SC - Period cookery recipes

[Elaine Koogler]

> As for servers, when my household is doing the feast/cooking, we ask each 
> table to select a volunteer to be their server.  The servers then get a 
> very brief discussion on the mechanics of serving and the history of it. 


Again, I question this tactic.  I don't pay to go to an event, dress 
in my finer things, PAY for feast to be asked to work.  It 
is the responsibility of the hall steward to obtain servers and do 
their training *before* the feast and preferably before the event.  

Now I have on many occaissions decided that I didn't want to partake 
of feast and opted to serve at feast, but I would be hard pressed to 
get up from my table when I am a guest (which when you think about it 
all the people feasting are guests of the most ranking noble present) 
 What if you had a truly presedence set feast where there was an 
entire table of dukes and duchesses.  Would you be bold enough to ask 
their graces to supply a server of themselves?

Stepping off my soapbox (unless the next message also reads about 
requesting volunteers.)


Melbrigda
There was som deceptyon or frawdulent
induction that hath made her to condescende 
therunto

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