NK - ?feast steward?
Addington, Debbie, A
daaddington at saintfrancis.com
Tue Aug 10 12:26:09 PDT 1999
I have tried two different recipes for that stuff, jerky tasted real good
after that. I tried to make it better by adding raisins, prunes, apples and
cinnamon. nothing worked. I suppose during the winter season, a viking
would anything if they are hungrey enough. 8 )
thanks again,
Maidenhair
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rebecca M. Heydon [SMTP:rebecca-heydon at utulsa.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 1:52 PM
> To: Northkeep at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: RE: NK - ?feast steward?
>
> See, you have nothing to worry about as you've done the
> feeding-of-the-hoards before. :-)
>
> No need to stock your pantry unless you want to donate a feast. The
> Barony
> pays for up to $500 to cover the food and supply costs. Most feasts run
> under budget so that amount is usually enough.
>
> And yes, you have the personas basically correct. I, myself, like period
> feasts though I know there are those out there who don't. To me, it makes
> sense to keep the foods within the 600-1600 timeframe since everything
> else
> is more or less supposed to be.
>
> (Quite frankly, period or not, porridge is vile stuff....)
>
> Rowan
>
> At 12:17 PM 8/10/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >Okay. For a bit I was getting worried. I have cooked for 250 at the
> >holiday season, before my mom passed on. I was remembering the
> Ansteorran
> >20th year w/ 1000 places for feast and I was thinking HELP. :)
> >A hundred to a hundred fifty. I guess I better start stocking my pantry?
> >Their Excellencies are Viking personas, yes?
> >Do they usually prefer a feast that is geared more to their personas?
> >Pork, Plums and mead? I don't do that porridge stuff, yuk!
> >
> >Maidenhair
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Rebecca M. Heydon [SMTP:rebecca-heydon at utulsa.edu]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 11:48 AM
> >> To: Northkeep at Ansteorra.ORG
> >> Subject: Re: NK - ?feast steward?
> >>
> >> Well, what I have tried to put together is a list of people who have
> done
> >> feasts for events before as well as those who are interested in doing
> >> feasts. Bids for feasts are taken months before our events happen and
> a
> >> feast steward chosen to do the feast at the event in question. If no
> one
> >> comes forward of their own accord to offer a feast bid, I can then look
> at
> >> my trusty list and then tap a person or two. :-) (This list is a Rowan
> >> thing, not something done everywhere).
> >>
> >> SO a bid. This involves coming up with a menu for about 100-125
> >> individuals, coming up with a price list, listing any special things
> you'd
> >> like to do with an event feast and presenting all this to Their
> >> Excellencies, the Seneschal and those who will be Autocrats.
> >>
> >> Duties, aside from the obvious you listed, involve little else. Your
> >> complete and total priority is to gather the goods, prepare the meal,
> >> enjoy
> >> the praise showered upon you for a wonderful feast, and rest while
> those
> >> great volunteers help with clean up.
> >>
> >> Enthusiasm and thick-soled shoes go far in this venture....
> >>
> >> Rowan
> >>
> >> At 11:31 AM 8/10/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >Okay,
> >> >I understand what a feast is and I know the meaning of steward,
> however.
> >> >
> >> >Anyone else out there on a feast steward list?
> >> >Fill me in.
> >> >What is the duties and responsibilities of the feast steward, besides
> the
> >> >obvious of cooking and serving?
> >> >
> >> >Maidenhair
> >> >
> >> end
> >> ******
> >> Rebecca M. Heydon
> >> University of Tulsa - College of Law Library
> >> ph: 918-631-3557 (voice mail only)
> >> fax: 918-631-2151
> >> rebecca-heydon at utulsa.edu
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> >> --John Stuart Mill
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> >
> end
> ******
> Rebecca M. Heydon
> University of Tulsa - College of Law Library
> ph: 918-631-3557 (voice mail only)
> fax: 918-631-2151
> rebecca-heydon at utulsa.edu
> "Language is the light of the mind."
> --John Stuart Mill
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