SC - Feasts-Opinionated and Long
LrdRas@aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Fri Nov 14 14:34:13 PST 1997
Adamantius notes, in response to the Middlebridge long-feasts post:
> I am told, for example, that in the Outlands it is fairly (oops, I was
> gonna say "reasonably") common for four or five courses to be served,
> each with one dish. Here in the East you generally find two or three
> courses, with three or four dishes per course, served in quantities that
> the average human can choke down in the space of perhaps two and a half
> hours. Sometimes the cooks are able to keep people dazzled and in their
> seats for that amount of time, and sometimes people get restless after
> an hour or so. This is partly a function of things like entertainment,
> the quality of the food, toasts, etc.
Interesting... VERY interesting...
Here in the West (OK, here in the Mists, to be specific); it seems to be standard practice to do the following:
1) Open feast hall. Bread, appetizers (usually) on tables. Get seated;
lots of visiting. People wondering when the food will be served.
2) First course (yes, we still call them the "R" word) is announced,
then served, usually late.. Consists of 3-5 dishes, served one at a time.
3) First course is cleared away. Entertainment/Court ensues. People go
outside to visit, chat, smoke, flirt, etc.
4) Second "R" word is announced, served. 3-5 dishes.
5) Second course cleared away. Entertainment/Court ensues. People
stagger away from the table to visit, smoke, bid on silent-auction or
live-auction items.
6) Third "R" word is announced, served. (sometimes there's a fourth as
well). People remark, "My god, MORE food?" At some point the
kitchen crew is hauled out, introduced and applauded. A subtlety
might be brought in; or some desserty stuff put out on a sideboard.
7) Schedule will call for dancing; but everyone will clear their dishes, b.s.
for a while and then go home instead. The kitchen crew will end up
doing the majority of the cleaning.
Interesting concept, having single-dish courses... I wonder if that's ever been tried out here. Of course, around here we have (I think) a higher percentage of people who are aware of their food allergies/sensitivities, or are vege/vegan, so maybe that wouldn't work...
Any other different styles of feast out there? Man, I wish I could afford to travel...
- kat (whose mind is NOT on her work today!)
============================================================================
To be removed from the SCA-Cooks mailing list, please send a message to
Majordomo at Ansteorra.ORG with the message body of "unsubscribe SCA-Cooks".
============================================================================
More information about the Sca-cooks
mailing list