[Sca-cooks] Stefan's Florilegium article for December 2015

[Stefan li Rous]

Greetings to the Gentlefolk of the SCA,

Here is a copy of my Florilegium article for December, detailing what is new in the Florilegium this month. 

I am always looking for good articles for the Florilegium. If you have researched something in our period or you practice a little known art or craft, writing an article is an excellent way to introduce others to the work you've done. I'm especially interested in academic papers written for A&S contests because, unfortunately, few have time at such an event to read them. Even the judges. Getting them published in the Florilegium lets your hard word benefit the entire Known World. Word format is the easiest for me to handle, but others are possible. 

If you see an article in a kingdom, guild or local newsletter that you think others might find useful or interesting, please consider sending me a note about it. I would appreciate the author's contact info if you have it. I will not add an article to the Florilegium without the author's permission, but many authors are too inhibited to send me their own work. If you like an article, then chances are other SCA folks will as well.

Thanks,
Stefan
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A Blending of the Past and Present

Over the past twenty-six years in an ongoing effort, I have been collecting bits of useful information from various newsgroups, mail lists and articles submitted to me by their authors. In order to make this information available to others, I have placed this information in a collection of files called Stefan's Florilegium.

The Florilegium is on the web at: http://www.florilegium.org

I am always interested in new articles. If you have written an article that would be of interest to others in the SCA, please send it to me for possible inclusion in the Florilegium. A&S documentation and class handouts will also often work well. I am especially interested in research papers submitted as A&S entries.

If you see someone's A&S documentation or perhaps an article in a local newsletter that you think deserves a wider audience, please let me know. I won't publish anything without the author's permission, but many authors are too reserved to send me their articles on their own.

THLord Stefan li Rous    Ansteorra    stefan at florilegium.org

Here are the new files for this month:
In the BEVERAGES section:
   Qawha-Coffee-art       "Qawha, Coffee for the Historical Cook" by HL Baric Firehand (Bear).
http://www.florilegium.org/files/BEVERAGES/Qawha-Coffee-art.html
In the CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS section:
   Xmas-Gifting-art       "Christmas Gifting" by mistress katherine kerr. Gift ideas for the SCA.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CELEBRATIONS/Yule-Gifting-art.html
In the CLOTHING section:
   E-Irish-Wn-Dr-art      "Re-Examining the Evidence - A Study of Medieval Irish Women’s Dress between 750 and 900 CE" by Sadb an Fheadha. (thesis)
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CLOTHING/E-Irish-Wn-Dr-art.html
   India-Costum-art       "Survey of Indian Costume" by Baroness Anastasia Alexandrovana Andreeva (OL).
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CLOTHING/India-Costum-art.html
In the CRAFTS section:
   mosaics-msg            Period mosaics. Creating mosaics.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRAFTS/mosaics-msg.html
   Pewtr-Spangle-art     "A Pewter Spangle Event Token" by Master Crispin Sexi.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRAFTS/Pewtr-Spangle-art.html
In the NEWCOMERS section:
   SCA-Cooking-art        "SCA Cooking & You: How to Get Started" by Lady Alice Percy of Montengarde.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/NEWCOMERS/SCA-Cooking-art.html
In the PERFORMANCE-ARTS section:
   Vizard-Mask-art        "Vizard Paper Mache Mask - Intended Setting: Nobility, court and social use" by Mistress Milesenda de Bourges, OL.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/PERFORMANCE-ARTS/Vizard-Mask-art.html
In the PLANTS, HERBS AND SPICES section:
   Growing-Hemp-art      "Growing and Processing of Hemp Fibre" by Mistress Kataryna Tkach.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/Growing-Hemp-art.html
In the SCA-SOCIOLOGY section:
   Titles-Mean-art       "Your Title Doesn't Mean Jack" by Master Juan Santiago.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/SCA-SOCIOLOGY/Titles-Mean-art.html

Updated files:
   mills-msg           Period water, wind and animal powered mills.
   nuts-msg            Nuts, acorns, nut flours in medieval foods.
   peaches-msg         Medieval peaches and peach recipes.
   pickled-eggs-msg    Period pickled eggs. Recipes.

The winter and Yule season is now upon us. In addition to the one above, that I think anyone who may yet have a Yule event this year should look at, here are a few more:
   baby-gifts-msg      Period-type and SCA-useful baby gifts.
   Hist-o-Eggnog-art   "History of Eggnog" by Nanna Rognvaldardottir of Iceland.
holiday-gifts-lnks     Links to medieval holiday gifts by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
   Wassail-Trad-art    "Wassail Traditions" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE.
   wintr-sports-lnks   Links to info on medieval winter sports by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
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Copyright 2015, Mark S. Harris. Permission to reprint in SCA-related publications is hereby granted if the file descriptions are left unchanged. Removing any of the updated files listed in order to fit the article into limited publication space is allowed.  The article introduction may also be edited, provided the web address and contact info are retained.
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
   Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          StefanliRous at gmail.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/marksharris
**** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:  http://www.florilegium.org ****