SC - RE: Iron Chef Competition - long

Thu Nov 2 15:43:17 PST 2000

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In a message dated 11/2/00 11:54:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
jenne at mail.browser.net writes:

> However, if I'm remembering
> right, the Iron Chef competitions might more resemble period challenges
> than the usual A&S.
> 

Could  you expand your thoughts here? I am open to mind changing 
occasionally. :-)

As to my thoughts, castles were laid siege to. Cooks had to do with what they 
had to feed the besieged. Therefore, the idea of siege contests seem to me to 
be more solidly based on period practices (e.g., cooking a meal with limited 
access to ingredients than gathering cooks together to see who could outcook 
the other with judgments rendered by persons who have no idea what they are 
judging.

Ras
The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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<HTML>In a message dated 11/2/00 11:54:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, jenne at mail.browser.net writes:
 
 
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 Could  you expand your thoughts here? I am open to mind changing occasionally. :-)
 
 As to my thoughts, castles were laid siege to. Cooks had to do with what they had to feed the besieged. Therefore, the idea of siege contests seem to me to be more solidly based on period practices (e.g., cooking a meal with limited access to ingredients than gathering cooks together to see who could outcook the other with judgments rendered by persons who have no idea what they are judging.
 
 Ras
 The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol</HTML>

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