SC - rare foods at feasts-rant

[lilinah@earthlink.net]

At the risk of sounding like I live under a bushel--
What is Blackadder II?

olwen
>From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: SC - Re: Master of the Hall?
>Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:23:15 -0700
>
>
>
>Olwen the Odd wrote:
> >
> > Who is Bob??
> >
> > >From: "James F. Johnson" <seumas at mind.net>
>
> > >When we served a feast together (she as "Bob" as marshal of the hall, 
>me
> > >as kitchen steward) it worked well. The menu, buying of food, cooking 
>of
> > >the meal, kitchen staff, and the territory of the kitchen were all 
>mine.
> > >I handed the food on the serving dishes to her (him) and the servers.
> > >The table settings, servers, the organizing of the procession into the
> > >hall (with some precedence), the announcing of the courses before each
> > >one, and the hall space were all "Bob's". Neither of us were the event
> > >autocrat.
>
>'Bob' is my 'cousin', who looks remarkably like me and shows up
>occasionally in situations where it is inappropriate that a woman take
>on a certain task (such as Marshal of the Hall- I have absolutely no
>evidence that a woman ever performed those duties). Daughter Rotrude
>says Bob is brash and annoying. I wouldn't know- Bob never seems to be
>around when I'm at an event, though his clothes get loaned out alot.
>
>Besides, haven't you seen Blackadder II?
>
>'Lainie
>who can't sleep...
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