SC - Period Dining Atmosphere (Was RE: Saffron)

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/5/00 1:02:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lcm at efn.org 
writes:

> 
>  > Question:  What happens when we reach the end of our historical 
documents?
>  > When we have exhausted all of the ancient information, and have learned 
as
>  > much as we can from those texts?  Then does it become okay to improvise, 
> or
>  > do we become stagnant, afraid to make a decision because we have no more
>  > historical proof?  Just asking.
>  
>  Balthazar, as a member of the much-maligned 'academic types', when this
>  happens I WILL PERSONALLY CLEAN YOUR KITCHEN FLOOR WITH MY TONGUE. Think
>  about what we had available when the SCA began- or 15 years ago, or 10,
>  or 5. When I started out, I had no idea that there were ANY extant cook
>  books. And as a scholar, I can tell you that we have only begun to
>  scratch the surface. 

Though the point was missed, I think I'll leave it alone.

Balthazar

Such a strange fascination, as I wallow in waste
That such a trivial victory could put a smile on your face.