[Sca-cooks] The Kitchen, the Hearth of the Family
Suey
lordhunt at gmail.com
Wed Sep 19 19:57:46 PDT 2007
Gunthar with your SCA rules you have pointed out to me that the
kitchen is the hearth of my family today but when we think of that in
the Middle Ages our slaves and servants were there, not us the ladies
and lords of whatever land.
Today even in Hispanic countries, where I live, maids are starting
to work 40 hours per week and we, the family, as a result begin to
prepare meals in the kitchen as a family and share our abundance and we
eat those meals together in the dining room as always as if the servants
were present.
Family communication commences when the children and my spouse start
helping me, 'the cook', crying over chopping onions or debating what we
think best for our future. While we cook we do talk about Johnna's
hurting knees or your latest contribution to SCA which I appreciated so
much. Still I cannot stand too long for my back that crippled me for one
year so the family as soon as they notice I am in any pain lovingly
sends me to sit in a chair to oversee their accomplishments and to
appreciate all their generosity - it has been a long hard humiliating
year. . . being '29' mentally .- If not blessed by you the members of
SCA group and them I don't how I could have survived.
Conclusion: 'our kitchen' today is the hearth where we begin to
share, chop and mix our minds, open them and try to express our
concerns, our fights, ask for advise, read books together out loud while
the spinach steams, as well as sharing our pleasures and jokes. . . The
dining room is where we present our polished ideas
Thanks to all of you who have helped me so much.
Suey
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