SC - feast disasters and recovery

[Elaine Koogler]

I was at that feast...as I wasn't at high table, I didn't get to taste the
peacock, but the eel soup was a bit of a surprise...I'm sure it was quite good,
though I'm not overly fond of eel.

Yes, the feast to which I referred was a long time ago, but after the time of
Cariadoc...and cookery there had definitely gone into a steep decline.  I've been
to several events lately, and the feasts have been quite good!

Kiri

Catherine Hartley wrote:

> 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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