[Sca-cooks] Gilded Marzipan Subtlety: Was Sca-cooks Digest, Vol 71, Issue 9

[Johnna Holloway]

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http://ans.midrealm.org/faire/user/index

You must pre-register your entries in advance. Get a password and  
Follow instructions on this page.

Criteria are now at:
http://ans.midrealm.org/faire/user/index

Cooking: Illusion Foods
Cooking: Multiple Dish
Cooking: Multiple Dish: Preserve
Cooking: Single Dish
Cooking: Single Dish: Preserve

Preserve means food preservation. For a subtletie, you'll want  
Cooking: Illusion Foods

The criteria explain and go into such matters as:
"Materials: 100 per cent food-grade materials must be used. Sanitary  
methods of preparation and preservation should be strictly adhered to  
even though they may not be authentic or period in terms of history.  
Ingredients lists must be provided with the documentation.
Generally, all ingredients should be consistent with historical time  
and place of the entry. Substitutions should be explained in  
documentation. Do not use non-food grade materials or ingredients in  
the edible portions because they are 'period'.

Commercial molds are allowed, provided they are food-safe or intended  
for use with food. Molds should be brought to the event to be  
displayed  with the entry, if the judges request. The entrants may  
develop their own molds using 100 per cent food grade materials.

Considerations should also be made for acquisition and preparation of  
materials. For example, a 16th century Parisian confectioner would not  
be expected to grow or grind their own wheat or process their own  
sugar from raw materials."

Have to run,

Johnnae


On Mar 4, 2012, at 6:06 AM, Elise Fleming wrote: I can't find a link  
for that document which is, I think, what you want.  It contains the  
specifics of what the judges are looking for in each type of entry.  
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>
> Back to subtleties... Your question seemed to indicate that you  
> thought there might be a problem with submitting a gilded marzipan  
> subtlety. Or, was it asking about the procedure for doing so?   
> Gilded subtleties have been submitted to A&S Competitions.  Going  
> from memory, the item would be judged in several categories -  
> documentation, authenticity, judges' impression.  What materials did  
> you use - pre-made or hand-made marzipan?  How did you make it?  Did  
> you use a modern or a period recipe?  Was the fish shape from a  
> mold?  (Did you make the mold?  Of what?  How?  Did you hand-shape  
> the fish?)  The criteria are there to help you think about the  
> procedure and the "authenticity" of the item. Wish I could give you  
> a link to it...
> Welcome to the list(s)!
> Alys K.
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