[Sca-cooks] Cost of feast

[Olwen the Odd]

Well, that's a fair question.  $9.00 is high for us, that being the Above
the Salt price.  Usually we run a feast for around $7.00.  Sometimes a buck
less, sometimes a buck more.  For that lunch is served to everyone on a
first come, first serve basis.

I have at hand here an example of a feast that, actually, I was head cook
for back last year at Garb Wars.  Can't recall the cost of feast though, but
most likely it was the 6 or 7 dollar price.
The menu looked like this;
First course~
Tart for an Ember Day
Pickled mushrooms
Gravlax
Tea Eggs
Bread/butter/cheese
*between, jelly in lemon peel

Second course~
Roasted beef served on bed of frumunty with horseradish sauce
Fried spinach
Spicy chickpeas
*between, milk jellies with mint

Third course~
Grilled lamb
Saffron rice
Asparagus with sauce Bob

Dessert~
A pie of pears

Off hand I cann't recall what the soltie was.  We almost ALWAYS have one.
Generally we have three courses.  It is more typical of our group to end
with a dessert board where several volunteers will whip up their favorites
and do a sensational presentation with it/them.  Folks in our area know this
and try hard to save room.
Olwen
>Ok I understand the HIGH COST of Coronation feasts, you are trying to
>impress the Kingdom brass (so to speak) but for a regular event, where the
>King or Prince (for principality types) is a possiblity but not certain
>what
>is the usual things you expect to see? Such as types of food ie how many
>meats, veggies so on, how many courses, that sort of thing.
>
>Thorbjorn
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Olwen the Odd" <olwentheodd at hotmail.com>
>To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Cost of feast
>
>
> > >Ok I realize that this kettle of fish varies by region, what do you
>expect
> > >to receive at feast priced at the following levels? $12, $10, $8, $5-7?
> > >Also what do you expect for a lunch at $3?
> > >
> > >Curious,
> > >Thorbjorn
> >
> > Well, here in Bright Hills, Atlantia (Baltimore area, Maryland, USA) we
> > recently did Crown Tourney feasts.  The prices were thus;
> > Fees: Adult site fee (includes lunch) $10.00 Children (3-12) (with
>lunch)
> > $3.50
> > Above the salt / site fee $19.00 Below the salt / site fee $14.00
> > Adult members subtract $3.00 - members have your ID at troll.
> >
> > Olwen


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