[Sca-cooks] Music at Feasts

[Olwen the Odd]

> > > I'm wondering if there was a standard fanfare played when a crane or
>heron
> > > was presented.
> > >
> > > Cindy
> > >
> >
> > Just a thought but maybe the horn blast/fanfare mimicked the call of the
> > bird.  A horn would be heard better than a herald announcing the dish,
>what
> > with all the noise in the hall.
> >
> > Annan
>
>This gives rise to a whole new prank, sounding the call of each creature in
>its
>living form before each meat dish is presented to the diners.  MOO before
>the
>beef, OINK for the pork, etc.  I need to get one of those silly duck-call
>noisemakers before Twelfth Night.  Hehehe!
>
>Selene Colfox

Selene, I just love the way you think.  I had to forward this conversation
to the Bright Hills Cooks Guild list.  Somehow I could see us doing this.
Hmm..perhaps I should helium hand my way into being head cook for something
again.   Naw!
Olwen

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