Comments | elefianora: William Marshall Feast

elefianora

William Marshall Feast

Oct 19, 2009 14:47

Those who know me will not be surprised that I am cooking for William Marshall this year. It is a Royal Visit and in honour of Her Majesty has a Spanish flavour to it (specifically Moorish, as neither of their Majesties eat pork).

The menu so far:

1st Course (on tables as people arrive)
Sekanjabin - in mint iand lemon flavours, possibly also ( Read more... )

gardening, cooking, sca

Comments 8

alliette_d October 19 2009, 22:57:11 UTC

oh, just reading that made me feel hungry and that's immediately after breakfast. Must stop drooling on keyboard...

mimdancer October 20 2009, 08:08:59 UTC

Sounds like it is coming together! Well, it isn't like you have never done this before!

If the weather turns unseasonably cold, do you want my medieval hot choc recipe?

Also, should we bring something extra for the girls?

head_renewal October 21 2009, 12:29:41 UTC

If you're looking for a source of lavendar, I believe Mum's bush needs trimming. No, really. The lavendar bush in the back yard is beginning to fall over.

elefianora November 12 2009, 10:37:01 UTC

Yes I've already organized to get a heap from her.

thepurpleempire October 25 2009, 22:07:32 UTC

Hi Fiona,

This is one of the times that I regret not being well enough to help in a feast kitchen, this sounds fabulous! I can probably help you out with some mint though, if you need it, the damn stuff grows wild in my backyard. Roses will be well finished by then, since they're already blooming now, but let me know if dried petals are any help and I can save them for you. My nasturtiums didn't survive last summer, and although I've got some more on the way, they are still only a couple of inches tall, so it's doubtful they'd be particularly useful in time, but let me know if you're short and I may be able to help out a little bit.

IRT quinces, I can usually get them at the Queen Vic well into February, by that time of year they tend towards about $4 a kilo.

Oh, and if lemons are a problem, let me know... my trees are absolutely loaded.

~Isibeal/ Lynne

elefianora November 12 2009, 10:44:49 UTC

Lemons would be great. Could I have a dozen for the fish? Unfortunantly I will have to get the ones for the cordial up here - I want to get that made this week.

Mint on the day would be good too.

celsa October 26 2009, 01:43:54 UTC

I'm planning to slave-labour my entry to the event. I'm making myself some very practical working garb specifically for WM (I've always tried to make something new for that event), and I intend to arrive as early as is useful and work in the kitchen for the duration.

If it's any use, I have a substantial clump of rhubarb in my yard. Someone should use some of it for something at some point, but if you don't think it goes with your planned menu, I will offer it to the Surveying Expedition kitchen as being "foraged locally". And if they don't use it, I might try making rhubarb wine and ask everyone to test it. And yes, that is a threat. ;-)

Speaking of brewing, the elder is flowering and it will be quite doable to make elder flower cordial and champagne, and to dry some elder flowers for sprinkling if you like.

Let me know when I can come around and help with pre-prep.

elefianora November 12 2009, 10:57:34 UTC

Slave labour? just as well you mentioned it. Those requests come to me rather than Thorfinn. I'll put you on the list.

Rhubarb or elderflower champagne sound good.

I'd be happy to take some rhubarb for use at home, but can't use it for the feast. Rhubarb in period was only used as an expensive healing herb, imported from China, and it was the roots that were used, not the stalks. It seems weird, doesn't it, when we see it as a tradition English dish?

Elder flower decorations sound very pretty, yes please.