[Sca-cooks] what's wierd-ish, what isn't

[David Friedman]

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa asked about weird/normal foods in the opinion of 
SCA audiences, including:

>Some things I think they might consider odd:
>- pea or lentil dishes
>- green pies
>- carrot/cheese pie
>- blancmange

I brought two different vegetarian pies to a shire meeting and 
potluck and asked for comments. The two were Ember Day tart 
(onions/cheese/eggs/currents/some herbs), largely yellow in color, 
and a non-sweet version of Torta of Herbs in the month of May 
(cheese/eggwhites/herbs/spinach juice), definitely green. The 
reaction was that both were good but that the torta of herbs was more 
unusual, and therefore the better pick for the upcoming feast. It in 
fact proved to be popular--I didn't bring any home, although I 
overcooked for the event.

The shire in question is Crosston in the West Kingdom, in 
California's Bay Area, which probably influences what people consider 
normal.

Elizabeth/Betty Cook