[Sca-cooks] RE: Sca-cooks digest, Vol 1 #1251 - 16 msgs

[chirhart_1]

welcome judith.Tell us a little bit about you for our files! (still like
that phrase)           chirhart
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smith, Judith" <JLSmith at SCDAH.STATE.SC.US>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 12:48 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] RE: Sca-cooks digest, Vol 1 #1251 - 16 msgs


> Hello,
> I am brand new to the list, but not to the SCA. I would like to make a
> suggestion on the food allergy issue. In doing a feast, I have found it to
> be to my advantage to post the ingredients of the dishes that will be
> prepared for that event. This works for a small feast (one of few dishes),
> but obviously becomes more complex if it is a 12th Night, Coronation or
the
> like. This has a couple of advantages 1. Revels don't come in and ask lots
> of questions just before the serving of the food. 2. Anyone with an
allergy
> can look to see which dishes they may want to avoid. 3. Protects the
sponsor
> group from repercussions of someone eating something that makes them sick.
> It also has disadvantages: 1. It can be very time consuming. 2. Some may
> look at the ingredients and think that it sounds pretty yucky, when in
truth
> it is quite good and has been taste tested ahead of time.
> In Atlantia there is usually a disclaimer in every event announcement "for
> food allergies please contact the cook ahead of time-name given and
contact
> info.
> If someone still insists on eating on-board after precautions have been
> taken, then: Have them help prepare or help the cook select the menu for
the
> next feast, or take their chances on what is being prepared. Too much time
> and effort goes into the preparations of a feast to have to cater to
someone
> too thoughtless to prepare themselves ahead of time.
> Who knows though, this same person may discover some really tasty period
> dishes that few have tried before and they make a super contribution to
the
> whole group.
> This sounds like a problem of communication more than anything else.
> Really didn't mean to get on such a soap box on my first communication,
but
> my ole protege knows how I can get sometimes-eh Rosine? :) I promise to be
> better.
> Judith


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