[Sca-cooks] Re: Period foods and all that jazz....

[Olwen the Odd]

>Maire wrote:
>
>>2.  During the day at the afore-mentioned Spring Feast, I am going to be 
>>hosting a "Fiber Arts Tea," with the intention of promoting all the 
>>different fiber-related arts and crafts practiced by our baronial members 
>>and guests.  I would like to provide light refreshments--sort of a light 
>>sideboard.  We don't need anything too substantial, because there is a 
>>lunch, and there will be the feast later.  Other than the florilegium, and 
>>one Madrone Cooking Guild pamphlet, I really don't have any resources for 
>>period Italian cooking, let alone nibbley stuff.  Any ideas?
>>--maire, who guesses she's thinking about food more than she'd thought!
>
>"Fiber Arts Tea" sounds like you should serve bran muffins and such.  ;-)
>
>Make sure you serve "clean hands" goodies that won't get the wool all 
>goooey.  Maybe muffins are not such a daft idea.  Cheese chunks on 
>toothpicks maybe. Sheep's milk cheese would compliment the "fiber arts" 
>theme in a sneaky way!  For that matter, do you actually =need= to ruin 
>their luncheon appetites with much beyond beverages?  Far be it from me to 
>discourage a food presentation but you don't want to distract too much 
>attention from the main art form of the day.
>
>Selene Colfox

We are thinking on the same lines Selene.  I was thinking Triskets!  For a 
beverage you could offer up a nice healthy dose of Metamucil!

falala..i'll be going now..
Olwen

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