[Sca-cooks] Feast Procedural Question

[Elaine Koogler]

I have never been asked to do what you have regarding the cost.  Usually,
when I'm cooking a feast, the Autocrat and I sit down and discuss what kind
of feast it will be and how much I can live with to cook it.  So far as
anyone having refusal authority over my menu, when I've done Coronations,
I've always given the incoming Crowns a copy of my proposed menu, asking if
it is ok with them.  As Baroness, I've never tried to exert this kind of
authority.  Usually I get to see the menu in advance because the folks who
are cooking are usually asking for my advice and assistance...but the only
time I've ever suggested that a dish not be fixed was when it was either out
of period or too labor-intensive to be practical.

Kiri
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Fox-Davis" <firedrake at earthlink.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:10 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Feast Procedural Question


> Hi, gang, I have an odd question for you who've also done a lot of
> feasts (or even one) in the SCA.  I've been doing them for 26 years, and
> for the first time, I've been asked to prepare three menus at different
> price points (costs of $8, $10, and $12 a person for food and prep
> costs), for the "Committee" to then tell me how much I have to spend.
>  Every other time I've done a feast, they've told me what my budget was,
> and I went from there.
>
> In addition, my Baron wants veto power over the menu.  The last several
> times we've done feasts, we've hardly even told them in advance what
> they're getting, and they've always been happy.  We always have
>  alternate dishes prepared for those with allergies and those who's
> dietary restrictions are unusual (Vegetarians, low sodium, etc.  Has
> anyone else been seeing this sort of response?
>
> Jared Blaydeaux
> Altavia, Caid
>
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