[Sca-cooks] Re: Flaming Subtleties (was Piecrust revisited, was, Books for Cooks)
ysabeau
ysabeau at mail.ev1.net
Mon Mar 14 07:30:53 PST 2005
Greetings,
I think the biggest argument against flaming/Flambe being used
commonly in period was the extreme fear of fire. A random spark
could decimate a village or a tower/castle. I would think that
flaming/flambe would definitely be the exception vs the rule for
that reason alone.
Just my two cents,
Ysabeau
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Micheal <dmreid at hfx.eastlink.ca>
Reply-To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:53:03 -0400
>Greetings
> Flaming = Flambé same thing
> It has been my experience and training that you can flambé
almost anything.
>Most flambé is done for show and adding subtle flavor. It is more
a question
>of it being appropriate to the dish and presentation your using.
> I have seen and done such items as a bowl of dates, a platter of
meats, an
>entire pig on spits , Fish dishes , Plum Puddings, and yes
items that
>could be called with wide interpretation great pies. I would
agree there
>is no reason why such could not have been done with dishes from
our time
>line. But there is little proof of such being done with many
dishes . So I
>would leave it to artistic flare.
> Also Flambé or flaming requires a high alcohol or sugar content
in the fuel
>so until those liqueurs were developed , odds are flambé or
flaming would
>not have been possible.
>
> However I would advise extreme caution in attempting flambé for
the first
>time. As it can be very surprising if you have not dealt with it
before. (
>Little fire balls , gouts of flame, small burst of burning fluid
coming out
>of areas you knew not of , and such. )Best to get into a large
sheltered
>area with no one near to practice, until you get used to it.
> Although during our time line such presentations were often
carried out to
>the head table. Such as the print, showing a flaming boars head
presented
>to Henry the VII, I believe . Don`t have my book handy right now.
To be
>placed upon a small stand in front of. I would again suggest such
not be
>tried first in a hall of friends. Also Acquire 2 very strong and
fast young
>gentles with really good health insurance.
>Da
>
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