Serving Ware
A fine idea has been tossed around in a couple of conversations and again in the Mists Management Meeting this past Sunday. I'm really hoping that something comes of it (is that the sound of me raising a hand to see that it happens? No, I'm still typing, maybe after). To wit, the Principality could purchase and maintain an inventory of feast serving dishes.
There are a whole bunch of things that would need to be ironed out, but in concept I think this is great. Ultimately, I'll write up my suggestions to our Beloved Seneschal, but for now here are a few things that I'm mulling over.
- What would be needed? Two courses of dishes, at least, but what would that look like? X big platters, XX small platters, X^6 utensils, etc.
- Would we want to do cooking ware, too?
- Do we want to focus on period stuff? Aluminum platters, for instance, are relatively cheap and sturdy, but do decay (as we are seeing in the SS feast stuff). Pottery is heavy, expensive, and more fragile if dropped, but significantly more durable in terms of standing up to long term use and washing. We should be able to at least skip anything plastic. I'd prefer to skip a lot of wooden bowls, since they crack a lot, too.
- Who would be in charge of keeping this inventory? Not the regalia officer (busy enough). Maybe a lesser officer? Maybe a cookery group?
- Where would this stuff be stored? I wouldn't want this in my garage. Could the stuff be stored in the regalia locker? Would the Principality pay for additional storage space?
- What would be a reasonable budget for replacing things, assuming that there will be some loss and breakage every year?
- Could groups within the Principality check out this gear? IMO, Yes, as long as their event doesn't conflict with a Principality feast. How would conflicts at Yule season be resolved? First come, first serving ware?
There are a whole bunch of things that would need to be ironed out, but in concept I think this is great. Ultimately, I'll write up my suggestions to our Beloved Seneschal, but for now here are a few things that I'm mulling over.
- What would be needed? Two courses of dishes, at least, but what would that look like? X big platters, XX small platters, X^6 utensils, etc.
- Would we want to do cooking ware, too?
- Do we want to focus on period stuff? Aluminum platters, for instance, are relatively cheap and sturdy, but do decay (as we are seeing in the SS feast stuff). Pottery is heavy, expensive, and more fragile if dropped, but significantly more durable in terms of standing up to long term use and washing. We should be able to at least skip anything plastic. I'd prefer to skip a lot of wooden bowls, since they crack a lot, too.
- Who would be in charge of keeping this inventory? Not the regalia officer (busy enough). Maybe a lesser officer? Maybe a cookery group?
- Where would this stuff be stored? I wouldn't want this in my garage. Could the stuff be stored in the regalia locker? Would the Principality pay for additional storage space?
- What would be a reasonable budget for replacing things, assuming that there will be some loss and breakage every year?
- Could groups within the Principality check out this gear? IMO, Yes, as long as their event doesn't conflict with a Principality feast. How would conflicts at Yule season be resolved? First come, first serving ware?