$8 feast (was Changing the topic was [Sca-cooks] Re:New to list)

[Nick Sasso]

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From: "Sue Clemenger" <mooncat at in-tch.com>
<<SNIP pork roast goodness>>
> I'm feeling the urge to cook a feast coming on <g>. Even though I've
got
> myself on feastocrat-leave for a year.....
> So, gang....If you all had to cook a spring-time feast for, say, 60
> people, and you had a budget of, mmmm, $8(US)/head, what would you
> serve? No major food-fu...a couple of people who don't do pork for
> religious reasons, and a couple more who can't have alcohol.
> --maire, wanting to talk about medieval cooking.....


60 people at $8 a head would be so pleasant to do!!  Is this $8 for
feast only?  That's $3 more a head than I'm used to.

I don't have recipes in hand, but food items would include a whole
roasted lamb on a spit, trout, a shellfish maybe, tarts of fruits, pork
tenderloin, favas, fritters of cheese and fruits, asparagus, lots of
saffron in stuff, and fresh herbs.  Might even be able to do roast
suckling pig for lunch.  Olives, and quince paste, fresh breads and
wafers.  I would honestly have a hard time spending $480 to feed 60
people . . . it would take effort and planning.

niccolo difrancesco