SC - Fish soup/stew

[ana l. valdes]

In a message dated 7/26/99 1:00:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, stefan at texas.net 
writes:

<< I don't think the inquiry was meant as a put-down, but rather someone
 striving for more authenticity  >>

I realize this. I question the use of the term 'real medieval feasts'. 
Certainly a big bash lasting for several days was done. We have records that 
indicate this was so. However, smaller feasts are no less real. To give a 
little more understanding to what I am trying to say, I would no more call a 
modern Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner a real modern feast than I would call 
a period coronation feast a real medieval feast. 

Granted such feasts were done occasionally but they were no more typical of 
period noble eating patterns than a 10,000 dollar a plate gala is typical of 
modern feasts for the wealthy. Don't misunderstand me, I think it would be 
great to attend or participate in a period celebratory feast and I agree that 
such a feast would be the event itself. But these feasts were done for very 
special occasions and not indicative of a typical medieval feast. They 
certainly were not any more real.

Ras
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