sca-cooks Re: End of the Feast

[jpbrew@juno.com]

On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Mark Schuldenfrei wrote:

> For example, SCA cooks have a tendency to say "They used X in period, so I
> can put it in my recipe".  But... we use ketchup today.  Would you put it in
> ice cream?  Why not?  Would you make a carrot sauce for lobster?  How about
> adding fruit to rice?

Well, um, *I* add fruit to rice, anyway.  I'm very fond of Wedding 
Pilaf!

> BTW, for a fun idea on creative (non-period) cookery: next time you go to
> the grocery and get trapped in line, try to make a meal out of the contents
> of your neighbors grocery cart....  and maybe a few standard herbs, spices,
> condiments and sugar.

Oh, ewww!  You've just resurrected one of my most horrible memories --
I was doing that one day and came to the conclusion that their dinner
was going to be a *strawberry* pizza!  [Yes; I freely admit I'm one of
those people who are extremely childish about trying new foods ... the 
first time, anyway!]

> 	Tibor

Alys