SC - feast disasters and recovery

[Catherine Hartley]

Well, having cooked some period feasts in Black Diamond, Atlantia - oh, as 
recently as 1990 (speaking of timing....) I know brie is easily found there 
(Blacksburg) now....

Caitlin of Enniskillen

>From: Elaine Koogler <ekoogler at chesapeake.net>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: SC - feast disasters and recovery
>Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:59:09 -0400
>
>I think that the worst disaster I've ever encountered was the First 
>Investiture of the
>Barony of Black Diamond (Atlantia), longer ago that most of us want to 
>admit.  The
>group had hired a threesome of young ladies who had never cooked a feast 
>before.  They
>looked through some magazines, found pictures of some dishes they liked and 
>when out
>and purchased the necessary ingredients (no pre-cook, definitely NOT 
>period).  Also,
>they agreed with the site owners that the kitchen would not be available 
>until 3:00.
>The day of the event the three young ladies were nowhere to be found...they 
>had
>panicked and refused to cook the feast.
>
>So.  Several of us who were experienced were called in to try to sort 
>things out.  We
>were able to use most of the ingredients they had purchased, but had to 
>augment them
>with additional purchases (I still have fond memories of my lord trying to 
>find Brie
>in Blackburg, VA.)  We were able to come up with a feast, not all from 
>period recipes,
>but at least "periodoid"...and one that folks seemed to enjoy!
>
>Whew!!!!!!
>
>Kiri
>


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