SC - Re: [tudortalk] The Queens' Tastes

[Huette von Ahrens]

My only suggestion would be to change the Anne of
Cleves course.  Anne was Flemish, not German.  I would
use Dutch recipes instead of German.

Huette

- --- Seton1355 at aol.com wrote:
> Can anyone help this lady?
> 
> << From: Kathleen Ryan <KathleenRyan at compuserve.com>
>  
>  Greetings,
>  
>  Our SCA Shire is planning on holding an event in
> October of this year based
>  on Henry's recent ownership of Hampton Court
> Palace.  I think we have
>  placed the year for the event at 1528.  While the
> day's events will center
>  around Henry, the feast will feature his wives.  I
> am the head cook and,
>  for want of a better term, the feast's designer. 
> While I have the basic
>  design for the feast completed, I could use some
> additional  advice and/or
>  help.
>  
>  The feast will consist of six courses, one for each
> wife, as follows:
>  
>  Catherine of Aragon:                    Spanish.  I
> plan on doing the
>  traditional first course of a Spanish dinner which
> is Tapas                
>                                                     
>                 
>  (appetizers)
>  
>  Anne Boleyn:                                       
>           French.  She
>  liked French poetry, hats, and swordsmen.  (Maybe a
> French Tart dish as    
>                                                     
>                        
>        part of the course) 
>  
>  Jane Seymour:                   Traditional English
> (A friend suggested the
>  food be  boiled.  I think NOT.)                    
>                        
>  Anna of Cleeves:                        German
>  
>  Katherine Howard:                       English. 
> (Maybe a Rosewater Tart.)
>  
>  Katherine Parr:                 Brandied Cherries
> or some such dessert to
>  celebrate her survival.
>  
>  What I need the help on is this, does anyone know
> of a favorite dish or
>  food type of any of these ladies?  If so, what was
> it or where can I find
>  the source?  Do any of the recipes still exist?  If
> so, where can I get a
>  copy?  A friend is checking  the Chicago library
> system for that book on
>  10,000 Years of English Cooking for me and I have
> ordered a book on Tudor
>  Feasts from B & N.
>  
>  Also, does anyone have a contact person at Hampton
> Court Palace that I can
>  E-mail and get some questions answered?  The event
> steward was there a
>  couple years ago and brought me a copy of The Tudor
> Kitchens booklet and
>  another pamphlet type book on HCP but nothing with
> names or address.
>  
>  And before anyone asks, of course I'll share the
> recipes with the list and
>  whomever else asks for them.
>  
>  Before I forget, I have one more question for the
> list.  For the past
>  events we have named the feast tables for the
> Italian City States, major
>  stops along the Silk Road, and cities in Eastern
> Europe.  I can't quite
>  figure on what names to put on the tables for this
> feast.  I was thinking
>  of naming them after members of Henry's privy
> council, but since many of
>  them met with bad ends, I don't think that is
> really a good idea. We will
>  be serving 160 people and will need 20 tables.   So
> can anyone think of
>  some the names of Henry's favorite palaces and/or
> hunting lodges?       
>  
>  Thanks for im advance for any help.
>  
>  Kathleen
>  
> 
>
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