Welcome

We would like to cordially invite you to a Culinary Symposium for those with any interest in historical food. There will be everything from hands on cooking over fire, feast planning and preparation, to research presentations. This event will be held in An Tir, in the Barony of Dragon's Laire (Belfair, Washington) the weekend of November 14-16, 2008.

There are still plenty of day trip spaces available, a few sleeping spaces have recently opened up, and there is still room in some amazing classes! There are 9 tracks of classes all together, and all of them packed with historical cooking fun!
    There is an entire track of historical Norse cooking,  a half track of Gaelic foods, and a half track on middle eastern foods. Want to hear historical food lectures that have been presented at Oxford,  Petits Propos Cuinarires, & the Renaissance Society of America? This is the symposium for you!

Class Information

A class schedule grid is now available!

IMPORTANT: Please sign up for classes by sending an e-mail to foodiejoy@gmail.com

Here is a list of some of the classes and their descriptions:

HL Renart the Fox of Berwick will be leading a track on Feast Cooking that will prepare Saturday evening’s meal- a great track for those interested in feast cooking but afraid to jump in.

Master Hrafnir Fiachson teaching
Recreating Viking Cooking (from a research perspective) , Lecture;
Recreating Viking Bread from arceological record, Hand on;
An Overview of Viking cooking tools, Hands on

Mistresses Gwen & Morganna will be teaching
Medival pottery, form and function Part 1, Lecture;
Medival pottery, form and function Part 2, Hands on

Mestra Juana Isabella teaching
Late period Spanish food, Lecture

HL Angharad verch Reynulf teaching
Welsh food, Lecture

David S. Walddon, Allyson E.  Sgro, & Eden Rain will be giving lectures on
a series of papers written for and presented to academic circles ouside the SCA ~Historical Food and Cooking Research Beyond the S.C.A. Moderated by Tristin Sale

Muirgheal inghean Alasdair, a.k.a. Allyson E. Sgro teaching
Who put the leeks in cock-a-leeky soup? As part of the Historical Food and Cooking Research Beyond the S.C.A. series, Lecture
The Blythesome Bridal and the Meal Within, Lecture;
Late Period Scottish Food, Lecture and Hands on

HL Shadra teaching
Middle Eastern Food

Urtatim teaching
Dining with the Sultan: A Peek at Ottoman Food, Lecture;
Dining with the Sultan: A Taste of Ottoman Food, Hands on

HL Aelienora de Wintringham teaching
Cheese Through the Ages: Basic Concepts, History and Methods, Hands on

HL Julia Sempronia teaching
Ancient Roman Cuisine, Lecture & possibly Hands on Cancelled due to Family Emergency

Mairghread inghean Uillem Teaching
Period Gingerbread, Hands on

Maitress Anne-Marie d'Ailleurs teaching
French food in the Renaissance, Hands on over fire

HL Eulalia de Ravenfeld teaching
Easy historical sauces, Lecture & Hands on over fire; Mestra Rafaella d'Allemtejo & HL Eulalia de Ravenfeld teaching The humors and dietary theory, Lecture

HL Altaliana de Segna teaching
Dutch oven cooking, Hands on over fire

HL Rycheza z Polska Teaching
Hearth baking, Hands on over fire

HL Theodoric the Scholar teaching
Fire starting and maintenance for period cooking, Hands on

HL Theodoric the Scholar &  Lord Ian Alasdair MacKenzie  co-teaching
Matre d’ 101, hands on training for hall management and feast serving

Location and Directions

PLEASE NOTE: Do not use MapQuest, GPS or similar online locater services from Belfair to the camp. These services direct you to take roads that no longer exist and/or are blocked by locked gates; their directions from Belfair WILL GET YOU LOST! Use the directions from Belfair below:

Directions to site:  Via Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Take I-5 south to Tacoma; take Hwy 16 (exit #132) west to Bremerton.  Take left lane exit onto Hwy 3 (to Belfair) about 3 miles before Bremerton; take Hwy 3 to Belfair.  OR  Make your best way to Belfair.

From Belfair: Turn West (from Bremerton this is a right turn; from Shelton it is a left turn) onto Hwy 300 (towards Belfair State Park, which is located 3 miles down the road) at the traffic light (corner) by the Safeway store lot, and then drive one half mile past Belfair State Park. Turn right onto NE Belfair-Tahuya Rd & drive approximately 4.0 miles and turn right onto Haven Way (be prepared for a temporary one-lane bridge at the 3.5 mile location which has a traffic light; you will bear right after the bridge to continue to the 4.0 mile mark). Drive on Haven Way for 0.8 miles and turn right onto unmarked Bennettsen Lake Rd. at the Camp Lyle McLeod sign (There's a blue gate just into the dirt road which is not locked, and you may leave open if it is closed). Follow Bennettsen Lake Rd to the end (2 miles) and turn right onto unmarked Twin Lakes Rd; follow for one half mile to the camp entrance on the right. The camp gate is left wide open on Friday evenings, Sundays, and summer check-in & out days, but closed & not locked most of the rest of the time. Please re-close green camp gate if you arrive or leave during other times than above.

Pre-Registration

Event attendance is restricted to pre-registration only! No on-site registration will be available.

Pre-registration has been extended through to November 10th. Overnight sleeping spaces are still available! Please note: All sleeping locations are in unheated, but weather-tight spaces.

In order to pre-register, you must complete the following:

1) Download Pre-Registration Form (Word Doc)

2) Mail a printed copy of your completed pre-registration form to HL Xian (address found in pre-reg form)

3) Indicate your class choices ASAP in an e-mail to foodiejoy@gmail.com

Accomodations

The site is a campground with sleeping accommodations available. There are 92 spots total, 62 are heated, 30 are in unheated yurts.

Spaces will be assigned first come, first served with the heated spaces going first (unless someone specifically requests a yurt). All you need to bring is yourself, feast gear, and bedding.

Here are some images of the site (including one of the yurts).

If you are coming from out of kingdom you can make advanced arrangements if you are unable to bring your own bedding. With advanced noticed we will also be able to supply some cooking equipment and supplies for those coming from out of area to teach.

This is a girl scout camp, so it's a bone dry site (no alcohol at all, not even for cooking). We are looking into whether brewing and vinting might be allowed as it wouldn't be alcoholic at that point.

In addition, the Belfair Motel has lodging available.

There is also a year-round RV Park located at Belfair State Park, located approximately 10-15 minutes from the Culinary Symposium site location.

Site Fees

The price for the weekend is $40 per person + $3 NMS for non-SCA members. This includes sleeping accommodations Friday, and Saturday night as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner Saturday and breakfast Sunday.

The Price for one day is $20 per person + $3 NMS. This includes breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday. Some classes my have additonal fees to cover the cost of materials.

Feast Info

The feast menu is as follows:

First Remove

• Breads, cheese, assorted vegetables
• Chebolace

Second Remove

• Pastez Nourroys
• Rapum Armatum

Third Remove

• L'orengue de pouchins, ou de perdris ou de pigons
• Minces

Fourth Remove

• Tartys in Applis

Additional Information

Please feel free to contact the Events Stewards, Lady Margret Elwald of Dragon's Laire and HL Raffaella di Contino at foodiejoy@gmail.com with any comments,
questions or needs.

Thank you!