SC - Book on Cordials?

[lilinah@earthlink.net]

So, from someone else who's relatively new to the list, what _is_ the "cuskynole
question?" <grin>
- --Maire

Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> Bruce Staples wrote:
> >
> >     I am indeed a newcomer to the list and what I expected is exactly what the
> > good Lady
> > explained  above, a place where I could share my fondness for period cookery
> > with like minded gentles. Instead I found a personal forum which a select group
> > of people are using as basically a chat line for their own use. Like her I am
> > wondering what I signed up for...this list is doing little more than cluttering
> > up my mailbox. As a SCAdian maybe I expected too much in terms of the behaviour
> > of people on this list.
>
> No, I think you just arrived at an unfortunate time in the proceedings.
> It happens occasionally, but not often. The last couple of days have had
> an unfortunate signal-to-noise ratio. I can't defend this, except to say
> that "me too" posts are as responsible for noise versus signal as a lot
> of other things. That said, at times the best thing to do in a case like
> this is to take the initiative. Was there some topic you'd like to
> discuss? Give the kiddies something constructive to do and they argue
> less often.
>
> For myself, I am waiting for a suitable block of time to launch my Final
> Inititative (hah!) on the Cuskynole Question, with some newish evidence.
> I also have questions on Seumas's rye pie pastry, and worm-shaped pasta,
> but these will take up chunks of writing time, so I sort of need to plan
> on doing them.
>
> So choose a topic, if you feel like it. It can't help but improve the
> noise problem.
>
> respectfully and in all seriousness,
> Adamantius
> --
> Phil & Susan Troy
>
> troy at asan.com
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