I have to agree with Marissa....many times it's not the outdoor cooking that is the problem (I've known Twm ap Twm to cook a fabulous feast over an open fire ...
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suzanearley@...
maestraghita
Apr 1, 2011 4:17 am
I'm down for one of: venison stew OR cornish pasties (meat pies) OR fruit pies Ghita ... From: "Kelli HD" <khirya@...> To: Ayreton@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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MargrettNorwoode
mistressmarg...
Mar 31, 2011 9:18 pm
It is already on my agenda--never you worry :-) Besides the fact that FoxHunt is always awesome, my friends in Tengusanji are often heavily involved in all...
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Kelli HD
karaatladottir
Mar 31, 2011 9:10 pm
Greetings Ayretonians! As the head cook for the feast I want to take this opportunity to clarify some things about this upcoming event. 1. Not a potluck. Do...
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Kelli HD
karaatladottir
Mar 31, 2011 8:27 pm
If a feast experience is what you're looking for, mark your calendar for foxhunt 7 this year in august. It will be a unique look at late japanese cuisine and...
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Jill Elaine Hughes
jillhughes2
Mar 31, 2011 8:26 pm
I'd like to state for the record that the last two feasts Ayreton hosted (All Souls and the recent 12th Night) were the two best feasts I have ever had. ...
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Jen Small
jenrsmall
Mar 31, 2011 8:02 pm
Just to clarify, TGS 12th night has had a traditional feast for many many years, with the only exception being the year we did the "all day feast" about 5...
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Kyla
skycat_4
Mar 31, 2011 7:56 pm
I agree with Margrett in that it is unfortunate that in recent years, events which have previously featured feasts, like TGS 12th Night, border Skirmish and...
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Philippa of Otterbourne
paribando
Mar 31, 2011 6:20 pm
Sure always happy to help. :-) and I did know what Pâte à choux was. Philippa Sent from my iPhone ... Sure always happy to help. :-) and I did know what...
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Verena Entenwirt
entenwirth
Mar 31, 2011 6:18 pm
Actually I was wondering if I had put in Chocolate Ship. I know there was talk about you camping with us, are you not going to? And yes, you are more then...
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MargrettNorwoode
mistressmarg...
Mar 31, 2011 5:59 pm
And typos abound--sorry. Margrett ... . . ....
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MargrettNorwoode
mistressmarg...
Mar 31, 2011 5:58 pm
Verna, I'm not staying with Ayreton but I would love to come up the hill and help cook dinner one day if you wish help . . . especially if my labors earn me...
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Verena Entenwirt
entenwirth
Mar 31, 2011 5:52 pm
Now I do have some slight documentation which could put a chocolate chip like bisicuit or cookie in period :-) Want to cooks some with me this year? In fact I...
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Philippa of Otterbourne
paribando
Mar 31, 2011 5:41 pm
So, Verena... The chocolate chip cookies you make in camp are documentable? ;-) Philippa Sent from my iPhone...
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Jill Elaine Hughes
jillhughes2
Mar 31, 2011 5:37 pm
... Foxhunt had an amazing Feast last year, and correct me if I am wrong, but it was all cooked outside." The Foxhunt feast was indeed great, but that sort of...
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Verena Entenwirt
entenwirth
Mar 31, 2011 5:22 pm
<snip>Those are all summer camping/outdoor events. ............ That's because most of those sites just don't have suitable cooking facilities. (And have you...
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Philippa of Otterbourne
paribando
Mar 31, 2011 5:21 pm
I don't know about the other events but RUM this fall was at a hotel and Maidens site is a university union/hotel. These types of sites do not allow outside...
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Jill Elaine Hughes
jillhughes2
Mar 31, 2011 5:11 pm
... Our Land Those are all summer camping/outdoor events. Very few summer camping/outdoor events anywhere in the SCA feature feasts. That's because most of...
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MargrettNorwoode
mistressmarg...
Mar 31, 2011 5:06 pm
A few more items-- Recent events without feasts: Fall RUM, Festival of Maidens Upcoming events without feasts: Border Skirmish, Chaos Caravan, This Land Is Our...
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Jill Elaine Hughes
jillhughes2
Mar 31, 2011 4:51 pm
In my experience, effective feast stewards/feastocrats don't cook everything themselves. They're really more managers/coordinators. They design a menu, ...
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MargrettNorwoode
mistressmarg...
Mar 31, 2011 4:43 pm
Though I do not disagree with your statement and normally have a bad case of helium hand anyway, I am not qualified to be a feast steward. A few months ago, I...
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Margrett Norwoode
mistressmarg...
Mar 31, 2011 3:49 pm
If there is anything you wish in the next issue of the newsletter, please either send it to me today or discuss arrangements with me today for any delay if...
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Jill Elaine Hughes
jillhughes2
Mar 31, 2011 1:46 pm
Way to go Kara on this potluck feast idea. I think it's a great solution. Some of my favorite SCA "feasts" of yore have been potluck affairs.  Marissa de...
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Verena Entenwirt
entenwirth
Mar 31, 2011 1:34 pm
<snip>I really like the idea of a pot-luck populace feast Verena & company came up with for Carnivale, I'm going to bake some bread for it as my own ...
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Jill Elaine Hughes
jillhughes2
Mar 31, 2011 1:30 pm
We should also be cognizant of the fact that not only are affordable sites with adequate feast facilities not always available, feast stewards/cooks are not...
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Christian Fournier
cfournier_mk
Mar 31, 2011 1:13 pm
I'm not convinced that there's particularly a trend, here-- if we look at recent local events (12th Night, All Soul's), we mostly see "traditional feasts."...
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Verena Entenwirt
entenwirth
Mar 31, 2011 12:51 pm
Well as the autocrat for Carnivale, I can answer for this particular event it comes down to site limitations. We must be off-site by sunset (8:30pm). ...
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Margrett Norwoode
mistressmarg...
Mar 31, 2011 12:42 pm
I've been listening to recent plans for Carnivale and Twelfth Night . . . What I would very much like to know is why the recent trend at local events to NOT...
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Amy Gibbons
valkyriethen...
Mar 31, 2011 4:35 am
We would be interested in helping since I am going to be attending classes this summer, time for cooking is limited. Lady Brigitte Fitzgibbon of the Shire of ...
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James McAdams
jmcadams2
Mar 31, 2011 2:17 am
... My apologies for speaking in ignorance, and thereby spreading confusion. Xavier...
