Cooking pots!

Yeah, yeah, so I needed another activity.  Like a hole in the head.  I've always liked cooking, particularly as a preface to **eating**, but as there's lots of hospitality in the SCA, I put my first efforts into clothes (and clothes, and clothes), activities, and camp gear.  But now that I'm pretty much dressed and housed, and certainly entertained, I can start contributing to hospitality. At Gatalop, Randver and I geeked with potter Mistress Kiara about her cooking vessels.  I'd seen a bread oven of her crafting at Baroness Mairie Ceilidh's, who is a cooking laurel, and a recurrent patron … Continue reading Cooking pots!

SausageFest!

I'd never made sausages before, and so I thought I'd ask all the crowd who showed up today what was in their sausage, in order to learn better how to make a good one. 14 different kinds of sausage! (I apologize in advance for mangling anyone's name.) Greet & Susannah:Chicken, bacon, havarti cheese, granny smith, rosemary(we're eating this now for dinner, and it's a trifle dry. More bacon, I think,equal to the chicken.) Kim & Michael:Pork, onion, basil, parsley, sage, oregano, garlic, salt & pepper Teresa/Katerine:Pork, maple syrup, onion, sage, milk, salt & pepper Octavio:Pork, habenero cheese, jalepeno cheese Umble:Pork shoulder, trimmed … Continue reading SausageFest!

Wool tent debut success! Held up against thunderstorm front, and much admired.

It worked!  A cold front came through and blew down 2 tents in the night, and three more needed serious emergency help, but this geteld weathered like a champ.  It got restaked in the morning, and there was a bit of water intrusion, but all the bedding and stuff stayed dry, and I slept, so I count it as a SUCCESS. Lots of people admired it, including mundane visitors to the fort.  The fabric is very pettable. More pics below, with my comments on some further fine tuning. Here's the pile of my stuff: Clothes chest by Gregg, table from … Continue reading Wool tent debut success! Held up against thunderstorm front, and much admired.