Had a blast on school day! There can be no whores on school day, even if they did exist, so the front porch was overtaken by the kitchen staff.
Cookie ensured we had enough interesting ingredients for us all to make interesting hand pies:
Assorted herbs and spices
Mushrooms of three interesting varieties
Aromatics - garlic, onions, leeks, etc.
Lard and butter (for two types of dough)
Eggs: chicken, duck and goose
AND THEN…THE MEAT
Fish: salted, smoked, and fresh
Oysters, pre-shucked
Whole, fresh-water shrimp
Duck, an entire duck to break down, head and feet still on
And heart…beef and lamb
Much to the delight of the passers-by the dough was made, ingredients prepared, cooking techniques discussed, herbs ground and sniffed, herbs crushed and smelled and those that came by at the end of the day could see the finished product as Edith gobbled it down along with the Taxman and Prudence.
Brown was stewarding for the day “Waste not, want not…” as the salt was spilled, flour scattered and spices ground for no purpose but for learning. In fact, Brown, as good as he is, was able to steward with his eyes shut for a while, while Cookie was filling pies.
When I could no longer help chopping I mended a skirt and gossiped with Prudence while she made cord.
I think it was a huge success and hopefully will aid in our continued request to maybe, possibly, potentially having a kitchen in the guild that does those types of demos.
What did I learn? Well…the heart is a muscle just like any other and tastes just like any other piece of meat, unlike the organs (liver, kidneys, etc.) I will remember this well, I must have heard it 100 times BUT, it was new to those who were hearing it for the first time! ;-)
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