  Cooking will begin at 0900 .opopSPANPSPANstyle=FONT-SIZE10ptCOLORblack
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  Feast gear to be provided by us (sorry will not be anything fancy, just
paper).

  Your teams can provide feast gear (other than paper plates).

  We will provide lemon water for the judges to clear their taste buds.



  No minimums or limits on number of dishes accept that of the amount of the
food provided.

  Criteria judged by:
  Up to 100 points Total (possible 110 with bonus points)
  Up to 20 points if they can show to the medieval recipe used as the source
for each dish (up to 5 recipes at 4 points each)
  Up to 10 points for limiting it to a single time period and country (5
points for each & time is within 200 years).
  Up to 10 points for presentation (this how you present it to the royals &
judges, not its apperance)
  Up to 10 points for judges discretion
  Up to 50 points for flavor/texture/appearance/aroma/ (up to 12.5 points
for each sense)
  Up to 10 bonus points (2 point per spice/herb up to 5 max for 10 points)
for using fresh herbs/spices that are native to our Kingdom (your herbs must
be store-bought or homegrown ie: not harvested/picked onsite).

  List is from Herb Society of America
  comino (cumin), Chile peppers, Paprika, BASIL Ocimum basilicum, BAY Laurus
nobilis , CHERVIL Anthriscus cerefolium, CHIVES, ONION Allium schoenoprasum,

  CHIVES, GARLIC Allium tuberosum CORIANDER/CILANTRO Coriandrum sativum,

  DILL Anethum graveolens , FENNEL Foeniculum vulgare, GINGER Zingiber
officinalis,
  LEMON BALM Melissa officinalis LEMON VERBENA Aloysia triphylla,
  LEMONGRASS Cymbopogon citrates, MINT MARIGOLD Tagetes lucida,
  OREGANO Poliomintha longiflora, OREGANO Origanum vulgare
  PARSLEY Petroselinium crispu, ROSEMARY Rosmarinus officinalis,

  SAGE Salvia officinalis SALAD BURNET Poterium sanguisorba,

  SORREL Rumex acetosa, SWEET MARJORAM Origanum majorana,

  THYME Thymus vulgaris,

  Spearmint Mentha spicata, Peppermint M. x piperita,
  Orange or Bergamot mint M. x piperita var. citrate, Pineapple mint M.
suaveolens 'Variegata', Red Stemmed Apple mint M. x gracilis, Pennyroyal M.
pulegium









  In Service always, to the
  Chirurgeonate, Kingdom, & the Dream,

  Herr Arkell vom Cophus
  Kingdom Chirurgeon
  Stellar Kingdom of Ansteorra


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It's more important to be nice        Ld.Kandyce of Oakcliff
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