[Sca-cooks] What would you do?

[Elaine Koogler]

I think that, had these restrictions been given to me prior to agreeing 
to cook the feast, I wouldn't have cooked it! I have cooked feasts for 
groups other than my own (the only way I could "play" while serving as 
landed Baroness). I have never been given restrictions like this. We are 
all volunteers...it's not like a catering job where one would make money 
doing it...and would be expected to take the risks ahead of time. If we 
volunteer our time to do something for our group, then that group (even 
the larger group...because the credit will come to them as well) should 
be willing to work with us.

Maybe this is a little harsh, but life can be that way sometimes!

Kiri

Patricia Collum wrote:

>I am not a member of the local group where the event happened, so I am not
>sure what happened to delay paying the cook. It was the event of a larger
>group who would pay back the smaller group after the feast for the smaller
>group fronting the money. The larger group was also up front about the fact
>that they would a) only allow the cook to be paid after the reservations
>were paid for and b) only pay for the original budgeted amount per person no
>matter what (and not including any food for servers or kitchen help unless
>they paid for feast). Due to the last moment payment by the local group, and
>the other policies, the cook did not receive enough money to pay for the
>food in the original posted menu due at least in part to being unable to
>bargin shop.
>
>Cecily
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