SC - Re: sca-cooks V1 #701

[Christina van Tets]

UlfR asked if we should be trying to convince members of the 'mundane' 
world to come to feasts by serving them modern food.


If we end up with people who feel 
authenticity is not really important then it quickly disappears (in my 
experience - I have been involved in very small groups setting up from 
scratch)

On the other hand, a group of two fanatics is not really a group at all.

There is a fine line which needs to be walked (and not just with food) 
between the two extremes. I have found that the best things to do are set 
an example by striving for authenticity, encouraging and helping others 
to do the same, and when they get it wrong (we all do) explaining 
carefully, politely, and constructively why. The fastest way to stop 
people trying is to cut them down - and that can only be done to those 
who have put themselves out to try in the first place, the very people 
who are making progress and should be encouraged.

Charles Ragnar


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