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An 8th Century Benefit for the Food Bank
December 3rd, 2009 at Thu, 3rd, 2009 at 3:50 pm by Karen DaleYou read it right: Marj Watkins, local author of the two 8th-century historical romances “Rotaida and the Rune Stone” and “Royal Spy,” will host an 8th Century Feast this Saturday, December 5th, at 2pm in Minglement’s meeting room. I asked her to share the menu so you can start salivating.
Marj Watkins and Suzanna Leigh invite the public to “A Christmas Feast Fit for a King,” an event to benefit Vashon Food Bank. They will present food samples from a menu appropriate to the court of King Charlesmagne, below, plus give out a free booklet of approximately twenty Medieval recipes, updated for a modern kitchen and our smaller households. Attendees are asked to chip in $10 for the Food Bank.
Copies of all their books still in print—Suzanna’s “Atom’s Monster” and Marj’s two historical novels set in Charlemagne’s 8th-century Francia, plus an amusing small curry cookbook, “Shereluck Ohmes and the Case of the Curried Cookbook”—will be available for purchase. These make great gifts for girls, women, and the cooks on your Christmas list. Profits on book sales also go to the Food Bank.
An 8th Century Menu, Updated for the 21st Century Kitchen
Starter Course
Pickled Herring Olives, Pickled Mini Carrots* Blaanda Bread* & Cheese spread* Kippered Salmon on Endive or Lettuce Cups*Main Course
Pork Loin Roast with Dried Plums* And Cinnamon Apple Slices* Or, Spiral Ham Stuck with Cloves Lingonberry (Cranberry) Sauce or Minted Applesauce Braised Carrots and Parsnips* Mesclin (Wheat & Rye) Bread* ——Or—— Roast Swan or Peacock (Turkey, a large bird of right size) garnished with Stuffed Mushrooms Giblet Gravy* Lingonberry (Cranberry) Sauce Turnips, Butter Braised or Roasted in Drippings Beets in Sour Cream* Manchets* (Mini-Muffins or Small Rolls) Strawberry Jam ——Or—— “Fever Therapy” Top Round Roast of Auroch (Beef)* Brown Gravy or Mushroom Sauce* Onions boiled with Raisins* Or Leeks in Cream Sauce* Pickled Beets Wholegrain Bread & Real ButterDessert Course
Mincemeat Pasties* Almond Stuffed Dates* Prunes in Wine Syrup*Fruit & Cheese Course
Artful Apple Slices* Cheeses: White Cheddar, Jarlsberg or Gruyere Hazel nuts and Walnuts* Recipe Included, in free booklet in the order listed here
Karen Dale gardens on the south end of Vashon Island, on a sandy hilltop overlooking Quartermaster Harbor. "Garden On, Vashon" shares what the Island has to teach us about gardening HERE—from making soils to sowing seeds to raising plants to harvest, cooking, preserving, and designing new ways to cultivate your little chunk of Vashon Island. To contact me, email karendale@centurytel.net, or leave a comment.
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