SC - Servers eating free

[Susan Fox-Davis]

I'd read the same book.  One time, after I had been on a game show, I used the year's worth of Rice-A-Roni as a bed of pilaf on which
chicken and other nummy foods were served at a baronial luncheon.

Selene

Chris Stanifer wrote:

> In "A Book of Middle Eastern Food", the author (whose
> name escapes me, and I am at work, so cannot check)
> tells of a "traditional" table, in which guests are
> seated and do serve themselves from communal
> bowls/platters/whatever.  In fact, she goes on to list
> a number of etiquette do's and don'ts.  How old is
> "traditional" in this case?  I cannot say.  However, I
> believe some of these etiquette rules are written in
> the Qouran (sp?)  which indicates they are from
> antiquity.
>
> So, at least in middle eastern culture, it appears
> "family style" may have not only been done in period,
> but was popular as well.  There are others on this
> list who have studied more period cookbooks, and have
> conducted more research than I have on the matter.
> They may chime in on the subject, and help to
> illuminate us...
>
> Balthazar of Blackmoor
>
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