[Sca-cooks] Our Folkmoot October 6th

[Elaine Koogler]

A fun thing we've done is a set up where we have foods from both the old and
new worlds...and talk to them about what might have been used in period
Get the visitor to figure it out...then, whether right or wrong explain why.

Kiri

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Susan Lin <susanrlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> October 6th we're having a Folkmoot during our regular fighter practice (as
> we do each first fighter practice of the month) to encourage non-SCA people
> to come and see what we do.  This time we are trying for a full court
> press.  As usual people will be in garb and will bring their own crafts and
> such.  All of the guilds will be setting up tables and showing off what
> they
> do. That includes the Cooks' Guild.
>
> We have some people bringing dishes.  Our feast steward for Mid-Winter will
> be bringing a couple of the dishes they are planning for the event.
>
> So, my question is, what types of things might we add to bring people in
> and
> not scare them away?  I was thinking of some spices whole, and ground so
> people can see the difference, maybe a recipe in its original form and then
> redacted for use today.  Food is always welcome but it needs to be easy to
> eat.
>
> Thank you in advance for your inspiration.
>
> Shoshanna
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