[Sca-cooks] peacocks

Irmgart irmgart at gmail.com
Mon Jun 12 06:59:12 PDT 2006


and by corporate, you aren't allowed to spend group or event funds on it.

I'd not have a problem if the peacock feather covered turkey was provided to
the high table, then non-peacock feathered turkeys provided to the rest of
the diners.

~Irmgart

On 6/12/06, Elaine Koogler <ekoogler1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Stefan li Rous wrote:
> > Several weeks ago, Adele de Maisieres commented:
> > <<< SilverR0se at aol.com wrote:
> >  > The only truly edible part of the feast was a roast turkey, decorated
> >  > with peacock feathers, which only the high board got to eat.
> >
> > Oh, do not get me starter on this practice! >>>
> >
> > Why? Although they used a different faux peacock than a turkey, there
> > is period commentary about doing this. Apparently they weren't as
> > enthused about the taste of peacock as they were with it's colorful
> > plumage.
> >
> > Stefan
> >
> >
> I think the problem is more with the practice of providing food, etc.,
> for high table that isn't provided for folks at the other tables.  While
> this is actually a practice, it doesn't go down well with folks in the
> SCA.  And that would be especially true if the rest of the feast wasn't
> very good!
>
> Kiri
>
>
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