[Sca-cooks] Dayboard-like Fighter Food

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> Huh? Do you mean duct tape something like one end of a piece of string
> to the utensil and duct tape the other end of the string to the utensil
> or table? If you duct tape the utensil directly to the dish, I can see
> where that would keep them from walking off, but it would also seem to
> make using them a difficult, although perhaps amusing, proposition. Or
> perhaps, since the utensils are covered in duct tape the fighters will
> figure they are for use on the field and you would lose even more of
> them. :-)
>
> Stefan

I'm ashamed of you guys- how many collective years in SCA, and you don't
know how to use duct tape? And a fighter, not just a duffer, but a Knight,
and former King? And all of you, asking Stefan-type questions about duct
tape....

Yes, you can tape a string to the dish, and to the implement. Or, depending
on the sizes and space available, you can loop the string over a small rod,
such as one of those golfing pencils, and tape that to the serving dish. And
you can get REALLY high tech, and drill a hole through the end of the
implement, and loop the string through that- that makes the string less
likely to escape as the result of a casual jerk or three.

Or you could attach the duct tape to the serving dish, fold or twist a
length of it to function as a string, and attach the other end to the
serving implement.

I suggested duct tape, folks, because you can pretty well guarantee that it
will be in evidence at a fighting event- not necessarily in the possession
of every fighter, which is why I carry it in my Chirurgeon's Kit (good for
certain temporary repairs on both fighters and armor). You can use it for
almost anything, as long as you don't apply it directly to fine finishes and
human flesh. It even comes in colors....

More seriously, attaching it so you have about 2 ft between dish and utensil
is ideal- enough room to use the utensil, but short enough that people are
unlikely to get the strings tangled.

I'm rather surprised no one looked at my suggestion of soft tortillas and
stuff. Granted, they aren't particularly period for northern Europe., but
they're ideal for a wrapper for a handful of food, and very well-known in
the south west, where, I believe you're talking about having the War.
They're also cheap, easy to make, and easy to pack and package for
transport. And, they ARE period for the pre-1600 Americas, simply because
they're so easy to fill and eat.

All that's needed is to get masa harina, add water, use a tortilla press
(thank-you, Stefan) to form them, toss them in a dry, heated frying pan to
solidify them, then wrap them in foil in stacks of a dozen or so. Keep them
in the freezer or the fridge for a few days before the event, then the day
of the event, heat them a bit, packages and all, throw them into a cooler
lined with a towel for insulation, and pull them out and open the packages
when you're ready to serve. They'll come out soft, and seperate easily. Can
heat the packages over an open fire or a grill- only takes a few minutes,
and if you put them in the cooler with the towel, they'll stay warm and soft
all day.

Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....