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Jun. 7th, 2009 12:46 pmFood prep for the vigil is coming along nicely. I plan to do a lot of hand-held pie type things so people don't have to juggle plates. I need to figure out whether or not I'll be heating the pies (not conducive to hand-held-ness, but will likely improve the taste) and if I will, how to use my silly camp oven. Not the Coleman oven that goes on top of the Coleman stove because the thermometer on that is WAY TOO WACKY (tried baking biscuits and had blackened hockey pucks after 15 minutes). We have a portable oven I need to test yet.
The menu is looking to be something like this:
I was contemplating another sweet, but I've already got a lot of food there. I don't know if I need one or not. Juliana has asked me to do shortbread, but until I find a period recipe for it, I'm not doing it for the vigil. We'll have it Saturday at the celebration.
To those who have been offering help: I would love for someone to do a veggie tray and a fruit tray. I can't transport it already cut up and I don't want to have to cut it up after we are on site. Meadh is doing the fresh bread for me, so that is covered.
We be bringing some wine and mead; please feel free to bring your favorite.
I'm planning to print up little booklets with the recipes and redactions (I won't forget to include them like I did on my A&S entry) for people to take away with them.
S
The menu is looking to be something like this:
- Venison pies (with real venison from my parents)
- Pork and chicken pies
- Ember Day tart
- Tarte de Bri
- Fresh fruit
- Fresh veggies
- Fresh bread and compound butters
- Fine Bread
- Apple Tarts
- Mexican Chocolate (done Mexican style, not US style)
I was contemplating another sweet, but I've already got a lot of food there. I don't know if I need one or not. Juliana has asked me to do shortbread, but until I find a period recipe for it, I'm not doing it for the vigil. We'll have it Saturday at the celebration.
To those who have been offering help: I would love for someone to do a veggie tray and a fruit tray. I can't transport it already cut up and I don't want to have to cut it up after we are on site. Meadh is doing the fresh bread for me, so that is covered.
We be bringing some wine and mead; please feel free to bring your favorite.
I'm planning to print up little booklets with the recipes and redactions (I won't forget to include them like I did on my A&S entry) for people to take away with them.
S