[MR] A&S report: Trial by Fire Results

[Fletcher Martha]

Greetings to all in the Barony and fair Atlantia!

This past weekend was held a fine cooking competition!

Yes, it was the 10th annual, Bright Hills Cooks Guild
event, “Trial By Fire”. 

About 40 people were in attendance at the home of
Master Chirhart Blackstar and Mistress Jeanne de Bec.

The goal was to cook a period dish, under conditions
that would be found at Pennsic, in 4 hours.
Documentation for the dishes was required. All
entrants had to supply their own equipment and
ingredients. No dish components were to be pre-made
unless pre-approved by the Head of the Cooks Guild and
only if they are vital to the dish and would take too
long to prepare within the parameters, (i.e. days)

The Judges this year were:
Master Chirhart Blackstar
Lord Adam of Erin
Lord Ed the Tinker and
Lady Martelle von Charlottenburg

Mistress Rowena of Avalon also honored the competition
by being the judge of the entrants documentation.

The winners of this year’s TRIAL BY FIRE are:

Best Grain: Lady Wynne ferch Rhodri for her Pita Bread
Best Vegetable: Lady Wynne ferch Rhodri for her Shula
Kalambai
Best Dessert: Mistress Margherita la Tessitrice for
her Apple Muse
Best Meat/Main Dish: Lady Maeve Fitz Robert of York
Veal Rolls & Fried Leeks
(Polpette di Carne de Vitello o de Alta Bona)

Over All Grand Champion: Lady Catherine O’Carroll for
her Shrimp by the Fire with handmade noodles and
asparagus.

Generous gift baskets of cooking untensils were given
as prizes.

Master Chirhart also presented the Over All Champion
with a Spice/Coffee grinder.

A special recognition went to Baroness Rowen Berran
McDowell for her excellent documentation of her
Mongolian entries. 

We also had a special treat of an impromptu class on
documentation by Mistress Rowena of Avalon, the former
MOAS for the Society. A post she held for 10 years! 

So a hearty VIVATS to all the entrants!

Yours in service to the cooking arts and the fine food
of Bright Hills!

Lady Martelle von Charlottenburg,
Deputy for Tempore Atlantia.
MOAS, Barony of Bright Hills
CP, Atlantia
CP, Drachenwald


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TEMPORE ATLANTIA announcement:

The next Tempore Atlantia will be held at Fall Coronation on September 2nd, 2006
  
  The highlighted time period will be 1250-1492 C.E.
  
http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/tempore.htm
  
  Contact me if you would like to sponsor a competition.