[Moo] Announcing Trial By Fire in less then two weeks!

[Denise McMahon]

TRIAL BY FIRE  XIV
Saturday, August 28, A.S. XLV (2010 of the Common Era))

The Challenge:   To create a period dish under the conditions found at  
the PENNSIC WAR

The Categories:
Best Meat  (Includes fish and shellfish)
Best Vegetable
Best Grain  (Includes Bread)
Best Dessert
Grand Champion - to be awarded at the Judges’ discretion.
The Rules:
1)	The recipe must either be:
a) published between 650 and 1650 AD. (For the empirically inclined  
Apicius will be accepted.
b) have all ingredients and cooking methods documented in period.*
2)	Recipes must be brought to the competition. Please bring at least 3  
copies.
3)	Competitors must bring all ingredients to site and prepare the dish  
in situ.**
4)	Dishes must be prepared under conditions as found at PENNSIC.  No  
electric appliances.
         Acceptable examples: Grill, Smoker, Dutch Oven or Spit over  
an open fire (assuming site permits ground fires). If you have  
questions, please ask.
5)	You must bring all cookers, pots, pans, utensils, dishes, etc.  
necessary to prepare your dish.
          (NOTE:	Please mark all your utensils, dishes, etc., so that  
the orphans left behind can be reunited with their loved ones.)
6)	Dish must be sufficient to serve 8 to 10 healthy adults. (No  
penalty for making more)
7)	Each competitor may enter only one dish per category, but may enter  
as many categories as desired.
8)	All competitors must register on the day of the competition with  
the Registrar.
9)	The site will open at 10:00 a.m. for set up and registration.
10)	Preparation and cooking will begin at 12:00 noon.
11)	Dishes must be completed and ready to serve at 4:00 p.m.

The Judging:
Judges will be drawn from impartial Notables present. Judging will be  
blind and will use these criteria.
1)	Presence of and completeness of Documentation***
2)	Taste
3)	Texture
4)	Presentation
5)	Bonus points based on the judges’ experience in the field of period  
cooking. For example: if a dish has been religiously copied from a  
period source despite complexity or cost or if a dish displays notable  
creativity within a recipe, etc. Prizes will be awarded after the  
completion of the judging.

The Site this year is the home of Their Excellencies, Master Chirhart  
and Mistress Jeanne.

(If you need directions, please drop me a note at gerkeeper at mac.com)


Please contact the Bright Hill's Cooks Guild if you have questions or  
need an ingredient verified.
*	“Food" by Waverly Root will be used as the final arbiter for  
periodicity. There will be a copy on site.
**	No advance preparation is permitted, UNLESS the recipe clearly  
states that the step requires more than a few hours. Documentation is  
required.
***  	Minimal documentation should include (1) the original recipe;  
(2) your redaction; and (3) your notes related to any changes made in  
the recipe and your reasons therefore, and any other pertinent  
information.

If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of  
inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With  
this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and  
bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care  
of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a  
greater sense of calm. -- Dalai Lama

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