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

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In a message dated 10/17/2002 12:54:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
generys at blazemail.com writes:


> 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
>

Oh dear, I'm doing a madrigal dinner for my church in December, at least its
only 10 minutes away.  Some of the starchy dishes I was planning were mashed
yams,  turnip casserole, barley porridge with mushrooms.  I still have time
so I haven't got the whole menu together.
Ron