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This is the Fall 2018 issue of the Tale-Lings a publication of the Canton of Brackendelve within the Barony of Roaring Wastes in the Region of Pentamere which lies within the boundaries of The Middle Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Inc.). The Tale-Lings is available from the Chronicler, THL Beline Nervenartz (MKA Cheryl Dahle) - 1364 Beaconsfield, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230. It is not a corporate publication of SCA, Inc., and does not delineate SCA, Inc. policies. Copyright © 2017-2018 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. For information on reprinting photographs, articles, or artwork from this publication, please contact the Chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors. All changes of address or questions about subscriptions should be sent to the Chronicler at the above address or the following email: [email protected]
Newsletter of The Canton of Brackendelve
OFFICERS
Seneschal: Lady Anestasie Tesserande (Leslye Wolf) [email protected]
Exchequer: THL Beline Nervenartz (Cheryl Dahle) [email protected]
Chronicler: THL Beline Nervenartz (Cheryl Dahle) [email protected]
Web Minister: position open [email protected]
Herald: position open [email protected]
MOAS: Lord Angus Robertsson (Russ Martin) [email protected]
Knight’s Marshall: position open [email protected]
Chatelaine: Warder Thomas Wolfheart (Bruce Wolf) [email protected]
Minister of Youth: Warder Yoseph 'Ze'ev' Ben Ami (Adi Peshkess) [email protected]
The Tale-Lings The Official Newsletter for The Canton of Brackendelve
Issue 3Fall 2018
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FALL CALENDAR
Oct 4-7th, Vikings Come Home{Barony of Donnershafen} [Boyne City, MI]
Oct 5-7th, Clown Tourney{Shire of Steren Codha} [Peru, IN]
Oct 5-7th, Foxhunt IV: The Foxhunt Goes Dancing at Lughnasadh{Canton of Foxvale} [Big Rock, IL]Oct 6th, Pferdestadt Rapier Classic
{Canton of Pferdestadt} [Mt. Vernon, OH]Oct 12-14th, Rendezvous at the Bridge{Riviere Constelle} [Lincoln City, IN]
Oct 13th, Red Dragon{Marche of Tirnewydd} [Marysville, OH]
Oct 20th, Fall Crown Tourney{Marche of Three Towers} [Ashland, OH]
Oct 27th, Bardic Madness XX{Canton of Grey Gargoyles} [Midlothian, IL]
Oct 27th, The Grand Tour{Canton of Wealdlake} [Howell, MI]
Nov 3rd, ALL SOULS{Canton of Vanished Wood} [Roselle, IL]
Nov 3rd, Grand Day of Tournaments{Barony of Cynnabar} [Saline, MI]
Nov 3rd, Road to Saxony{Marche of Gwyntarian} [Cuyahoga Falls, OH]
Nov 9-11th, Brewing, Bread and Other Things: A Cook's Symposium{Barony of Andelcrag} [Delton, MI]
Nov 9-11th, Crystal Ball XXXV{Barony of Shattered Crystal} [Mulberry Grove, IL]
Nov 10th, Fall Bransle{Shire of Rivenvale} [Warren, OH]Nov 10th, Tournament of the Rose
{Barony of Roaring Wastes} [New Haven, MI]Nov 17th, Fall RUM
{Incipient Shire of Grenemere} [Celina, OH]Dec 1st, Christmas Tourney 46 & Baronial Investiture
{Barony of the Flame} [Elizabethtown, KY]Dec 1st, Wassail
{Canton of Hawkland Moor} [Waterford Twp, MI]Dec 8th, Yule Feast
{Canton of Hrothgeirsfjordr} [Toledo, OH]Dec 15th, Grenemere Festivus
{Incipient Shire of Grenemere(Barony of Flaming Gryphon)} [Celina, OH]
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FALL ACTIVITIES Canton of Brackendelve Populace Meeting
Fourth Wednesday of each month from 8-9ish pm. We meet at Panera Bread in Taylor. 23301 Eureka Road
Dessert Revel First Friday of each month from 7-11pm.
It will be held at Ciernit and Patches’ Keep in Monroe. Drum Circle
First Sunday and Third Wednesday of the month from 6-10pm At The Wolf Den in Garden City.
Project Night Second Wednesday of each month from 7-11pm.
It will be held at Sylvia's place in Detroit.
Fight PracticeIronwolf has graciously allowed us to join their fight practice on Fridays from 7-10pm. Practice alternates every other week
between heavy and rapier. Held at River Oak Elementary School, 20755 Ann Arbor Trail, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
We continue to accept donations of clothing, toiletries, baby items, and select household items for Haven - a shelter for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and their children. Please be aware the shelter only accepts new items and full size toiletries (no travel size). For more information on the shelter or their needs visit: www.haven-oakland.org
Our crafters continue to crochet blankets, hats, mats and other items for various organizations of people in need. Our Seneschal has both the yarn and the skills to teach you if you would like to participate but do not know how. Look for upcoming crochet dates on our Facebook page.Some organizations we have donated to include:
- Project Linus - Children who have undergone trauma (sexual, physical, emotional) receive handmade blankets.
- Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries - Homeless persons receive sleeping mats made from recycled grocery bags.
- The Baroness Project - Preemies receive handmade hats, blankets, booties and gowns.
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Chronic Musings A letter from your Chronicler
Greetings from your Chronicler! I hope this letter finds everyone well. The Canton recently put on the 6th installment of Run for Your Lives, the Saxons are Coming! The event was a little different than previous years and pitted Saxons against Vikings in a a blind team macth-up. After points were tallied from all activities, the Saxons won by a narrow margin. Much fun was had by all participants and the Vikings will be looking to exact their revenge when the event returns in 2021. In the meantime, Procrastinator's Brawl returns after several years' hiatus. A tentative date is set for the first weekend in Sept. (6-8th) 2019 at the Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit. Be sure to be on the lookout for updates!
On a very different note, I do not pretend to have a lot to say nor particular expertise in any area of medieval history or recreation, so this is a plea to make my job easier (and your newsletter better), by asking all the fine people of our Canton to submit original artwork, stories, editorials, recipes, games - whatever strikes your fancy for inclusion in the quarterly publication! Submissions are due the first of the month that the publication comes out.
Yours in Service, Beline Nervenartz
Fall Birthdays Barb Kolodziejczyk-Wright - October 4th
Lady Dana - October 9thBaroness Una Uilebaine - October 13thLord Angus Robertsson - October 25th
Baroness Malla - November 4thSergeant LeBref - November 8th
Lady Annora Dagmar Hoffstadtler - November 29thPaul the Brewer - December 9thLord Baldwin - December 28th
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Medieval Meals
Raphioles (A sausage-meatball pie)
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Original Recipe circa 14th C. England Raphioles. Take swyne lyuours and seep hem wel, take brede & grate it; and take yolkes of ayren, & make hit sowple, and do perto a lytull of lard caruoun lyche a dee, chese gratyd, & white grece, poudour douce & of gynger, & wynde it to balles as grete as apples. Take pe calle of pe swyne & cast euere by hymself perin. Make a crust in a trape, & lay pe balles perin, & bake it; and whan pey buth ynowy, put perin a layour of ayren with powdour fort and safroun and serue it forth.
Gode Cookery Literal Translation (James L. Matterer, 2000)Take swine livers and boil them well, take bread and grate it; and take yolks of eggs, & make it supple, and do there-to a little lard carved like a dice, cheese grated, & white grease, powder douce & of ginger, & wind it to balls as great as apples. Take the caul of the swine & cast ever by himself there-in. Make a crust in a pan, & lay the balls there-in, & bake it; and when they be enough, put there-in a layer of eggs with powder fort and saffron and serve it forth.
Modern Redaction: Boil the liver until very tender; drain. Mash or pureé the liver as fine as possible, then blend with the egg yolks, bread crumbs, lard, cheese, and a little bacon grease. Season with the powder douce & ginger. The mixture needs to be smooth but thick enough to mold. Make balls from this mixture, about the size of small apples. Use the casings to make individual sausages from the balls, being sure to keep the round shape. Place the balls in the pie shell, completely filling it. Bake the pie in a hot oven until done - the crust will begin to turn brown. Remove the pie from the oven, then completely coat the top with beaten egg seasoned with the powder fort and saffron. Return this to the hot oven for a few seconds for the egg to cook - be careful not to overcook it as the egg will turn brown, and you want to keep it a yellow color. Serve it forth!
Cooking in Medieval times was very different from that of today. They did not have the same cooking apparatus, units of measure, or even the same ingredients necessarily. As such, many translations have been altered to include units of measure and account for changes in modern day tastes. The following is an unadulterated recipe for a sausage-meatball pie. The spices used are often associated with autumnal meals, particularly Thanksgiving.
Source for original recipe: Hieatt, Constance B. and Butler, Sharon. Curye on Inglish: English Culinary Manuscripts of the Fourteenth Century (Including the Forme of Cury). New York: for The Early English Text Society by the Oxford University Press, 1985. Source for translation: www.godecookery.com, © James L. Matterer, 2000.
Pork liverUnseasoned white bread crumbsEgg yolks - beaten.Lard or suet - finely diced into small cubes.Cheese - finely grated.Bacon fatPowder douce - this was a Medieval blend of sweet spices, almost always containing sugar & cinnamon & never pepper, & with such other spices as nutmeg, clove, cardamom, mace, etc. GingerSausage Casings (a substitute for the sheep's caul)One nine-inch pie shell in panEggs - beatenPowder fort - a Medieval blend of strong spices, almost always containing pepper (and never sugar). A nice mix might consist of black pepper, white pepper, cardamom, ginger, cubeb, clove, etc. Saffron.
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Game Time!!!
Solution in the next edition of The Tale-Lings Answer from the last issue:
The following word find is Fall themed to match the current season!
Insert the following words to complete the puzzle:
AutumnBonfiresChestnutsColorsCoolerCornucopiasCranberriesFallFestivalsFoliageGatheringGourdsHarvestPumpkinsReap
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SUBMISSIONS
Submissions for The Tale-Lings are due March 1st (for the Spring Edition), June 1st (For the Summer Edition), September 1st (for the Autumn Edition), and December 1st (for the Winter Edition).
Please send your event flyers, calendar updates, officer letters, educational or entertaining articles, original color or B&W artwork, photos, class handouts and “How To” guides for subjects pertaining to our SCA lives. Please send submissions to the Chronicler at [email protected].
COVER ART WANTED
We are looking for Brackendelve's finest artists to create new cover art for the newsletter. We ask that the cover art have the title “The Tale-Lings” as well as what you believe will represent the Canton and/or its members. It would also be nice to have the shield, but it is not necessary. Please send your cover art to the chronicler
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