[Sca-cooks] Dinner for eight

[Dan Brewer]

Cook the foods that you like and are familiar with. This way any leftovers
are for you.  Unless the people that you have invited and have no sense of
adventure you should do just fine.  I you have a short description of each
dish your guests will enjoy it a little more.

Dan in Auburn          

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From: sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Ian Rocas
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 2:10 PM
To: Cooks within the SCA
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Dinner for eight


Yikes!  I meant to change the header on this!

> From: rocas511 at hotmail.com
> To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:08:54 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] OT OOP tedious process
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> I wanted to ask for some input on a project of mine.  I have been
practicing medieval cooking for several years now.  I am used to cooking it
for my wife and myself.  I have never cooked for a feast, though I did serve
at a Val-day feast when I was in the Blue Dragons.  I am planning a period
dinner party for four couples.  The dinner will be done in French service
style along with all of the usual period eating customs.  But I am having
trouble deciding what to include in the menu.  I have a limited budget and
many of the dinner guests are mundanes (that is to say, not rennies).  I was
wondering if anyone has done something similar and would be willing to share
their experience.
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> > To: SCA-Cooks at Ansteorra.org
> > From: StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
> > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:42:52 -0600
> > Subject: [Sca-cooks]  OT OOP tedious process
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> > Maire detailed:
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> > <<< Or consumption.  Many, many years ago, when I was a sophomore in  
> > college, I took an art class on pottery.  (What fun to get dirty for  
> > credit! <g>) One of our projects involved a firing technique called  
> > "raku," if I recall the spelling correctly (Carter was president,  
> > okay? It was a *long* time ago!).  The pots are fired in a special  
> > kiln, and wet straw is used in the kiln.  ISTR it making a really  
> > pretty crackly glaze.  The kiln was set up outside, behind the  
> > library on campus.
> > Some officious snot turned our whole class in for smoking pot,  
> > because they'd mistaken the smell of burning straw.... >>>
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> > Ummm. I'm not rich enough (or knowledgeable enough about pottery  
> > firing) but if you used pot instead of straw, would you get a  
> > different glazing effect?
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> > :-)
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> > More fun with clay:
> > P-tale-MWIFO-art  (23K)  8/26/96    Making Wrought Iron from Ore at  
> > Pennsic 24.
> > http://www.florilegium.org/files/PENNSIC/P-tale-MWIFO-art.html
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> > Stefan
> > --------
> > THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
> >     Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas           
> > StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
> > **** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:  http://www.florilegium.org ****
> > 
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