SC - Kitchen steward.

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 28 Jul 98, that Erin Kenny wrote:

> Does anyone have a period Spanish (or better yet, Andalusian) term
> for this?

> Claricia Nyetgale (just one of the choir, temporarily deafened
> <sigh>)

Ruperto de Nola, in the _Libro de Guisados_, describes 3 household
officers whose duties correspond to those of a SCA head cook.  The
first is the "despensero", the steward, who is responsible for
purchasing foodstuffs.  The second is the "cocinero", the cook, who
prepares the food (presumably with the aid of underlings).  The
third is the "trinchante", the carver, who carves the meats at the
lord's table.  Interestingly, de Nola has a long passage in which he
explains why these three officers usually cannot live in peace with
each other.  The cook blames the steward for bringing the wrong
pieces of meat, and the carver blames the cook for overcooking the
meat and making it difficult to carve properly.  Thus, he suggests
that in a well-run household, each of these officers should be
skilled in the other two jobs.


Lady Brighid ni Chiarain of Tethba
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
mka Robin Carroll-Mann *** harper @ idt.net
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