SC - RE: Menu & recipes - was on table menus

[Decker, Margaret]

True.  We find ourselves in the same boat.  The only "freebies" at our events
are the autocrat and the head cook...and often they insist on paying anyway!

Kiri

Sharron Albert wrote:

> >Has your group considered dropping back to Shire Status? I mean it would be
> >an option, especially if your teetering on not having the 30 required to be
> >a barony.
> >
> >Thorbjorn
>
> There are advantages to being a barony, even a small one (minimum numbers
> in the West are 25). One is being able to give your own awards, which
> requires a landed person to do. Although we gave awards when we were a
> shire and then a province, we were so far away we didn't know until later
> that we weren't supposed to. And even a small barony gains from having a
> person or couple to revolve around and speak for them.
>
> However, it does mean that when it comes to events like feasts, where the
> expenses are higher, we need to have everyone paying. If we waive the
> cook(s) and the servers, we've waived practically everyone. We view it as a
> working event, just like any other, except that the goal is to prepare and
> eat some really good food. All participate: cooking, serving, entertaining,
> setting up and cleanup, each to their strengths and abilities. It's how
> small groups must approach events in general if they are to survive. It
> doesn't take too many spectators to bankrupt a small group, both
> financially and spiritually.
>
> I'll step off my soapbox now and head for the Rock. Haven't been there for
> awhile....
>
> Morgana
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