[Artemisia] Kitchens and sumptuary customs

[Sondra Gibson]

Totally serious question, I really am not sure - is *cast* iron period????  

There is no reason that many of the dishes that we make on a stove/oven
couldn't be made using medieval cooking techniques.  A big part of it, I'm
sure, is practice.  When I read discriptions of some high class medieval
kitchens, I feel that I could make about anything one would need to make in
one.  Remembering of course, that one person didn't cook when a large feast
was served.  There were many servants to do the cook's bidding.  (can't seem
to find those today!)  And often there was a separate baker, with his/her
own set of helpers. 

Of course on a small single family farmstead, things would have been much
different.  But I doubt the more 'fancy' dishes were served in these homes
with any regularity.   

As to your other question, go to the kingdom website/library.  Click on
Kingdom Law, and scroll down towards the bottom till you come to: The
Sumptuary Customs of the Kingdom of Artemisia

That should have at least some of the information you're looking for.

Gefjon  

> -----Original Message-----
>  I have to ask, how feasible is it to make these fine dishes with say
> cast Iron pot or dutch oven over coals?  After reading the 
> many threads
> about custards today (and drooling) I have to ask....
> 
> During most if not all of our period wasn't almost everything cooked
> over coals or open fire?
> 
> Don't all jump on me ( Shauna & Malkin)<Grin>  I am all for modern
> creative anachronisms like Gas heat and stoves.  Sometimes the simpler
> older ways work amazingly well.  My good old cast iron 
> cooking irons are
> good for maintaining an even heating and with just a little attention
> seem to cook somethings better then our modern labor saving gadgets.
> 
> Now for a different curiosity of mine.   Where can I get information
> about specific kingdom rulings on regalia, customs, dress and such?  
> 
> 
> Lastly, I paln to be sitting in Merchants row at the great 
> harvest event
> Friday and Saturday afternoon/early evening.  Hope some old 
> friends look
> me up and it would be great to make some new friends.  
> 
> Anton von Heidleberg
> 
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