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Coppertree Cooks Collegium

A.k.a. Feudal Food Fight! (November 5, 2011)

The Shire of Coppertree opens its kitchens for a day of trial and fun! The populace is invited to join in the creation and celebration of medieval food on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at the First United Methodist Church in Rome, NY.

Event highlights include:

  • Open kitchen — bring ingredients or select provisions from our basic pantry.
  • Mystery Basket Challenge — grab a basket of pre-selected ingredients.
  • All day sideboard — take a taste of the treats cooked all day by event participants! Basic bread and soup will be provided. Attendees are also encouraged to bring a dish to pass with period flair.

Current class conceptions: period cooking, gluten-free gastronomy, kitchen management and feast food safety, as well as sugar paste and subtleties. If you wish to teach a class, please contact the autocrat; we'd love to learn from you!

This food fun free-for-all does come with some rules and regulations:

  • All food must be medieval in nature.
  • All ingredients must be listed (no poisonings!)
  • No alcohol allowed — This is a dry site. No alcohol can be at site for cooking. Pre-made dishes may contain alcohol.

In addition to the culinary activities, fencing is planned (with tasty treats for the winners). Please wear appropriate footwear so as not to leave black scuff marks. Site opens at 9 a.m., closes at 9 p.m.

Please RSVP so we have sufficient ingredients on hand to play with. Also, alert us immediately to any allergies — esp. peanut, fish or mushroom allergies. Seafood is planned among the food selections (unless severe allergies are reported).

The site is at 400 N. George St., Rome, NY 13440. Directions: Take your best route to the NYS Thruway. Take exit 33 Verona/Rome/Oneida and take 365 east to South James St. Turn left onto Erie Blvd. West, then right onto N. George St. A Tops grocery shop is located at 217 Erie Blvd. West. Also, a Price Chopper supermarket can be found at 1790 Black River Blvd.

Site fee: $10. Children 12 and younger $5 and children age 6 and under are guests of the Shire. Please make checks out to the Shire of Coppertree, SCA, Inc. A non-member surcharge of $5 will be in effect.

Class suggestions and questions on the kitchen goings on can be directed to our autocrat, Rowan de la Garnison, (Loie Hodge, 6419 County Highway 18, West Winfield NY 13491) at 315-855-4402 (no calls after 9 p.m.), or e-mail lepus64@ frontiernet.net - please list “cooks collegiums" in the subject line. Please send reservations to Lady Elwyn Stone (Susan Schiffer), 9658 Elpis Road, Camden, NY 13316, or e-mail exchequer@coppertree.aethelmearc.org.

For overnight accommodations, Rome has a Quality Inn at 200 South James Street and a Wingate By Wyndham at 90 Dart Circle.