[Sca-cooks] That's our story and we're sticking to it!!

[Olwen the Odd]

>This is Chirhart"s apprentice, Hans Van Hoorn.
>  I am a former  head of the Bright Hills Cook's Guild.

And a very good one he was!

And even after doing a feast for 400 we were still laughing and friends!
>We run a full fat, full flavor, all fun kitchen.
>And yes we do take allergies into consideration, but we won't allow an
>individual to hijack an event.
>
>Chirhart, and his apprentice Hans
>
>
>
>From: "Rosine" <rosine at sybercom.net>
>To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:01 AM
>Subject: [Sca-cooks] What would you advise?
>
>
> > I'm not feeling particularily balanced when it comes to addressing this
> > problem, so I'm appealing to the list.
> >
> >    We have a newly-arrived member of the barony who insists on eating
> > onboard. She doesn't consult with the cook beforehand (she and her
>husband
> > also eat as part of the "baronial mess" when we're camping), but she has
>an
> > allergy to onions that she says is so extreme that her throat will swell
>if
> > she kisses her husband after *he* eats a dish prepared with onions.
>There's
> > been a certain amount of silent pressure from her to push the host/ess
>of
>a
> > casual gathering (like a fighter's practise with munchies) to insure
>that
> > onion-less foods are provided.
> >    I have to admit, until she arrived, I'd never even considered how
>much
>I
> > relied on onions in my food preparations - nor thought of how insidious
> > their use was in pre-packaged foods like ketchup or sauces.
> >
> >    I'm beginning to fear that the silent pressure will increase (not
>from
> > her, but from other members of the barony who are reacting to her youth
>and
> > beauty and her husband's potential as a really good fighter) to the
>point
> > that our cooks will no longer be comfortable serving foods... it has
>already
> > caused stress for the hosts and hostesses of our holiday gatherings.
> >
> >    Are there any kind of substitutions for onions? Is this actually an
>easy
> > fix? Are we going over-board in catering to this sigular sensitivity? (I
> > must add that at our last event, the feast cook was not informed of the
> > girl's allergy and was considerably taken aback when on the day of the
>event
> > she was treated to stunned disbelief that she'd planned a menu that
>involved
> > onions - and the girl made a quietly public scene by breaking into tears
>in
> > her husband's arms in the main hall when he left the kitchen to tell her
> > what the menu was... but that could have been merely stress and dismay,
>and
> > not artifice.) I'm at a loss as to how to address this, and at some
>point,
> > as the baroness, I'm going to have to. So does anyone have any
>suggestions?
> >
> > Rosine
>
>
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