[Sca-cooks] The feast is on!

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

On 31 Jul 2002, at 2:53, jenne at fiedlerfamily.net wrote:

> Brighid, you know you've got my help...
> Folks, I told Brighid this weekend that I owed her, and she didn't
> know what I meant.

And I still don't, but... nevermind.

The truth is, Brighid is a wonderful kind lady and
> a skilled cook, and every time I have talked with her I have not only
> learned more about the art but I have felt more comfortable with how I
> approach the art. Brighid's resarch and her creations have enriched
> her kingdom and her example has made me, at least, braver about trying
> new things like sauces and sweetmeats...

Mumblemumblemumble....  Jadwiga, if you swell my head any
more, I'll have a terrible ache, because the halo will be too tight.
<g>

To be serious for a moment, this is what I think is one of the great
strengths of the SCA.  We teach and help and inspire one another.
 I am a skilled cook in some ways -- and in others I am still a
novice, grateful for the advice of those who know far more than I do.
You have inspired me to experiment outside my usual safety zone,
with things like period toiletries and cosmetics.  And the large
number of people that you have taught and inspired is one of the
reasons that TRM chose to honor you on Saturday.

(And now, I can almost hear you saying, "I do this stuff because
it's fun/interesting/cool, and I tell other people about it because I
want them to know how fun/interesting/cool it really is."  Uh huh.
Me, too.  So don't come to work in my kitchen because you think
you owe me -- come because it will be fun.)


Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
rcmann4 at earthlink.net