[Sca-cooks] re: trenchers

Fri Mar 29 12:31:37 PST 2002

> Message: 6
> From: "Vincent Cuenca" <bootkiller at hotmail.com>
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 18:44:25 +0000
> Subject: [Sca-cooks] re: trenchers
> Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>
> Bear:
>
> Just to fill out your trencher info a little, here's a quick and dirty
> translation from Enrique de Villena's "Arte Cisoria" (1453):
>
> "And so that the food may be kept hot on the platter that you
> are cutting
> on, you  should have at hand [a loaf of] bread, flat on both
> sides, and one
> hand high, hard and rolled out, which should not have holes
> [lit. "eyes"] or
> hollows, which should be brought out from the pantry to the
> table with the
> other bread; this bread should be carved across with the
> paring knife in
> thin slices the size of the loaf, in such a way that they do
> not fold over
> themselves, and on top of them, placed on the platter, you
> may carve with
> greater cleanliness, and keep the piece you are caving from
> getting cold,
> carve it, serve it to the King, moving it to the plate he is
> eating from,
> and take it up with the serving fork and bring it to him."
>
> Like I said, quick and dirty translation.  What we have here
> seems to be an
> adaptation of the trencher.  Rather than being a squared-off
> round loaf cut
> into slices and used as a plate, it's a loaf baked square, sliced
> horizontally, and used as an insulator and sponge to catch
> meat juices.
>
> Other sections of the book clearly state that the King is
> eating from a
> plate, and that bread is served sliced or in small loaves,
> depending on its
> nature.  Nothing about food being served on bread.
>
> HTH,
>
> Vicente
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:47:00 -0800 (PST)
> From: Philippa Alderton <phlip_u at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Peers, Pressuring the BoD
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>
> --- Kirrily Robert <skud at infotrope.net> wrote:
>
>
> > Is being late-period a disability? :)
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> > Katherine
>
> Only when you project your standards on those of us
> who are early period ;-)
>
> I agree, though- I'd like to see more H bathrooms at
> events. I'm neither particularly large, nor weighed
> down with vast quantities of cloth, and I really enjoy
> being able to use a restroom where I'm not banging one
> elbow or the other on the walls.
>
> Phlip
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 08:26:58 -0500
> From: Elaine Koogler <ekoogler1 at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [SCA-cooks]  I quit- and froup!
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
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>
> I understand...I had carpal tunnel some years ago, and had
> the surgery to
> fix it.  It worked and I've not had any problems since!  So I do
> understand...and I was teasing, as you well know!
>
> Kiri (hopes she's part of 'Lainie's froup)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > :-P yourself! The letters are
> right next to
> each other and I didn't see it
> > on the eyeball scan. The fingers are not reliable right
> now, or rather are
> > worse than usual- been working ont he keyboard alot resurrecting the
> > stoopid computer, and I've been removing some of the
> eight-odd layers of
> > wallpaper in the hallway. Bothe wrists are VERY unhappy with me.
> >
> > Chip-chip-chip... so rewarding when a big chunk comes off
> though... and
> the
> > really ugly layer I dubbed 'Grandpa's Pajamas' has GOT to go...
> >
> > 'Lainie
> > -so who's in my froup?
>
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:50:26 -0800 (PST)
> From: Philippa Alderton <phlip_u at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCA-cooks]  I quit- and froup!
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
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>
> Maire skrev:
>
> > > Misha might have chocolate, but I've got the beer,
> > chicken, and
> > > cherries....Do I qualify for inclusion?
>
> Interesting group of ingredients.... recipe please?
>
> Phlip
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:05:02 -0800
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Peers, Pressuring the BoD
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>
> At 01:25 PM 3/29/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Is being late-period a disability? :)
> >
> >Katherine
>
> Yes.
> But it is a treatable condition.
>
> :-) :-/ :-D)
>
> 'Lainie
>
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> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:16:52 -0800
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> From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
> Subject: Re: [SCA-cooks]  I quit- and froup!
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> At 12:11 PM 3/29/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Want to try something GOOOOOOOOD? Completely OOP, but who cares?
> >
> >Get a BIG jar of maraschino cherries (two pounds is a good
> start). Pour
> >off 2/3-3/4 of the liquid, and replace it with Godiva
> chocolate liqueur.
> >Let stand for 24 hours, then refrigerate for 4-6 weeks.
> Serve as is, or
> >over vanilla ice cream, cold or warmed.
> >
> >Avraham
>
> Oh BAAAAABY!
> Wow.
> *sigh* I'm very taken, and you're not interested ;-) I'll
> just have to wait
> for Edouard to have a few days off... =:-D)
>
> 'Lainie
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> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:22:29 -0800
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> From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
> Subject: [Sca-cooks] Help!! Regina's coming home!
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>
> Hi guys!
>
> Here's my problem. Regina flies in tonight from a week at a
> conference.
> Last night, the Basement Fungus (TM) set fire to a sack of microwave
> popcorn- she hadn't realized all mw's are not alike and set
> it for the time
> she set at work. Smoke beginning to curl out and before I
> could stop her
> she opened the door. WHOOF! Acrid awful stinging smoke
> everywhere. (No, my
> lungs are pretty unhappy about it!) The alarms went off and I
> had to grab
> the phone for when the alarm company called. Got it put out
> but the smell
> is hanging around and it is a little nippy out to have the
> windows open
> more than a few minutes at a time. Anyone have ideas for
> getting the smell
> out? Fast ones? Ones that don't leave marks? Ones that could
> save Alanna's
> life?
>
> Thanks!
> 'Lainie
>
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> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:27:37 -0800
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
> Subject: Re: [SCA-cooks]  I quit- and froup!
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> At 10:50 AM 3/29/02 -0800, you wrote:
> >Maire skrev:
> >
> >> > Misha might have chocolate, but I've got the beer,
> >> chicken, and
> >> > cherries....Do I qualify for inclusion?
> >
> >Interesting group of ingredients.... recipe please?
> >
> >Phlip
>
> The chicken and cherries go into Crust of Tame Creatures. The
> beer goes
> down the throat. Was there ever any question? ;-D)
>
> 'Lainie
>
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> Message: 14
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:30:37 -0800
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
> Subject: Re: [SCA-cooks]  I quit- and froup!
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>
> At 08:26 AM 3/29/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >I understand...I had carpal tunnel some years ago, and had
> the surgery to
> >fix it.  It worked and I've not had any problems since!  So I do
> >understand...and I was teasing, as you well know!
>
> oog. Unfortunately, it's not carpal tunnel- just the
> fibromyalgia doing an
> excellent imitation of it. But yes, I knew you were teasing-
> but I wasn't
> sure everyone else did!
>
> Grump. My version of Eudora doesn't have spell-check. :-(
>
> >Kiri (hopes she's part of 'Lainie's froup)
>
> Of course you are! Froup to you too!
>
> 'Lainie
>
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> Message: 15
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:27:41 -0800 (PST)
> From: Philippa Alderton <phlip_u at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Help!! Regina's coming home!
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
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>
> --- "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org> wrote:
>  Acrid awful stinging
> > smoke everywhere. (No, my
> > lungs are pretty unhappy about it!) The alarms went
> > off and I had to grab
> > the phone for when the alarm company called. Got it
> > put out but the smell
> > is hanging around and it is a little nippy out to
> > have the windows open
> > more than a few minutes at a time. Anyone have ideas
> > for getting the smell
> > out? Fast ones? Ones that don't leave marks? Ones
> > that could save Alanna's
> > life?
>
> Easiest and cheapest is to put a pot of white
> (distilled) vinegar in a pot on a/the stove and let it
> simmer for a while. Will usually remove most nasty
> odors fairly quickly, and dissipates itself fairly
> quickly.
>
> Phlip
>
> >
> > Thanks!
> > 'Lainie
> >
> >
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> Message: 16
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:36:02 -0800
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
> Subject: Re: [SCA-cooks]  I quit- and froup!
> Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
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> At 01:24 PM 3/29/02 EST, you wrote:
> >--
> >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >Inclusion , yes. but chocolate wins!
> >Phillipa  ;-)
> >
> >> Misha might have chocolate, but I've got the beer, chicken, and
> >> cherries....Do I qualify for inclusion?
> >> --Maire
>
> Not quite. The trump is a tall Gascon with a evil grin,
> fluffy moustache
> and eyes that look like the finest mottled green marble. With
> chocolate-
> unbeatable. Without chocolate- still unbeatable. He's #1
> either way {:-D)
>
> 'Lainie
>
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> Message: 17
> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:43:08 -0800
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at efn.org>
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Tableware
> Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>
> At 09:37 AM 3/29/02 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >There is a certain (often mistaken) assumption that
> gentleman have learned
> >to carve properly as part of their life experience.  Perhaps
> we should
> >require it as one of the skills of knighthood.
>
> Yes, we should. They did it in period.
>
> 'Lainie
>
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