[Sca-cooks] I posed these questions to my kingdom....

[Judith Epstein]

On 7 Dec 2009, at 6:13 PM, David Friedman wrote:

>> 2.  What don't you like to see served at a feast?
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> Strikingly out of period things, such as chocolate or iced tea. Things that are sufficiently late period to link much more strongly to modern cooking than to period cooking, such as turkey or potatoes, unless the cook has actually researched and produced a period recipe for them. Beets--because they are icky.
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> In persona, I can't eat pork, but I don't mind it's being served as long is it isn't too major a part of the feast.

I've heard you're also un-fond of saffron, yes? If I'm ever in charge of a meal you're destined to eat, I will try to remember to have a light hand with it, although it is one of my favorite spices. ;)

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D'vorah, mka Judith Epstein
Master Albrecht Waldfurster's Egg
Middle Kingdom, Midlands, Ayreton, Tree-Girt-Sea (Chicago, IL)
judith at ipstenu.org
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