[Ravensfort] Re: [RF] Notes on period lunches and finger foods.

[Berta Allen]

With a "period lunch finger foods" beginnings such as this, I may sneak over
& have lunch with you guys!!! What's for dessert?
He has such great ideas! He had these such items listed when we 3 (Zorcon,
Cathal & myself) went to the Rogues & Rapiers event. He essentially saved us
at lunch time food wise! Thank you Cathal!!
It all tasted great- food, H20, heat, & humidity!
HE Chrystal


>From: Cathal SilAlmhain <silalmhain at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: ravensfort at ansteorra.org
>To: ravensfort at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Ravensfort] Notes on period lunches and finger foods.
>Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 05:58:50 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I just wanted to share a few thoughts on the theme of
>"lunch" "period lunch" and "finger foods"
>
>the three can go together very well.
>
>A few years ago I discovered that lunch always
>happened right when I was fighting, and figuring out a
>bardic, and sometimes an A&S competition, and
>frequently when I was at an event by myself . . .
>very problematic.
>
>I cured the problem by getting myself the following: a
>summer sausage, a block of cheese, a bunch of grapes,
>and a small loaf of bread.
>
>The real trick was that I cubed the sausage and cheese
>in advance and placed them in ziplock bags.  (separate
>bags, definitely)
>
>This makes for a VERY period meal, and also a meal
>with zero setup time, and it is additionally both very
>tastly and very filling.
>
>Since my first attempts at this period lunch, I have
>added almonds (whole raw shelled--about $5 a pound,
>but that serves a buttload of people), walnuts, dried
>apricots, and different cheeses.  For those who
>actually know how to cook, different beefs and
>chickens can be done the same way.  I am sure the
>inventive cooks amongst us with think up even more
>great ideas . . .
>
>Serving is mega-easy.  Put each item onto a serving
>tray--larger serving trays can hold all the items on
>one tray.  Nobody needs a plate for themselves,
>everybody just picks up what they need from the table.
>  This cuts down on cleanup and on wasted food.  It
>also allows everyone to eat on the fly, which is how
>lunch happens anyway--between conversations, meetins
>with old friends, getting information, shopping, etc.
>Leftovers can quickly be dumped back into their
>ziplock bag and set back in the cooler.  It is an
>especially easy way to go about lite fare such as
>lunch.
>
>
>
>
>--- "Cobalt60 at lcc " <cobalt60 at lcc.net> wrote:
> > Jacinth and Brian will be there. We may be leaving
> > Raven's Fort at  the dawn
> > of light and arrive in time to enter the Kings
> > Champion list.
> >     Can some one who is arriving early get a table
> > or two for the Barony to
> > sit at?
> >     As for the potluck May I suggest finger foods
> > that will not spill or get
> > our fingers greasy or colored. I will bring a smoked
> > sliced and chilled
> > brisket for a meat.
> >
> >
> > Brian   :o)
> >
> >
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>=====
>Cathal SilAlmhain
>Title Bard of Graywood
>Spring Artisan for the Barony of Ravensfort
>"Fortune favors the bold."
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