[Sca-cooks] Feast

[Adele de Maisieres]

Jaime Declet wrote:

>I am preparing a feast for teenagers for my Library and I am wondering if my choices are too complicated (complicated is not really the word I want them to eat I guess) for non SCA teens.  Also I am looking for an easy beef recipe that could be appealing to non SCA teens.
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>First Remove
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>Grapes, celery carrots apples bread and butter
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>Second Remove
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>Greens, grapes, balsamic vinegar and olive oil and garlic (I am not sure if teens would be too keen on bitter salad since most of the period green were slightly bitter, correct?)
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Lettuce and spinach are period greens, and they make a good salad with 
some sliced cucumber, slivered almonds, etc.  I'd probably combine the 
first and second removes and skip the celery and carrots.  I'm uncertain 
as to whether balsamic vinegar is period at all or period for salad, but 
personally I'd probably go for plain wine or cider vinegar.

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>            Roasted Potatoes with sage and rosemary
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>            Roasted Chicken with sage an rosemary
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I'd probably keep the chickens and lose the potatoes.  Roast spuds are 
blatantly non-period, and there are plenty of other options.  I'd tend 
to go for lozyns or some other easy dish.

>Fourth Remove
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>            Rice Pilaf
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>            Beef dish???
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I don't have my recipes handy, but try googling beef y-stwed.

>Fifth Remove
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>            Fruit Pies Apple and cherry
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>            Shortbread and preserves
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Jumbals are no more difficult to make than shortbread and the shaping is 
fun :-) 


>What do you think and if you have any suggestions they will be appreciated.
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I think that this looks like a nice, simple menu, and I don't think it 
should be too complex for most teens, assuming that they at least boil 
water at home.


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