SC - Feast accounting

[Michael F. Gunter]

>> From: LrdRas at aol.com <LrdRas at aol.com>
>>Although the recipe packet is a great idea, I am appalled that you had to
>>'clean up' after feast. This is outrageous, IMO!

Michelle adds:

> Absolutely outrageous. Jasmine, where was your clean up crew? Sometimes > 
you have to gently nudge the clean up situation but as head cook you should 
> never never never never have to clean up after you have done a feast.


Hate to burst bubbles for you good gentles, but you are very fortunate in 
where you are located.  Here in the Central West I have been attending 
feasting events for ten years (and cooked for not a few!) and have yet to 
hear those magic, wonderful words:  "Okay, all the cooks out of the 
kitchen, now!"  It is (sadly) a very common practice out here for the head 
cook to be the person pushing the mop at 1 AM.

In a way I can see there is a sort of logic behind this:  Out here, feasts 
are the only indoor events we hold (besides 12th night).  Therefore, feasts 
are the only events (besides 12th night) where one gets to wear one's 
*reallly* good garb.  They are also better events to bring one's families 
to (i.e., small children).

But logic or no, it still sucks.  ;-)

I've been on several event planning committees (and autocratted a few 
myself) and this subject is always brought up, clucked over ("what a pity, 
the cooks shouldn't have to clean up") and the idea of a "clean-up 
committee" is always brought forth.  Inevitably, either nothing is done, or 
the people who volunteer for the committee have "other commitments" and you 
get one or two folks who sweep or wash dishes for about an hour and then 
have to go home.

Does anyone have any suggestions on getting such a wonderful, noble 
tradition as yours started out here?  Any suggestions would be greatly 
appreciated.

Thanks,

	- kat


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