SC - Re: Period Feasts

[Marty Burke]

Seannach
Before I say anything else, I need to start this with, I'm new to this list
and not sure if right off the bat I
might stick my foot in my mouth, with everyone else on the list. My name is
Ragnar Graybear, some of you met me this year at Pennsic. I finally got to
subscribe.:)
	In my opinion, the first and foremost thing is to make the populace eating
your feast happy. This is not a competition, so if it is not absolutly
totally period, yet everyone enjoys it, that is more important. In all my
years of experience, especially with a new feastacrat, people will tend not
to try a dish that is strange to them.  People do not like to pay to eat
something that they are not sure of.
	Educating the populace to a more period palate is reasonable and should be
encouraged, but adjusting period recipes to a more modern taste is
acceptable as well. think of yourself as a provider, and your feast goers as
customers, you will want the costumer satisfied with the product you provide
and to return for repeat business.
	There is a problem all over the Known World in the fact that if there is
one time that a group has a problem with a feast it is many years if ever
that the Kingdom/surrounding area will come back and try it again.
Ragnar

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> [mailto:owner-sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG]On Behalf Of Linda Carey
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 7:58 AM
> To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: SC - Re: Period Feasts
>
>
> Hello,
>  I am beginning to do research for a Nov.'99 feast, and was wondering if
> it would be "acceptable" to do a sort of "tour" through time.  By this I
> mean to take a period dish from several different time periods, or
> countries, and incorporate them into the feast.  Has this ever been
> done?  Would it be acceptable or a no-no?  Thank you for your guidance.
> - Seannach
>

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