[Sca-cooks] Period Foods: How to Fake It! - More Clearly

[Cera Chonaill]

Cleary people have misread the point of the email. My fault.

It isn't about passing of non period as real. Not about faking it at real 
feasts or banquets.

The whole it idea behind the 'Fake It' bit is more for the non cooks (or 
those with limited time) that want to make a lunch or off board table 
feel/look more period. Not every one even when prepping the food in advance 
are going to either have the time or skill to make everything from scratch 
or has access to every ingredient. Nor does everyone know what foods they 
could buy that could give the look and feel of period foods. How many times 
have you seen McDonald bags or Kentury Fried Chicken or the like at events 
because some just don't know how easy it is to choose or make foods at give 
the feel/look of more period.

Let me given an example with Chicken in a Coffin. Not everyone can or is 
prepare to take time to make a coffin, doing all the kneading to get it to 
be elastic and all and then molding it into shape. Using a pie shell and top 
is easier and still gives a more period feel to the dish and taste if the 
same filling is used. For the non cooks (or those with limited time) for 
their lunch or off board table that can work for them.

By the way I do make it myself with the real Coffin, but will buy pork 
sausage instead of making them if time is limited (no I don't pass them off 
as real it just makes the lunch table look better).

So the question is how have you "Faked It" either through substitutions or 
food choices to give the FEEL/LOOK of more period foods at your lunch or off 
board table (remember not referring to real feasts here). The idea is to 
give non cooks the impression that you don't have to research every recipe 
or have master chef level skills to make the effort to make a simple lunch 
table look and taste more period. Remember it's not about proclaiming fake 
as real.

Hope that make's it more clearer. I know my writing skills are not always 
the best. Darn those dyslexic thought patterns.

In Service,

Cera

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