[Sca-cooks] Feast Philosophy was Honey-Roasted Beets

[Terry Decker]

Firstly, I don't think Duriel is intending argument or insult, but is 
speaking in his natural way.  Since written speech doesn't provide much in 
the way of tone, inflection or body language, some of the phrases turned in 
this discussion appear argumentative or are misunderstood.  It may behoove 
all of us to clarify our definitions and opinions in these answers.

As for the philosophical, I would say that the difference is between the 
idea that a feast is a meal for a small army and that the meal is to be 
edible rather than historically accurate and the idea that a feast is an 
opportunity to prepare and serve a truly amazing edible and historically 
accurate meal.  Those of us who see the feast as an extension of the 
historic recreation tend to forget that there are those, who for whatever 
reason don't share our passion.

Posting the Honey-Roasted Beets recipe here is appropriate as all recipes 
are in order.  Twenty-odd years ago, before I got the historical cooking 
bug, I would have used it in a feast.  Today, I would not.

Rather than try to point to the historical alternatives in an attempt to 
change the philosophy, let us intead ask the question, "Why use a modern 
recipe for a historical recreation, when historical alternatives are 
available?"

Bear

> I think there's an underlying philosophical difference at work here
> -- it's unclear to me just what it is, but what I'm certain of is
> that it isn't just a bunch of list old-timers enjoying Being Mean To
> Duriel Week.
>
> Adamantius, distressed at what is going on here, unsure of the solution