[Sca-cooks] Working for Adamantius....

[Mark.S Harris]

Phillipa asked:
> How did the others feel about not having any mussels  since they were eaten?
>
> > she ate the
> > entire bowl( for 8) of both by herself. There wasn't anything but shells
> > when it was passed down the line.

Well, at many feasts I would have been rather upset if I didn't
get any at my table. In this case,the mussels didn't make it to our
table at all. However, I was able to get some when I went to the
kitchen after the feast.

The mussels were wonderful. I only wish I had been able to eat
more of them. By then I was pretty stuffed. It was a real shame to
see so many of the mussels end up in the trash, but it was my
understanding that they would not keep long, and as I was visiting
the area, I had no way to try to keep them until I was less stuffed.

As Phlip mentioned in another message, I got to learn how to open
a lobster at Adamantius' feast. I can now do a rather spiffy job
if I say so myself. I certainly opened enough of them. An amount
that would have been pretty expensive at any resturant. Although I
can easily do the tail portion now, I am still somewhat inconsistant
when extracting the meat from the claws. But I can get it out. Just
not always the same way, time after time. And next time I want an
apron. And a set of goggles. And I want to be sitting at a stool,
as my back was complaining after stooping over the table so long.
I finally had to quit for awhile and let someone else take over for
awhile. :-(

Stefan li Rous