[Sca-cooks] We still have room in the Cooking Competition

[nickiandme at att.net]

Siege Cooking Competition at Lilies War
(sponsored by Kateryn de Develyn and Bronwyn Ferch Ariel)

The Senario: You have been besieged for two months in your manor. Your supplies are getting very low. Your fearless leader has decided to invite the opposition leader and two of his companions to parley. You must stretch your cooking skills to the limit to give the impression you have lots of food left and can hold out for as long as necessary.

Everyone gets a box containing the same basic ingredients and amounts.

Then, each team may add (at their option/discretion) to their box:
• A maximum of two fresh herbs/spices (unlimited)
• A maximum of three dried herbs/spices (limited to 1/2 ounce each)
• One fresh fruit -OR- one vegetable – limit 1 pound

Number of teams?  Maximum of 8.  Four or less teams – the competition will be held Sunday morning at 9 am at A&S Point.  If more than six teams we will split the teams up between Sunday and Monday with a cookoff later in the week for the individual day’s winners– Say Thursday morning at 9 am. 
 
Each team (conditions permitting) will dig their own fire pits, provide their own grates/pot hooks/etc. In the event we are not allowed to have a ground fire – teams will bring their campstoves to the central A&S area. All teams must cook in the A&S area.

Depending on the lineup (determined by the team leaders before you start cooking) – you will present your feast to the judges 2 hours later. This means that the teams who will be presenting later may not start cooking until X times 30 minutes later than the earlier presenting teams. IE: if your team will present 3rd - you may not start cooking until 10 am. (We are striving to equalize the cooking times for the different teams.)

No limits on how many people it takes to help. Teams must have a minimum of 3 people.

No minimums or limits on number of dishes.

Criteria –100 points (possible 110 with bonus points)
• 20 points if Teams can point to a medieval recipe as their source for each dish

(10 bonus points for limiting it to a single time period and country).
• 10 points for medieval presentation.
• 50 points for flavor/texture/appearance/aroma
• 10 points for using fresh herbs that can be seen growing onsite (your herbs and flowers must be store-bought or homegrown ie: not harvested/picked onsite.)
• 10 points for judges discretion

Preregistration Required! – Registration fee is $20 with name of team and team leader.

Preregister between May 16th and June 4th. 

Contact info:
Kateryn de Develyn/Debra Hense
4740 NW 51 St.
Des Moines IA, 50310

Home: (515-251-6841) has answering machine – speak slowly and loudly - its old & creaky. Cell: (319-521-6933) has voice mail as well as text messaging. 

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