[Sca-cooks] Scullery duty

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

On 21 Sep 2002, at 18:26, Isabella di Giovanni wrote:

> At our 'Defender Tourney' (Shire of Fontaine dans Sable, Outlands, NM)
> the ....ok, I see a lot of reference to head cook and none to
> feastocrat. Are they the same?

Yes.

> I know some areas don't like the term
> 'feastocrat' and is it offensive to anyone on here?...

I don't like the term, and won't use it for myself, but it's very
entrenched in SCA jargon, and I won't start foaming at the mouth if
someone else uses it.

> After serving was over, our tired servers came in to eat. One young
> man (16), declared to us "You did an awesome feast. Now, get out of
> OUR kitchen (with a smile) and go have fun." He and three other young
> brothers (16, 14 and 11) cleaned everything to within an inch of its'
> life, put away food, cleaned peoples feast gear, scrubbed floors, etc.
> The kitchen gleamed.

You have some wonderful kids in your group.  Of course you want
to brag!


Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
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