[Sca-cooks] Scullery duty

[Terry Decker]

In an Medieval household, the functions we associate with the Steward of the
Feast were divided between the Cook, the Butler, the Pantler, the Almoner,
and the Marshal of the Hall (who was usually a senior knight).

It was the duty of the Cook to prepare the menus and present them to the
Clerk of the Wardrobe for review and funding.  Thus those who say that "just
being called cook is demeaning" have debased the term by their ignorance.

Bear


>In a message dated 09/21/2002 9:47:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>muiredach at bmee.net writes:
>
>> Regarding feastocrat vs head cook...  I think they are the same. I prefer
>> head cook.  Just like I don't call a car a wheeled dragon or some such.
I
>> somehow doubt that in period the person in charge of the feast would have
>> been called a feastocrat.  But that's just me.
>
>My understanding from those who have 'attempted to set me straight' on what
a
>feastocrat/feastcrat is, is that "just being called the cook or head cook
is
>demeaning".  ::blinks::  Yeah...right....   They proceeded on to explain
that
>a feastcrat also plans the meal.
>
>Ilaria