SC - Re: Period Foods for Kids

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/30/00 2:16:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ddfr at best.com 
writes:

<< Do we have any evidence that what we call "orange marmalade" is 
 period?  >>

I am unaware of any. I included it because a number of years ago someone 
brought  Seville orange marmalade for the Yard Sale table at an event I was 
at and claimed that they had gotten from a late period source perhaps even 
Martha Washington's book, IIRC (which I probably don't). 

However, it's inclusion is just as OP as the idea of a separate children's 
feast is. Rather, such separate service of children is likely period but the 
idea of a menu specially prepared for them is not, SFAIK. In keeping with 
sperate feasts ideas that are period, more often than not the gentlemen dined 
separately while the ladies watched from the gallery. Perhaps we could 
incorporate that idea also along with children's feasts where the children 
are only allowed to sit on the floor or stand at the table.

While the idea of a children's feast and the mental stimulation involved 
planning such a thing are intriguing, I have yet to see any evidence that 
such a thing was actually done in the middle ages, let alone in SCA period. 
Such evidence would be welcomed.

Ras
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