SC - Interkingdom Anthropology??

[Decker, Terry D.]

> Now we might have cooking Laurels who cannot for
> the life of them manage and cook a large feast, but do wonderful work with
> period sources and individual dishes.  Others might do large feasts
> regularly, but with emphasis on edibility not historicity.  
> 
> A third area might be the cooking Pelican.  Some kingdoms tend to see
> cooking as a service area not as an arts area and give Pelicans where
> others would give Laurels.
> 
> My two cents,
> Elaina
> 
My experience is that cooking and feasts are largely ignored in Ansteorra.
A feast, good, bad or mediocre, is an adjunct to an event and few people
consider the historical expertise or the effort that goes into it. 

If the service is recognized, it is considered to be local and is therefore
worthy of a baronial award, but not a Pelican.  If this is the prevailing
view, then a cook is more likely to be recognized as a Laurel, than a
Pelican.

As for cooking Laurels, the one I was most familiar with, Bjorn Magnusson
Esping, actually was recognized for his enameling rather than his cooking
ability or cooking knowledge, both of which I considered superior to his
enameling.  To judge from some of the A&S competition comments I've seen,
Laurels knowledgeable enough to be considered cooking Laurels are few and
far between.  Being optimistic, I hope this changes for the better.

Another tuppence for the kitty
Bear 


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