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Some Schools
Go the Whole Hog!
Many schools
provide
a feast for their students at lunchtime, and some do dinners where
parents come as well.
We used to
help cater these, but new food laws mean that it is better to do it
yourself or get a caterer in. However
there are a few things to be aware of….
Potatoes and
Tomatoes and Corn are not Medieval foods!
(Nor are bananas and kiwi fruit!)
Your average caterer prefers to go with what they know and what is
easy, but it is not really part of a medieval
experience.
Some schools
go for the spit roast bread and vegetables approach.
This is expensive (though not as expensive as Red Rooster for
200!), and messy, but fairly realistic – as long as you take some
care with the vegetables.
Don’t believe
that medieval people didn’t eat many vegetables.
Latest research shows that garden produce was in great variety, and
probably made their diet healthier than most modern
ones.
A low cost
alternative is the proper ‘Ploughmans Lunch’, which was also
the ‘Pub Ordinary’ lunch.
A bowl of thick vegetable soup, a bread role, chunks of cheese and
fresh fruit, and, if you want luxury, some orange cordial and
possibly Nanna’s Apple High Pies cut into eight pieces.
A menu like this will be half the cost of one including any sort of
meat, and a more realistic medieval lunch.
(It might also get a better balanced meal into the students than
the huge greasy meat sandwich they often take away from spit
roasts.)
Quite a few
schools have had their senior Home Economics students prepare and
serve the feast, and our presenters are often willing to help with
entertainment if that is appropriate.
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