[Sca-cooks] Dutch Ovens & Potijes

[Volker Bach]

Philippa Alderton schrieb:
>
> --- Volker Bach <bachv at paganet.de> wrote:
> > I have drawings and pictures of period German
> > 'Dreibeintöpfe' which look almost exactly like
> > potijes and am thinking, in the medium term, of
> > learning enough pottery to make some myself (we
> > got courses at the Community College). I also
> > enquired about prices with a few local potters and
> > came away quite sobered (though still interested).
> > However, I would really LIKE a cast-iron version
> > because I have seen first hand what happens to
> > cookware at Wars :-)
>
> If you're going to Pennsic, I suggest you stop by and
> talk to Master Hroar, who merchants in the bazaar near
> the store and the info tent. Hroar got his bayleaves
> by researching and creating period pottery, and sells
> mostly period stuff at his booth- mostly, because
> people always want non-period mugs and such. He's
> always interested in learning more about period stuff,
> and creating it.
>
> If you tell him I sent you, he'll give you a
> particularly rough time ;-) He's a dear friend, and
> his health is bad, so if he looks a bit ill to you,
> tell him so, and encourage him to rest, eat, and see
> the Chirurgeons. You'd be doing me a great favor if
> you do.

Pennsic (sigh) . . .

What was it the great condottiere Gian Giacomo
Trivulzio said? "To go to war one needs three
things: money, money, and more money"

Maybe next year. Or the year after. I hate the
Atlantic.

Hail and Farewell

Giano