SC - Trenchers Oh my!

[Hank]

Often times you find yourself running into the tree before you realize you
are in the forest.  The discussion is what I would like to have stimulated
since I was focussed on the feast per se and only in part on the serving.
In our area, often the servers are volunteers.

Goo thought to note prior

Muirghen
- -----Original Message-----
From: Lee-Gwen <piglet006 at globalfreeway.com.au>
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Date: Friday, November 10, 2000 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: SC - Trenchers Oh my!


>----- Original Message -----
>From:  Muirghen
>
>I am sure that there are those
>> who would actually know what to do with a "real" trencher if they were
>> presented the opportunity, but I fear the vast majority would be
mystified
>> and then would hunt down the cook
>
>Why not have it simply announced at Opening Court - or whenever is
>appropriate - that the diners will be given trenchers off which to eat and
>that, while they were given to the poor in period, the nobles in this hall
>are not expected to eat them as they are unpalatable in the extreme to
noble
>palates?  This way, you get the chance to educate as well feed the populace
>(and don't run such a major risk of being taken to task for the hockey
>pucks!)
>
>Gwynydd
>
>
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