[Sca-cooks] Never ever work with a renn faire...

[Betsy Marshall]

I'm reliable informed that turnips prepared like mashed potatoes
(salt, pepper, butter)
are indistinguishable to the average modern palate.
Betsy

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From: sca-cooks-admin at ansteorra.org
[mailto:sca-cooks-admin at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Generys ferch Ednuyed
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 11:47 AM
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Never ever work with a renn faire...


OK, so I made the mistake of agreeing to cook a feast for a madrigal dinner
a almost-local (5 hour drive away, but oh well) rennaisance faire is doing.
However, they're cheap (this is a fundraiser) and they have this thing about
"appearing" medieval, rather than being.  One of the dishes in my proposed
menu was a rice pilaf - not period, but at the very least medievaloid. They
didn't like that, saying "it's too modern" - ok, it probably was, *but* -
guess what they proposed instead?  Roasted potatoes - "They *seem*
medieval".... (yes that's a quote).  SO... does anyone have any ideas of a
starch type dish that's both something cheap and something that the average
*modern* person will eat?  <sigh... i hope this is worth what I'm getting
paid>

Generys

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