SC - Languedoc/Cathar

[Robert Garnett]

At 11:03 7/03/01 -0500, you wrote:
>What do you all think of as appropriate notice (in other words, the
>autocrat comes to you and says, "I need you to do this meal in x weeks")
>for

>a) feasts; I like a months notice for feasts however it does depend on who 
>is asking and what exactly they want.

>  b) dayboards (does it matter whether it is winter or summer); 2-3 days 
> at least. Summer day boards are simple as they tend to involve very 
> little if any cooking. All you usually need to do is serve bread, sliced 
> meat, salad, cheese and fresh fruit and most people will be happy. Winter 
> means hot food and so needs a little more time to prepare however as 
> dayboards are usually simple it won't need a huge amount more effort

>c) breakfasts? 1 day for a simple breakfast of Porridge, fresh fruit and 
>bread. The more you add to that the more time is going to be needed.

I should however note that although I could do the above in the stated 
times, I would be annoyed to say the least if a steward tried to get me to 
do a dayboard or breakfast on that kind of notice.