[Sca-cooks] Menu for EK Coronation Feast

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

On 29 Mar 2004, at 0:54, Stefan li Rous wrote:

>   Lady Brighid ni Chiarain gave
> > Feast Menu for the Coronation of
> > Gaufred Kelson von Heidelberg and Geneviere d'Alsace
> > April 3, A.S. XXXVIII
> 
> > Sweet Pretzels
> "Sweet" pretzels? Do you actually mean jumbals? Recipe please?

Similar to jumbals, but the recipe is from Rumpolt, and the name translates 
as pretzels.  I added the adjective "sweet" so that people would know what 
to expect.  The recipe is in the Florilegium:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BREADS/pretzels-msg.html

> > Quail Eggs in a Nest
> Is this presented as a soteltie? Are you doing one nest per person? Or 
> one nest per table with each person getting one or two eggs? Are these 
> hardboiled quail eggs? What is the nest going to be made of?

Yes.  No.  Yes.  Yes.  Shredded greens.

> > German Course
> >
> > Roast Beef with Two Mustards
> Oh. Nice idea. Which two mustards?

The Welserin pear mustard and a basic honey mustard.

> > Cheese Fritters

> These have to be served hot, right? How are you managing this? I 
> thought I'd heard that fritters were always difficult to do at a feast 
> and get served hot.

Frying them earlier in the day, then refreshing them in hot oil.

> > French Course
> >
> > Haricot of  Lamb (lamb stew with onions and herbs)
> Recipe? "Haricot"? What is this? I thought this was a type of bean or a 
> way of serving beans.

It's also the name of a type of lamb stew.  This one is from the Menagier de 
Paris.

> > Dessert Table
> > Almond Jelly in Three Colors

> How are you going to serve this? As a bowl to each table with the three 
> colors in it? 

I am going to cut the jelly into cubes and mix the colors in a bowl.  The 
desserts will be served buffet style, not delivered to individual tables.

> I think it will be interesting to see how this jelly dish goes over.

I brought some to a populace meeting.  People either liked it a lot or thought 
it was too bland/weird/unidentifiable.  I wouldn't serve it as the only dessert, 
but my philosophy is to include one or two weird foods per feast.  Besides, it 
looks very cool.
Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
rcmann4 at earthlink.net