SC - What would you do? or 2 months to freak out

[Elaine Koogler]

Along the lines of cold chicken, we put out cold chicken at Amalric & Caia's
Coronation, along with a Green Sage Sauce that I got from Scully's Early French
cookbook.  We got rave reviews on the sauce...if you're interested, let me know
and I'll send it to you.  It's one of those sauces that improves with age, so
making it up ahead of time is a good thing!

Kiri

Jenne Heise wrote:

> > > Kingdom War Practice after the tourney I was just told
> > > that I should plan for about 100 people (but it might
> > > be more at the last minute) at $2/head.  There is no
> > > kitchen, just a picnic pavillion.
>
> Ah. I would recommend jettisoning the plan with the individual packets,
> since the lunch is included with the cost of the site. It isn't really
> worth the effort.
>
> Plan for fruit (oranges and bananas go quickly if you
> can reconcile them with your authenticity level) and vegetables -- see if
> you can get them from a local produce auction or marketer.
>
> Meat pies are a good way to go, but you can provide an alternative as
> well. I'm a big fan of hard-boiled eggs if you have some way of keeping
> them cool (like swapping them in and out of a cooler full of ice)-- they
> are much cheaper than cheese by volume. Again, look for a discount market
> where you can buy large blocks and cut them up. Cold chicken or beef is
> probably within your budget at $2 a head-- if you cook it ahead and cut it
> up into smallish pieces and have someone do portion control. (The more you
> put out, the more they will take at once. *sigh*)
>
> Bread and things to put on bread will do a brisk business... buy it cut up
> or have the person attending the lunch cut it up.
>
> Have napkins or other containers for people to take food away from the
> service area.
>
> Some fighters won't eat until after the fighting is over-- it may be well
> to have a second service.
>
> --
> Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise        jenne at mail.browser.net
> disclaimer: i speak for no-one and no-one speaks for me.
> "It's no use trying to be clever-- we are all clever here; just try
> to be kind -- a little kind." F.J. Foakes-Jackson
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