[Sca-cooks] temperature of served period food

[Hrolf Douglasson]

A true story.
There was a lady who became mistress of Edward vii
When the king, then prince of wales, was delaying the start of dinner, she
marched into the dining hall and informed his royal highness that if he
still wanted souflee as a starter he would sit down immediately as the
soufflee was no respector of majesty or birthright.And unlike his horse was
threatening to fall.
The Prince laughed, sat down and was never late again when she ws cooking.
regards
vara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Denise Smith" <costumemag at costumemag.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] temperature of served period food


> <So I'm not sure the lack of a King around effects things that much.>
>
> Long ago, I was hall steward for a feast, and this is what happened. It
> was the very first feast for 2 (now) highly accomplished ladies, and we
> had a very blonde King who would NOT put his royal ass in the chair.
>
> I got my hands on a friendly neighborhood duke and politely threatened
> his life if he did not grab the King, shove him down in the chair and
> HOLD him there until 1 plate was on the table. Said duke performed his
> duty with much less force than I suggested, the head server RAN up the
> aisle with a platter and put it on the table. His Blondness blinked as
> if awakening from a long winter's nap and said something pithy like "Oh,
> was I delaying dinner?".
>
> The rest of the feast went perfectly.
>
> One of those ladies is now a Laurel (but not for cooking), and the other
> is on this list.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
>
> MD/Marged
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