SC - Re: adaptations and such

[Mordonna22 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/29/2000 8:42:20 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
owner-sca-cooks at ansteorra.org writes:

<< the culinary needs of
 the populace, *for me*, supercede any desire to be letter perfect in my
 recreation.  >>


I do not cook for feasts.  I have no intentions of cooking for more than my 
household.  My reason for being on this list is to share information on 
medieval recipes.  I think it is important to have a place where one can 
learn as nearly as possible how it was done in the era.  For this reason I 
think Vehling's translation of Apicius does not meet my needs.  I don't want 
to know how Ras would cook a pork butt nearly as much as I want to know how 
Le Menagier would teach his pretty young wife to do it. I do not mind the 
occasional off topic conversation, but the reason I am here is to learn about 
medieval cooking.
As for the culinary needs of the populace, I'm not sure there is such a thing 
in this context.  Surely if one goes to a medieval recreation, one expects 
medieval food?  Shouldn't it be up to the individual to "protect" himself 
from any allergies or nutritional requirements?  As a diabetic, I know that 
when I attend any public meal, I must expect the meal to not be the perfect 
thing for me to eat, and I make allowances, I either don't eat on-board, or 
only eat what I know is good for me, or I suffer the consequences of eating 
what I know isn't good for me.  It is MY choice, not the cook's.  

Just my two francs.

Mordonna The Cook