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

[kingstaste at mindspring.com]

Ha, ha, everybody.  I was serious....
--maire

Sorry, you just got us with the Fiber Arts Tea, and we couldn't get past it.
You might consider just having a selection of teas and perhaps some simple
nibbles like dried fruits and nuts.  The comment made earlier about not
wanting sticky hands when handling fiber was a good one.
Small tarts, fruit, meat, and/or savory; small, whole fruits like grapes or
cherries; hais; cheese (something I don't advocate for feasts, but cubes or
small slices would be good for this situation).
Christianna

>>> 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!