SC - Re: New Articles at MKCC!

[Elaine Koogler]

grizly at mindspring.com wrote:

> sca-cooks at ansteorra.org wrote:
> <<<Um, do you _really_ need to know how to make a pie crust in order to be head cook for a feast? Am I the only one on the planet who doesn't consider that to be any more of a 'basic' skill than making bread, etc. >>>>
>
> In my simple estimation:
> Basic skill . . . . yes
> Requisite skill . . . . no
> requisite knowledge . . . maybe
>
> I know exactly what is entailed and the principles involved in making a pate frisee.  I cannot make a good one to save my arm from being chopped off, but I know how and can teach others.  I believe in the cuisine I espouse that I need to be able to make a pastry crust of some sort (mine is actually more likely representative of a coffyn than a flaky french pastry anyway. . . hot hands).
>
> I believe the same of breadmaking.  The fundamentals of breadmaking is a basic skill and foundation of many other tasks.  Think of these as 'mother skills' that lead ot other things.
>
> niccolo difrancesco
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