SC - Pennsic feast

[Stefan li Rous]

Ras commented:
> King Richard II is said to have fed 10000 people daily. He employed 1000 
> cooks and 300 servitors........

Ah, so we *could* serve all of Pennsic at a feast! And it would be 
period! :-)

Of course, it is now thought that often the numbers given for medieval
armies were grossly overstated and exagerated. (and no Ras, I don't 
have the sources available to quote). So maybe these feast numbers
are also.

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