[SCA-Cooks] Medieval cooking for non-cooks

[Peter Ryan]

The "guy" in Dante's Inferno was the titan, Tantalus, from whence the term
"tantalising" is derived.

I wonder if fighter training is the best place to try to convert people to
period food? I run a fighter training every week, and though many of the
folks there are extremely active in other facets of SCA life (we have a
Laurel, and a couple of us Pelican types turn up, plus Krae Glas is a very
A&S oriented Canton), but the sticks in hands, helms on heads thing seems to
nix any discussions of other topics.

I'm a big fan of leadership by example. Perhaps make a period dish or two,
and take it along to fighter training for the heavies to snack on? When they
find out how easy it is to make, and good to eat they may forget mastering
that new, secret combination for long enough to ask about it. If you're the
type to have people over for dinner, cook them period dishes. It's not
difficult to do, and the exotic nature of the meal may create interest. See
if you can't get a local Cooks' Guild happening. The Stormhold Cooks' Guild
has a meeting the first Saturday of each month, and everyone brings along a
period dish (or makes it on the spot), shares the food, recipe, redaction
and company.

Gwynfor Lwyd OP, OLM, AA, PsC, OST etc
Canton of Krae Glas, Barony of Stormhold,
Principality of Lochac, West Kingdom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [SCA-Cooks] Medieval cooking for non-cooks


>
>
> "Mark.S Harris" wrote:
>
>
> > Sometimes I feel like the guy in Dante's Inferno? that had to keep
> > pushing the boulder up the hill only to have it come crashing back
> > down. I took about three copies each of a dozen different recipes
> > to fighter practice last night, and even though a few people looked
> > at a few, still ended up bringing home all of them. :-(
>
> Sigh... been there, done that.
>
> Just an idea though- maybe next time, instead of recipes, pick one
> recipe and make a batch to share- something simple, portable,
> interesting- finger food. Maybe Gingerbrede? small cakes? small balls of
> spiced sausage? or even a pie or tart made up in a muffin tin instead of
> one big one. Yummy smells and something RIght There to taste... and then
> you can pull out the recipe for interested parties. Folks will try just
> about anything if it's already made up, and that way you can gradually
> ease them in conceptually... says the spider to the fly... ;-)
>
> good luck!
>
> 'Lainie
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