[Sca-cooks] Blessed are the non-cooks

[Stefan li Rous]

Kiri commented:
<<< In our group, we have a saying that "cooks don't clean."  And if  
I've
head-cooked a feast and find one who has worked on the feast in the  
kitchen
cleaning, I chase them away.  I do at least stay there long enough to  
make
sure left-overs are taken care of, and that the right dishes go to  
the right
places. >>>

I agree strongly that a cook, if not the headcook, should stay around  
or be available until the left-overs are taken care of. I've come in  
to help clean up kitchens and not known whether some food was to be  
saved or even whether it was safe to save it.

There's also the problem of identifying which pots and cooking  
utensils are owned by the site, and where they should go if that is  
the case, which are owned by the sponsoring group and which are owned  
by individuals and need to be set aside to be returned to them after  
cleaning. I've come into kitchens after a feast to help cleanup and  
not one individual from the hosting group was there. They were out  
watching court or whatever.

Stefan
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