SC - First Feast--Festival of Maidens

[Jeff Heilveil]

Over on the Calonnet, we've been dicussing the Soup Kitchen. One of the
questions which came up was "why don't we make the food more period? This
is one of the  answers we got. The soup, jerky (which doesn't that term
come from the Carribian?) and stuff is fine, but I've tasted the
buisquit/sausage/cheese ball and thought they were horrible tasting. I
also can't recall (in my limited experence to be sure) seeing anything
remotely similar to this in medieval recipes. (which reminds me; recieved
Renfrow's 2nd ed. "Take a thousand eggs..., It's a really cool book,
Cindy!)
Beatrix (who is probably taking bigger bites than she can swallow, but
what the hey?)
Oakheart, Calontir
Springfield, Mo

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From: Lis Beaty-Schraer <lis at WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU>
To: CALONTIR at crcvms.unl.edu
Subject: Re: Estrella:  Soup Kitchen Status
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 14:43:52 -0600
Message-ID: <4.1.19990124141837.009e8710 at wubios.wustl.edu>
References: <199901232334.RAA09519 at sky.net>

Regarding "period" foods and the soup kitchen:

A simple soup, dried meat, dried fruit, sekanjabin, and a concoction made
of biscuit dough, sausage, and cheese.  These are the soup kitchen
staples.
 Sounds like reasonably period fare to me.

Admittedly the method of presentation--styrofoam cups, plastic baggies,
etc.-- isn't period, but I think it would defeat a lot of the purpose to
require people to provide their own bowls, etc. as for a feast, and the
soup kitchen certainly can't take on the task of providing period-looking
eating implements for folks.  The cleanup and transport problems boggle
the
mind, not to mention the expense.

I look on the soup kitchen as similar to waterbearing:  the main point is
to make a needed commodity easily available to the people who need it. 
As
with waterbearing, certain things are done primarily because of ease,
practicality, economics, health concerns, etc.  There are activities that
directly support the goal of re-creating the middle ages--such as the
construction of medieval-style artifacts--and those that indirectly
support
it, such as providing modern first-aid services at events. The soup
kitchen
falls into the latter category, by helping those who've come to a distant
place to fight or shoot for the kingdom to take care of themselves a
little
better while they're engaged in activities that more directly support
that
goal.

Elasait

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