[Sca-cooks] Encouraging Period Cooking

[David Walddon]

I didn't see an answer from Juanne but I believe the plan is YES! 
Liutgard the smoke isn't that bad in the cooks camp until the evening when we spit eggs! 
Eduardo 
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David Walddon
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On Jan 27, 2011, at 12:23 PM, lcm at jeffnet.org wrote:

> Just as an aside- Juana, is there a play date planned this year? I
> don't know if I could come (same health issues with the wood fires as
> last time) but it would be nice to spread the word far and wide...
> Liutgard
> On Thu 01/27/11 11:20 AM , Donna Green donnaegreen at yahoo.com sent:
> At the cooks play date at the West An Tir war a couple of years ago,
> the passwords for passersby to be allowed to taste samples was they
> had to say "period food is yummy". We proved it to the multitudes
> over and over again throughout the long weekend. By the second day
> the line for samples went accross and down the road. Making them
> repeat "period food is yummy" over and over again and then giving
> them yummy food did make a big dent in attitudes.
> Encourage your local community of cooks to remember that no matter
> how period food is, if it is not tasty it fails. Just like clothing
> that is oh so period but poorly made or doesn't fit fails. Of course,
> this only works with people who have a fairly broad definition of
> tasty and a willingness to taste what the modern palate may call
> weird. So, start them out on the less scary stuff and gently push
> them toward the more interesting foods over time.
> Juana Isabella
> West
> 
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