[Sca-cooks] Two-tier feasts, was EK 12th Night Menu

[Susan Browning]

Sounds great.  Plus, you guys get to have the Crown Princess.

Eleanor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Calderwood" <mark-c at acay.com.au>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Two-tier feasts, was EK 12th Night Menu


> At 01:48 5/12/01 -0600, you wrote:
> >Which is one of the reasons I continue to post that I think it is
> >high time to have two feasts at SCA events.
>
> This is the system we are using for Twelfth Night/ Last Coronet
Investiture
> in Lochac. The "below the salt" feast is a simple meal of shish kebabs,
> bread, salads and fruit served in the open air, at a low cost.
>
> The "above the salt" feast is a lavish feast from Islamic Cordoba, which
> will cost substantially more. It will feature a wide variety of dishes,
> served in the decorated hall appropriately decorated with Moorish banners,
> tiraz curtains and greenery, and attended by servants.
>
> The above the salt is capped at 80 to make things manageable, the below is
> open and we are expecting up to 200. Due to the different nature of the
> meals the kitchen overlap will be minimal, and mainly refrigerator space
> (kekabs will be cooked outdoors on the barbecue on site), which should
make
> life easier for everyone. So far the response has been very good, and
could
> well become the model for future Kingdom events.
>
> Giles