[Cynnabar] Please Sign Up to Bring a Dessert to Terp!

[Kay Jarrell via Barony]

Count me in!
I am thinking we need something Cheesy to counteract the Sugar...

Kay

On Mar 7, 2017 6:36 PM, "Debora Vanheyningen via Barony" <
barony at cynnabar.org> wrote:

> Hello fellow Cynnabarbarians,
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> Once again this year I am organizing the dessert revel for our dance
> event, Terpsichore at the Tower. The event will be on Saturday, April 1st
> this year, and the dessert revel will take place between sets of the
> evening ball.
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> Traditionally, Cynnabar folks (and occasionally a few others) bring
> desserts for the revel, which are then enjoyed by everyone attending.
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> Please let me know ASAP whether you can bring something for the revel,
> even if you're not yet sure what you'll bring.
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> I would like to encourage everyone in the Barony who possibly can do so to
> contribute something. I will once again be doing a subtletie style cake
> myself. The revel at our event has become known for it's variety and
> abundance of food (I've been told by other dancers that Terp has the BEST
> dessert revel), and I'd like to keep that up. We had one year where I
> nagged less than usual, and we ended up being a bit on the skimpy side
> food-wise, so I'd like to keep that from happening again.
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> You can email me or message me on Facebook to sign up. If you don't know
> what to bring, please go ahead and sign up now and decide exactly what to
> make or buy later. The purpose of the list is to make sure that there will
> be enough food, and that not everyone brings the same thing (some
> duplication is fine, but if everyone in the barony showed up with a bag of
> grapes that would be a bit silly).
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> We should have a table somewhere where subtleties can be on display during
> the day, and space in the kitchen to stash desserts that won't do well
> sitting in a car all day.
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> With the event being on April 1st, I'd like to particularly encourage
> anyone so inclined to do their own "Fool the eye" foods.  Googling "April
> Fools Day desserts" may give you some ideas.
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> Thanks!  More info is below for those that need/want it.
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> -Magda
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> Some general guidelines (not rules) as to what to bring:
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> Try to stick to finger food, or things that can be eaten with just a fork.
> Lots of something small is probably better than a few of something large.
> This will let more people sample each thing (buffets tend to make folks
> want to try a little of everything).
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> Presentation counts. Brownies arranged on a plate look nicer than brownies
> still in the pan. They can also be grabbed more quickly, so the line will
> move faster. Nothing slows down a line like having everyone stop to cut
> themselves pieces of things, so precut anything where that won't destroy
> the presentation. If you buy something, serving it from something more
> period looking than the cardboard box it came in will make a better
> impression.
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> If you want to try making something that actually is period, you can talk
> to me, or any of the cooks in the barony for ideas. There is also a lot of
> great information at Stephan's Florilegium in the food sections (
> http://www.florilegium.org). Some examples of period choices would
> include marzipan (which can be shaped or molded, rolled into balls, or just
> cut into squares), custards, fresh or dried fruit, pastries, candied fruit
> peels or flowers, gingerbread, shortbread, sugar paste (gum paste), some
> cookies (not involving chocolate, or baking powder or soda), biscotti,
> sweet breads (with or without fruit), nuts or fruit tarts.
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> Subtleties (decorated foods, or foods which look like something other than
> what they are) were a medieval favorite, and would be great if anyone has
> any recipes or ideas along those lines which they want to try out. These
> can range from the ridiculous to the sublime, and generally do so in the
> SCA. Examples we've had have included cakes in the shapes of things (flower
> basket, tower, rock, lute), cookies with the cinnabar arms on them or
> shaped like elephants, a tower made of hostess cupcakes, and brownie
> battlefields of fighting marshmallow bunnies. These are often impressive
> and/or entertaining.
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> If you don't have the time, inclination, or facilities to do something
> period and/or elaborate, you can bring anything that you think folks will
> want to eat between sets of a ball. All types of cookies and candies are
> welcome, as are salty snacks, veggies and dip, appetizers etc.
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> Non-medieval food is fine, especially if it's homemade. Chocolate may not
> be period, but it always seems to disappear rapidly.
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> All of the above are guidelines, not rules. Anything you bring will likely
> be happily consumed by hungry dancers in need of energy. Oh, and if you
> bring something which has non-obvious nuts in it, you might want to mark it
> as such, so that folks with allergies will know what to avoid. (Putting a
> "Warning--contains nuts" sign next to a bowl of mixed nuts is not really
> necessary, although it may be amusing).
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> Thank you for helping our group provide hospitality to our guests, and I
> look forward to seeing you at Terp.
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> -Lady Magdalena Vogelsang
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> P.S. My apologies to those who get more than one copy of this email.
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