[Sca-cooks] serving unusual foods

[Susan Lin]

yes there's pretty garb!  Currently it's a medieval torture chamber - with
about 200 pins keeping the skirt and the bodice together!

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Olwen the Odd <olwentheodd at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> >
> > I'm surprised by something there. Is it the norm in the Outlands to
> > publish a very definite menu in advance? I just ask because it's very
> > much not the norm here. People usually find out exactly what they're
> > having on the night.
>
>
>
> So Antonia where are you located?  Here in Atlantia it is up to the head
> cook to announce the menu or not ahead of time.  Even if our guild chooses
> not to announce ahead of time we always have the menu posted at troll and at
> the kitchen with the menu, including ingredients on the tables.
>
>
> >
> > Court delaying the feast is a thing not to be borne.
>
>
>
> Our guild has a stuffed carrot we toss into Court if it is running a bit
> too long.  Even if the Crown comes to grace our event our Baroness is quick
> to let them in on the cue and it has been taken with a giggle and a bit of
> theatrics so no bad feelings anywhere.
>
>
> >
> > Sometimes they'll eat a bit more-- if it's something really yummy like
> > Zanzerelli (basically broth with parmesan cheese, eggs, and crumbs), or
> > soup with some kind of dumplings or ravioli, they'll eat a bit more, but
> > they all seem to think vegetable soup is some kind of trick to draw them
> > away from the real food.
>
>
>
> We have a number of vegetarians in our group so we always try to balance
> our offerings to include well balanced as possible vegetarian offerings,
> including soup.
>
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> >
> >
> > I can't *imagine* doing something like pierogies for a big group any way
> > but made in advance and frozen. Ditto sausages.
>
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> Having made waaaaaay too many pierogies and dumplings for feasts I simply
> refuse to do it any more.  I prefer to get them already prepared.
>
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> >
> >
> > >And now my plan for most of the rest of the year is to power lounge at
> each
> > >and every event I attend!! Maybe I can finally wear my pretty garb.
> > >
> >
> > I keep saying that... I've been saying it for ten years :-)
>
>
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> There's pretty garb!?!???!
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> >
> > --
> > Antonia di Benedetto Calvo
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>
> Olwen the Odd
> >
> >
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