SC - Kids and feasts

[Gavvin Quinn]

Thank you so much for the post.  It was really informative.  I would like a
recipe for the
"edghogs/yrchons" that you mentioned. I actually got my twins accostomed to the
"strange" foods of a feast by making them at home but not many other parents to
that so you ideas will come in handy.

Thank you,
Jennifer

Anne-Marie Rousseau wrote:

> hi all from Anne-Marie
> we are discussing the treatment of children at feasts.
>
> wow! talk about anthropology! part of this might have to do with the
> philosophy and traditions of the locals as well (and especially the person
> running the show).
>
> Here in Madrone (Seattle Washington) our big baronial banquet is so
> popular, we stack 'em in like cordwood. There is no place for a seperate
> table for the munchkins. The general rule is "if you take a seat, you pay
> full price and you get a plate of food". ie, medium sized munchkins that
> need their own chair will get one, but will pay full price. If they can sit
> on moms lap and pick at her plate, then they dont need a ticket.
>
> As for feeding said short people, I get a little bristly at the idea of
> pushing them to the side and feeding them modenr food (and modern food that
> I wouldnt want to eat myself!)  just cuz its easier. But that's me. There
> are TONS of very period foods that kids would easily recognise, would be
> tasty and could be incorporated into both menus (assuming you even watned
> to do two seperate menus! Not me man!). Even the most food persnikety kid
> (and grownup) can be fed on period food, with a little research and some
> careful testing beforehand.
>
> Ideas:
> --macaroni and cheese (ie pasta with cheese and maybe some parsley for
> color)
> --ramequins of fleshe (a meatloaf type unit, not spiced. can be done as
> meatloaf, or served on bread as....hamburgers!)
> --hedghogs/yrchons
> --many types of carrot dishes are food weenie friendly, as most of the
> funges recipes out there
> --frumenty (plain barley) or rice
> --applesauce or pearsauce
> --plain roasted meats with food weenie sauces like mustard
> --for dessert, marchpanes (ie sugar cookie units with marzipan that they
> can peel off if so inclined), or the aforementioned fruit tarts, or even
> just fresh fruit
>
> Again, maybe its just me, but kids can be a really neat part of the event.
> I enjoy feeding them...they can be brutal critics, but when you get them to
> try something new and they like it its the greatest feeling. I cant think
> of a single example in this area where short people got relegated to their
> own tables and got separate food. The concept is very foreign to us! Kids
> are as much a part of the SCA as they were in the middle ages, at least
> around here.
>
> If I might make a suggestion, perhaps you can incorporate "food weenie
> proof" recipes into your main banquet, so that there's something in every
> course that's "safe". That way kids can sit with their folks, and eat
> together. They may not want to eat everything that comes by, but who knows?
> Maybe they'll try something new and find out they really like cretonnee of
> new peas after all? The food will be better, you wont have to cook two
> seperate meals, and everyone will get a chance to play together, regardless
> of age.
>
> let me know if you need any recipes to help...
> --AM
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