SC - Northkeep's Winterkingdom

[Stephanie Drake]

Ok - Northkeep person to fill in the blanks - It was a very good feast.  The
recipes came from the Domostroi, I believe.  I was not brave enough to try
the herring and I don't like mushrooms but my husband said they were
delicious.  The pickles and bread were very good.  The pierogies were
actually piroshkis which I liked but I found the filling a little dry.  One
of the gentlemen at my table actually absconded with the refilled bowl and
hoarded them he liked them so much.  :)

I was a little nervous about the borscht, expecting the creamy red soup I
see in delis, but it was a broth with meat and slices of beet and cabbage
and it was wonderful.  The ham was good and the carrots with cream sauce
were yummy but, as stated, a little underdone.  The chicken was roasted,
cooked all the way through and did have a nice crispy skin.  The stuff
underneath was kasha, which was a little mushy to my taste and I confess I
didn't eat much of it, too full.  The soteltie, however, was actually a
representation of the Northkeep tower, part of the groups device.  This was
Rosamund's first feast and I think she did a wonderful job.  There was no
significant wait between courses, everything was hot and tasty.  I was very
impressed.

Mercedes

Oh - and the music was wonderful - it was so good to see you, Liadnan, I've
really missed you.  See you at Mead Bees!!
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Diana L Skaggs" <upsxdls_osu at ionet.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 6:55 AM
Subject: SC - Northkeep's Winterkingdom


> All,
> I attended Northkeep's Winterkingdom Collegium yesterday.  I went as a
> teacher and musician.
> We have discussed the roll of musicians at feast on the list before, so
I'm
> going to step out here and just let you all know - I really felt
> appreciated yesterday.
>
> First of all, site fees were waived for instructors. This was a first for
> me. I was prepared to pay for site and feast, and I was pleasantly
> surprised when I was told to put an "I" by my name. Also, because I was a
> musician, feast fee was waived.  Hey, better than any largesse I've ever
> received for playing.
>
> Now to the food:  Feast was Russian based.  I understand they used a
> particular cookbook, but the name escapes me.
> The first course was fresh baked white and wheat bread with butter and
> honey butter, pickled mushrooms, pickled herring, dill cucumber pickles
and
> sliced fresh apples.  I appreciated the fact the bread was still warm from
> the oven.  I know what kind of timing and labor goes into getting bread
> made under the best of conditions, but it was COLD, inside and out.  I
> tried the herring, having never eated pickled fish before.  All I can say
> is it wasn't bad.  It was way different than any fish dish I've ever
tasted
> before, but I'd definately eat another piece or two again.
>
> As I was playing in between munching, everything gets kind of jumbled
after
> this...
> I remember pierogies - they were lovely and too hot to eat at first.  We
> played a song or two while waiting for them to cool. Baked ham I didn't
get
> to try, and I missed the borscht (sp?). I forgot my bowl.  But I'm
probably
> better off, I was clumsy yesterday, and would have probably spilled it on
> myself.  It looked good, though.  Baked ham - well, I did get a piece, but
> unfortunately didn't have time to taste it.  Roasted chicken, cooked just
> the way I like it with crispy skin and done all the way through.  I
noticed
> something in the bottom of the bowl, but didn't get a taste :-( .  There
> was a carrot dish I tried, and would have liked a lot had the carrots been
> cooked just a tiny bit longer.  They were still crunchy, and I like mine
al
> dente. Last remove was gingerbrede and cottage cheese pie.  By the time
the
> last remove was out, I was stuffed to the gills.  I was impressed by the
> soletie, a beautiful gingerbrede castle, representing Trimaris, who will
> fall before the mighty Ansteorran army at Gulf Wars (I was told I had to
> put this in as it was part of the presentation).
>
> It was a noisy, happy group.  We played off and on, while feeding our
> faces.  After the last remove, I and several other musicians travelled to
> tables and performed solos and duets.  It was a bit rough for me.  It's
not
> my habit to "travel," but I've learned a couple of new Irish jigs and
> wanted to play them for a friend. I found out he'd left early, so I just
> played for the table I assumed he'd been with had he stayed.  I was
> rewarded with largesse and appreciative applause. The group knew our music
> wasn't being heard by many -  it was just too noisy. But, as we play for
> our own enjoyment, we didn't care.
>
> Anyway, I'm sure there's a Northkeep person or two on the list who can
fill
> in more details and see this message gets forwarded appropriately. Hail to
> the chef!
>
> Lady Liadnan of Sparrowhaven
> Shire of Mooneschadowe
> Mooneschadowe Merry Musician
> Mighty Ansteorra!
>
> (Diana Skaggs, Stillwater, OK)
>
>
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