SC - What to call the dish you served. Re: OT Was: Saffron

CBlackwill at aol.com CBlackwill at aol.com
Thu Apr 6 01:28:00 PDT 2000


In a message dated 4/6/00 12:25:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ddfr at best.com 
writes:

> I think describing something as a "period dish" when what you mean is 
>  that it is made from period ingredients is likely to be 
>  misinterpreted. We wouldn't call cotton bluejeans period garb, 
>  although cotton cloth was used in period. I, at least, would assume 
>  that it meant the dish was from a period recipe--i.e. what you mean 
>  by "documented/redacted dish."
>  

I was hoping that certain assumptions would be made (i.e. Most folks in the 
SCA know better than to try to pass off blue jeans as "period" or a Chicken 
McNugget as "medieval food.")  These two examples are very extreme.

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


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