[Sca-cooks] fourth grade help

[Amy Cooper]

Oooh, what a neat project, but I totally understand the difficulties!

I think one thing you might tell her is that there weren't really
"chefs" back then, but that the cook's job was very very important.
They had to feed EVERYONE in the castle and keep their boss, "the lord
of the castle" happy.

As for easy foods, how about making period gingerbread? People
recognize the name, but the form and flavor is often surprising, yet
if you keep the black pepper to a minimum, it's still tasty to the
modern palette.

I don't know what sort of help she would have cooking, but I've also
had luck serving Duke Cariadoc's "Another Crust for Tame Creatures" at
room temperature, baked ahead - we basically made it as mini
chicken/plum quiches in mini tart shells. Not something I'd want a 4th
grader to make by herself, but with help it's definitely doable.

Ilsebet

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:15 AM, Jo Foster <jo_foster81 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I[ve gotten an email from a fourth grade student regarding 'being a chef in the Middle Ages' no specific time period.  I am having difficulty with finding information that will help her.  The project is to prepare ahead of time to spend the afternoon 'being' that profession.  Being a cook, I could handle, being a baker, I could handle ... but she wants 'fancier' than that ..... and I dont know what to tell her.
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> She also needs something easy that she can make up ahead of time and offer to apx 200 people.  Small fingerfood type stuff.  No refrigeration availible on site.
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> I recall our discussion about 'vigil foods' a few months back but didnt retain much of it as I have not been able to attend events much since buying my house (amazing what regular morgage payments do to the budget).
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> Suggestions?
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> Malkin
> Otherhill
> Artemisia
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> Jo (Georgia L.) Foster
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