[Sca-cooks] Re: Sugarworks Display at MK Coronation

[johnna holloway]

Fellow Cooks--
As many of you already know Princess
Alys Katharine has long been a devoted
practitioner of the art and craft of
Sugarpaste and the sugar confectionery
arts, therefore it was thought to be most
fitting to host the following....

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 In honor of Her (Soon-to-be) Most Royal
 Majesty Alys Katharine's long interest in
 the art, science, and craft of
 Sugarpaste and Confectionery,
 We would like to invite all Citizens of the
 Midrealm and honoured Guests of other kingdoms
 to participate in a display of such works of

 Sugar and Sotletie and Subtleties

 as they might devise and bring [or send]
 to the Coronation of Alys and Valharic on
 Saturday, April 13th, AS XXXVI (2002 CE)in
 The Barony of the Cleftlands.

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 Please note that this is a display, not a contest.
 Documentation is not required, although it would be
 welcome. Too often in the course of cooking for events, we
 cooks are just too busy to deal with the question of special
 sotleties, so this presents a grand opportunity to create
 something special or work on some aspect and display it.
 Please feel free to bring works in progress.
 Experiments are welcome. If you are a newcomer or novice,
 this is a perfect opportunity to try a piece or two and
 bring them along for a display. Children's sugarpaste or
 sugar confectionery items would be most welcome and
 appreciated. Guild or group projects are welcome.
 While we are hoping for lots of sugarpaste, almost any
 edible art/craft would be welcome, so if you carve, say,
 nifty dragons from fruits, please feel welcome to display
 your work here. Marzipan, comfits, confections, molded jellies,
 any would be welcome. Do you have photo's of previous sotleties?
 Feel free to bring those along to display.
 You may donate edible works to the feast or transport them
 back home with you. And while the theme of the Coronation
 is Byzantine in theme, please feel free to bring any sugarpaste
 or other edible creation, be it Byzantine or not.
 We are hoping for a large display of pieces
 to honor Queen Alys on Her Special Day.

 For more information see
 the article SUGAR PASTE: A Cook's "Play Dough"
By Elise Fleming
 at:
http://www.netcolony.com/arts/mkcooks/sugarpasteacooksplaydough.html

 the section on sweet and decorated foods
 in http://www.florilegium.org/

 I would be most happy to provide more sources
 or details.
Please feel free to copy and post this
invitation to other Society Cookery and
Midrealm lists...


 Regards--

 Johnnae llyn Lewis
 Johnna Holloway