[Sca-cooks] Feast Timing ... Was honey butter

[Donna Green]

Not too long ago, I was scheduled to feed the masses and the royals were dithering a bit about when to start court. So, I started the food service without them. People were seated and able to eat while court went on as the dining entertainment.
I have been known to sneak around behind the royals during court and tell them that they need to stop now so everyone can eat. Sometimes it is useful to be a pushy duchess.
Juana Isabella
  
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 20:14:16 +0000
From: Kathleen Roberts <karobert at unm.edu>
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] honey butter

LOL!!!  Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. 

I once did a feast (with husband as autocrat) and we were waiting for the Crown to let us know they were ready.  We waited.  Finally, a local noble went back to the Royal Room, knocked, stuck his coroneted head in and mentioned the feast to which the King cried "Oh my God!  Feed my people now!!!  I'll be there in five minutes."

We fed.  They ate.  The King came and joined his Queen already sitting.  The crowd cheered and continued to eat. 

Toes were not stepped upon.  All's well and all that.

Cailte