Feast bid, takebacks

[bunnyjadwiga]

Well, the autocrats accepted someone else's feast bid for the June event. However, they asked me to be the drop-dead backup. As in, if she drops dead. :) For various reasons, I'm going to have a german menu in my back pocket. How does this sound?

Intro:
Cherries
Radishes with vinegar/oil
herb cheese
Sallet (Rumpolt)
bread

1st course:
Cold Ham
"Steamed" chickens with wine and cloves, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon sticks and ginger (Sabrina Welserin)
Carrots roasted in butter (Rumpolt)
Spinach from Rumpolt
Lentil pottage with beef broth (rumpolt) or Pea soup with onions)
Sauces:
Mustard with caraway, anise, saffron, pepper vinegar, honey (inspired by Guter Spice)
Green sauce from Eberhard "Sage, parsley, mint and pepper, that is to be pounded with vinegar, this is a sauce that gives you a good appetite."
Raisin sauce from Konisburg

2nd course:
Garlicky Vinegared Beef (Rumpolt)
mushrooms cooked in butter (Rumpolt)
Sautee'd pears (Rumpolt)
Millet with broth (Eberhard)
Tart of Greens
Cooked red cabbage
Fried bavarian fish with spiced wine sauce
Sauce: Horseradish with almonds
Yellow Garlic sauce from konigsberg, or shallot sauce

Buffet:
Gingerbread
Assorted comfits
Strawberry pies
Assorted fruit
Fig pudding

Comments

[rani23.livejournal.com]

*drool*

I want that.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Me too.

[sister-devora.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm.... green sauce....

Huh? Oh, yeah, looks good.

[montuos]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...I'll take it! :9

...no, wait, I'll be several states away at the time... :(

[loosecanon.livejournal.com]

While I hope that the person in place does a wonderful job, learns a lot, and has satisfaction, this is a wonderful menu I do hope to enjoy some time.

[scadian-fairy.livejournal.com]

Sounds good!... and since I have tried many of these, know what I would be missing *pout**pout**pout*

[amykb.livejournal.com]

Except for the anise and the spinach, it sounds wonderful :)

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

It all sounds nummy. And, since I don't expect to be at the June event, I'll be just as happy if you *don't* get called upon... so that maybe when you *do* cook it I'll be there to eat it! :-9 :-9

Radishes w/ vinegar and oil?

[(Anonymous)]

Do human beings actually EAT radishes?

This seems to be one of those frighteningly authentic feast plans. I'd try everything, mind you, but I would be somewhat fearful looking at the menu.

Of course, it might all turn out to be great...

Lord Runolfr (http://runolfr.blogspot.com/)

Re: Radishes w/ vinegar and oil?

[bunnyjadwiga.livejournal.com]

I had the same impulse when I first saw this, but my German roomate said it was good, so we tried it: sliced daikon radish thin, and dressed it with olive oil and vinegar. I had put it together just as a sample, and found myself eating them compulsively-- sort of like salted nuts or other beer-'snackie' type things, which is how it was served in period Russia (you have guests, you serve radishes. Now I understand why.)

Thanks for the feedback about the scariness of the menu. I'll have to look at that carefully. One thing that looks scary but people don't even notice when it's fed to them is millet-- they think it's couscous. :)

[ladyrowansplace.livejournal.com]

I am drooling here.... And I vote for the lentil pottage. One can never eat enough well cooked lentil dishes.

hrm

[iasmin.livejournal.com]

Having a feast ready in your back pocket is always a good idea, but if it gets to the point that you're the drop dead, wouldn't that mean the other feast is already well under way? As in, some of the food bought and possibly even already prepped? I know my staff is kept appraised of the state of things as I go, so that if I get hit by a beer truck (hey, it could happen!), then they can take my notes and my food and go on with my sous chef (2nd in command) running the whole thing.

Maybe the event stewards in your neck of the woods aren't sure that the first cook can pull it off and may pull out of the deal before s/he begins? Dunno. Maybe "drop dead" means something else in your area. In our area it either means "sous chef" (as in the second in command that the head cook asked to help) or "the head cook and all the feast food were in a car accident, can you help us?" (yes this has happened).

Regardless, good luck. :)

Re: hrm

[bunnyjadwiga.livejournal.com]

Well... this may be a special case, and I would want to be ready, is all I can say. I once had a feast cook call her drop-dead the wednesday before the event (before the shopping was done) and say she wouldn't be at the event because she had to go to her husband's uncle's funeral. We don't normally have a drop dead cook (any more than my college theatre group had understudies...)

Re: hrm

[iasmin.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. :) But I think for me the thought of buying my food the Wednesday before the event is frightening enough. With the exception of fresh produce, I'll likely already have dishes cooked by then. :) Always good to be prepared, though. And I think your radishes are a fine idea. ;-)