SC - feast disasters and recovery

[Catherine Hartley]

After re-reading this, it sounds kind of, stiff, but it was meant that Black 
Diamond isn't quite the backwater it once was. A lot of period cooking takes 
place there now...sorry it didn't come across that way.

A not quite disaster I recall from my days there took place at an event 
called Ice Castle X.  Eel soup was served to the populace and Peacock in its 
feathers to the high table with a lukewarm reception... I found them both 
tasty...

Caitlin


>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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