[Sca-cooks] Spit roasting?

[Claire Clarke]

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Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:33:10 -0500
From: Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com>
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	period spits <spit-project at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Spit roasting?
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A question has come up regarding the availability of spits for roasting and
a statement most Society members do not have grills equipped with a
rotisserie or a spit today.

How many people actually have spits set up for roasting? If given a recipe
for a dish that calls for spit roasting, can you spit roast at home? at an
event?
Thanks,

Johnnae
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Spit-roasting is not very common here. I would be very surprised to meet
someone with a spit at home, and on the odd occasion that we've done it for
feasts my barony has had to hire a spit. I do know some people in other
groups (including outside the SCA) who do it properly (ie the spit is
basically just a long metal stick over an open fire). 

Angharad