First feasts was Re: SC - Diet Blues

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Ladies and Gentlemen, it looks as though we have a troll on the list.  Any
buttons he didn't push?  Let's see:  Period Nazi, period food is inedible,
cheered by one and all including PEERS! and cooking peers at that!

Sounds like a Troll, smells like a troll, may walk like a troll.

Regina

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:owner-sca-cooks at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Marcus Antaya
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 2:16 PM
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: First feasts was Re: SC - Diet Blues
>
>
> Oh yeah, I forgot...It was a 12th night feast...grin.
>
> Anyways, I think I'll try it again. It worked this time...L.
>
> Gyric
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marcus Antaya" <mjantaya at home.com>
> To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: First feasts was Re: SC - Diet Blues
>
>
> > Well, Lords and Ladies...I don't have to stretch that far back
> to recount
> > the tail of my first feastocrat duties...it was LAST NIGHT!!!
> >
> > And it was a smashing success...It wasn't exactly period, but then that
> > wasn't what I was going for. I'm so tired of period nazi feasts, where
> > everything is redacted from 5 centuries ago, and with it
> nothing edible or
> > to the taste of modern palates.
> >
> > It was a feast of about 100, I did Beef and Barlet stew in a large bread
> > bowl per table, hams with a spice rub, creamed turnips, garlic mashed
> > potatoes, and ginger honey candy.  The second remove was split pea soup
> with
> > ham, dill pickle rouladin, with maple glazed carrots and vegetarian
> risotto.
> > For my second confection, I did 12th night cakes, the recipie which I
> found
> > in my baronial newsletter.
> >
> > Now, of that, only the pea soup, the candy and the cakes were period
> > recipies...and I had never even tried to make the candy or cakes before
> that
> > day.  All the rest were either my own creations, or the family recipies
> that
> > I grew up with.
> >
> > Never have I seen such a reaction to feast...a standing ovation from the
> > entire populace present, including all peers...some of which Laurels in
> > cooking.
> >
> > I was blown away, and am still riding a bit of a high off it...grin.
> >
> > I also want to say that I burnt the pes soup so badly, we had to start
> > again...almost burnt the risotto, and all the cakes blew the filling out
> the
> > sides so that they were very flat...yet all worked in the end due to
> > experienced friends in the kitchen.
> >
> > All in all, a good day, if not tiring. Oh, and being the pursuivant and
> > having to take an hour out to do court didn't help my blood pressure
> > any...sigh.
> >
> > Anyhoo, all were sharing their recollections, so I thought I'd do the
> > same....
> >
> > Gyric
> >
> >
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