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>The menu sounds fine with me, but even though the Crown does not plan to be present, being that it is a Central Regional event, I suppose it is possible that Their Highnesses might choose to drop in. <<BR>
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We are going to check with them next week to see if they are attending and if there is anything in particular they would like at feast. I would expect they will be attending since it isn't far from their home.<BR> <BR>>Actually, the whole idea of cooking in this way sounds kind of fun. I'm looking forward to helping out. I have dabbled in some medieval cookery, but have not delved too deeply as yet.<<BR>
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The menu is still being developed but pretty much everything will be cooked<BR>
and frozen beforehand then reheated on site. We may have some cooking parties or I'll show people how to prepare some dishes then give them "homework" of doing a certain amount. Once the dishes are done, if you don't have a FoodSaver or similar then I'll come over and pick it up then Seal it for freezing. <BR>
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We are also looking for freezer space and loans of Cajun Cookers. A lot of this will need to be cooked outside over the cookers so we'll need several.<BR>
This isn't my favorite way of cooking a feast, especially for something like 12th Night, but I think it is the best way to handle the limited facilities.<BR>
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On the day of the feast we'll need helpers for platter prep, setup, reheating and serving. Lady Maggie has already volunteered to make "cheese towers" and get platters looking nice. <BR>
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Another good thing about cooking this way is that we aren't going to be in the kitchen all day. Feast can begin whenever the Powers-That-Be want it. Cleanup will also be a lot easier. The bad news is that we'll be spending a lot of our free time in prep before the day.<BR>
<BR>>Lyneya<<BR>
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Yers,<BR>
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Gunthar<BR><BR><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive">Well-behaved women, rarely make history.</FONT><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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