[Sca-cooks] Period Breakfasts

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Amanda Baker wrote:

> Good evening, all,
>
>         Amanda Baker from the Shire of Mynydd Gwyn here (I'm not sure
> if my original introduction message every made it through, so: that's
> in the Isles of Drachenwald, or mundanely, Cardiff, Wales BTW).
> I've been lurking on the list for many months, as some of you know
> (Many thanks Olwen!!! Hi, Lucrezia!! Hi, everyone who knows me!!) and
> I'm almost caught up to reading in real time now :-)
>
>         I'm still searching for an SCA name, but my researches are
> concentrated on Early Wales, that difficult pre-medieval period
> blurring back into the Roman occupation.  I am also Deputy Assistant
> Cook (Breakfasts) for Drachenwald Coronation, being held in the
> fantastic Caerphilly Castle over the weekend of Jan 5 (an extremely
> futuristic site for my 'persona', of course, since it is Norman built :-)
>
>         So, I am avidly collecting everything which relates to cooking
> breakfasts at events, especially ways to successfully introduce SCA
> period elements: I am thinking of labelling the coffee and tea as
> 'Exotic drinks from the Mid and Far East' and letting people work
> it out from there :-)
>
I have a reference in Dyer (at least I *think* it's in Dyer) to what was
actually served for break-fast to the King and the royal offspring--I
don't remember which king, at the moment, although it was most likely an
English king, but I can try looking it up when I get home. [No, Dyer is
not in my briefcase anymore--I put it back on the bookshelf where it
belongs. ;-)]

IIRC, at least in my period (1200 or so) breakfast happened but was viewed
as an indulgence of the body (and thus sinful) by the church.

Margaret, still researching her article on medical theory and food and why
we shouldn't serve honey butter at feasts