[Sca-cooks] kingdom fundraising

[Antonia Calvo]

Terry Decker wrote:

>>We made something like $6 per head once.  The steward had someone
>>fringe-SCA who was mundanely a caterer to do the feast.  She seemed to
>>have slightly different ideas about portions than the average SCAdian,
>>and I think she thought she was doing us a favour by economising... but
>>the truth was, there wasn't really quite enough food, it was pretty
>>ordinary for the price, and she only spent $9/head out of 15.  We used
>>the money to reduce the feast price at the same event the following year.
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>$9 a head expense money?  For that I could put my usual 2 1/2 to 3 pounds of 
>food per person on the table and consider doing things with veal and 
>oysters.  And she skimped on the food?
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Well, keep in mind I'm in New Zealand and costs are higher here-- 
NZ$10-15 is about par for the course. 

The last feast I did I had $20 per adult and spent it all, but we had 
chicken, veal, lamb, fresh tuna, sirloin, prosciutto, gourmet cheeses, 
peaches, melons, grapes, cherries, four kinds of salad, -- basically, 
whatever the Hell I felt like buying.  (I actually bought an awful lot 
of meat, but I think they all skipped lunch or something, 'cos they ate 
pretty much everything).

Anyway, I think caterers have different ideas about portions, and she 
didn't know just what enthusiastic eaters we have here.  And I think she 
thought she was doing good by economising, when in reality, we usually 
expect the cook to spend most or all of the money provided. 

-- 
Antonia Calvo 
(formerly known as Adele de Maisieres)

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Habeo metrum - musicamque,
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