[Sca-cooks] Introduction

[Mark.S Harris]

Michelle said:
> Hi.  I=92m Michelle.  I=92m 26, married, yadda yadda.  No, I don=92t have a
> SCA name.  [yet.  I=92ve been researching my maiden name back to the
> 1500s.  That=92s as far as I=92ve been able to get back, but I haven=92t
> been working on it for awhile.  It=92s Wooding, in case you were
> interested.]

Welcome to SCA-Cooks, Michelle!

For some info on names and persona, you might want to look at some
of the files in the PERSONA section of the Florilegium. There is also
a very good name website done my some of the SCA heralds called, I
think, the College of San Gabriel.

> Aside from the SCA, I=92ve several other interests.  Final Fantasy X
> (and RPGs in general), Crossstitching, web design, music (I sing and
> play bassoon) & Sigma Alpha Iota (it=92s a professional music
> fraternity).

You might be interested in these files in the TEXTILE ARTS section
of the Florilegium:
cross-stitch-msg  (32K)  1/18/02    Period and SCA cross-stitch.

p-x-stitch-art    (20K)  3/ 1/99    "Cross Stitch Embroidery in the
Middle Ages
                                       and Renaissance" by Karen
Larsdatter.

Some of the files in the PERFORMANCE ARTS section might also be of
interest.

> We did go to Pennsic last year and camped with House Blackstar (and
> Olwen & Chirhart!).  Jer doesn=92t want to go to Pennsic again this
> year.  He claims burn out.  I think it=92s because of our son.  He was
> 2 and a half last year, is subborn like a mule, and has the attention
> span of a gnat.  I=92d be more than perfectly happy to go by myself
> this year.  J

You might be interested in some of the files in the CHILDREN section
such as:
children-msg     (144K)  4/19/00    Children in the SCA and period.
toys-msg          (63K)  7/20/99    Period and SCA toys.
Toys-in-th-MA-art (26K)  8/30/99    "Toys in the Middle Ages" By Lady
Margritte
                                       of Ravenscroft.

> I=92m not very domestic.  My mom tried, but once I went off to college
> I went and became a geek.  Now I=92m trying to =93tap=94 into those things
> my mom taught me when I was little.  Sewing, cooking, etc.

I have learned quite a bit about both modern and period cooking by
being on this list for the past five years.

The Florilegium can be found at: http://www.florilegium.org

Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net