SC - RE: SC Kids and feasts

[Phil & Susan Troy]

I am actually pretty stunned at reading the stories of other people's
childrens feasts.  I really don't think it would even occur to anyone in
Lochac to serve the sorts of food people are listing; hotdogs,
hamburgers, macaroni cheese, chicken strips.

I honestly think that it just would not even occur to them. And, I
suspect it would not occur to kids that they should not eat pretty much
the same sorts of food as the grownups. I suspect too, that parents
would be pretty unimpressed at their kids being fed that sort of junk. 

I think that childrens feasts here would maybe contain simpler more
recognisable foods, such as roast and cold meats, cheeses, boiled eggs,
meatballs, salads, bread, vegetables, fresh fruit, jam tarts, but
nothing really out of period.  If at a potluck someone brought
lamingtons or something obviously out-of-period like that, I might give
it to the kids because they would be least disturbed by its appearance
on their feasting table; but I think that generally kids pretty much
accept what they are given. 

I would be interested to hear if any other Lochac people feel
differently, or similarly. 

I find it especially interesting in light of other conversations on this
list regarding ingredient listing for feasts and taking into account
allergies; frankfurts/hotdogs have heaps of red food colouring in them
for example, which can be horrific for some kids systems.  And how would
you list all their ingredients for the feast?  

I am sorry if I sound really horrified, condemning or snooty, but I am
honestly just stunned more than anything else. 

Kiriel
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