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This is a list of foods that can often be gotten from your local shops, and don't generally require cooking, suitable for [[potluck feast]]s. If you feel like cooking, see period [[recepies]].
This is a list of food suitable for [[potluck feast]]s. Most of them are available from your local shop, and don't require cooking. If you feel like cooking, consult period [[recipes]].


*period [[Fruit]]s
*period [[Fruit]]s
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**many more less common varieties listed under [[fruit]]
**many more less common varieties listed under [[fruit]]
*[[Dried fruit]]s and [[nut]]s
*[[Dried fruit]]s and [[nut]]s
**almost any fruit was dried ([[apple]], [[pear]], [[sultana]]s, dates, [[fig]]s,...)
**almost any fruit was dried ([[apple]], [[pear]], [[sultana]]s, dates, [[fig]]s...)
**Most nuts ([[almond]], [[walnut]], [[hazelnut]], chestnut, pistachio) except [[peanut]]s, [[cashew]] are period
**Most nuts (other than [[peanut]]s, and [[cashew]]s) are period
*[[cheese]]
*[[cheese]]
*[[pie]]s
*[[pie]]s
**[[fruit pie]]s (yes look in that supermarket freezer for apple, pear, apricot or berry pies), but please defrost them on a cold day. A period example: [[Pear_tart_(recipe)]]
**[[fruit pie]]s - Look in that supermarket freezer for apple, pear, apricot or berry pies, but if it's a cold day, ''please'' defrost them. A period example: [[Pear tart (recipe)]]
**[[quiche]] - there is a kind of period [[tart]] - eg [[Ember_Day_Tart(recipe)]] much like a quiche, although more heavily spiced. Try for a plain quiche without tomatoe in it please.
**quiche - there are several period [[tart]]s that resemble a heavily spiced quiche - e.g. [[Ember Day Tart(recipe)]]. Try for a plain quiche without tomato in it, please.
**large [[meat]] pies, preferably with added other ingedients (not potato), eg a period pie with meat and berries [[Caneline_Beef_Pie(recipe)]]
**large [[meat]] pies, preferably with other ingredients (not potato), e.g. a period pie with meat and berries [[Caneline Beef Pie(recipe)]]
*[[bread]] (remember the autocrat often supplies some too)
*[[bread]] (remember that the [[autocrat]] often supplies some)
*[[roast chicken]] - hot or cold (but be careful of [[food safety]]
*roast [[chicken]] - hot or cold (but be careful of [[food safety]])
*cut cold meats
*cut cold meats
*some dips
*some dips
**[[hommus]]
**[[hommus]]
**chives and onion???
**chives and onion???
*[[salad]] - was made up of herbs and general leaffy stuff, including flowers and sometimes chopped fruit. Salad mix may not be a bad approximation to some period salads.
*[[salad]] - was made up of herbs and general leafy stuff, including flowers and sometimes chopped fruit. Salad mix may not be a bad approximation to some period salads.
*sweet buns eg glazed sultana buns (I think)
*sweet buns - e.g. glazed sultana buns
*almond cake (look at the gormet italian coffee cakes in the supermarket)
*almond cake (look at the gourmet Italian coffee cakes in the supermarket)
*shortbread
*shortbread
*Angel's food - a sweet dip that goes well with italian or shortbread style biscuits, for dip see: [[Angels_food_(recipe)]]
*Angel's food - a sweet dip that goes well with biscotti or shortbread style biscuits. [[Angels food (recipe)]]




Revision as of 14:55, 8 September 2003

This is a list of food suitable for potluck feasts. Most of them are available from your local shop, and don't require cooking. If you feel like cooking, consult period recipes.

  • period Fruits
  • Dried fruits and nuts
  • cheese
  • pies
    • fruit pies - Look in that supermarket freezer for apple, pear, apricot or berry pies, but if it's a cold day, please defrost them. A period example: Pear tart (recipe)
    • quiche - there are several period tarts that resemble a heavily spiced quiche - e.g. Ember Day Tart(recipe). Try for a plain quiche without tomato in it, please.
    • large meat pies, preferably with other ingredients (not potato), e.g. a period pie with meat and berries Caneline Beef Pie(recipe)
  • bread (remember that the autocrat often supplies some)
  • roast chicken - hot or cold (but be careful of food safety)
  • cut cold meats
  • some dips
  • salad - was made up of herbs and general leafy stuff, including flowers and sometimes chopped fruit. Salad mix may not be a bad approximation to some period salads.
  • sweet buns - e.g. glazed sultana buns
  • almond cake (look at the gourmet Italian coffee cakes in the supermarket)
  • shortbread
  • Angel's food - a sweet dip that goes well with biscotti or shortbread style biscuits. Angels food (recipe)


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