Wanted to get some ideas on what to eat on the Celebrations of life weekend 2005. I think that Damon has a good idea about seting up teams of three to come up with a menu for day and they are responsible for that day. Any thoughts. Personally I think that all we need is some hard tack and salt pork and off we go.
CT 1st mate
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If that 3-person-per-day menu idea flies, I'll post three separate new posts titled by each day so people can coordinate what they want to eat through this blog.
All I need is my trusty cast net and a spoon. Thank You
3 people per dinner, or all day? Either way it might be better to iron this stuff out closer to June as to not forget some of the details between now and then.
This would be a good time for people to state any allergies like seafood or nuts or iguana.
I have a menu planned for day one:
DAY ONE
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BREAKFAST
A course dandelion soup with essence of orange blossom, roasted pears and a walnut ragout
and
Granola crusted panna cotta of lemonicello "jello"
LUNCH
A tempeh "bacon", lettuce and heirloom tomato sandwich with a honey aoili
and
salted Taro chips
DINNER (3 courses)
First
Delicate wild mushroom broth and creme fraiche "whipped cream"
Second
A tofu, eggplant and caramlized pork rind napolean
Main
Squab a l'Orange with a beet gelee
Yeah right. Think NON-PERISHABLES!
I found this on a maritime museum website:
"The common seaman's diet each day was 1 lb of ship's biscuit, 4 lbs of beef, 2 lbs of pork, 2 lbs of peas, 1.5 lbs of oatmeal, 6 oz of sugar and 6 oz of butter, and 12 oz of cheese a week. However, these provisions were not fresh and often rotten after months at sea. The biscuit, also known as 'hard tack', would often contain weevils or maggots and sailors would tap their biscuits on the table to knock most of the weevils out before eating. In addition to the food, the sailor also received a gallon of beer a day."
Gallon of beer? That sounds about right.
I found this on a maritime museum website:
"The common seaman's diet each day was 1 lb of ship's biscuit, 4 lbs of beef, 2 lbs of pork, 2 lbs of peas, 1.5 lbs of oatmeal, 6 oz of sugar and 6 oz of butter, and 12 oz of cheese a week. However, these provisions were not fresh and often rotten after months at sea. The biscuit, also known as 'hard tack', would often contain weevils or maggots and sailors would tap their biscuits on the table to knock most of the weevils out before eating. In addition to the food, the sailor also received a gallon of beer a day."
Gallon of beer? That sounds about right.
I'm willing to put the food thing together too. After all, I'm the f-ing cook. That way we can have one check for food and booze. But I don't eat maggots, so no sea biscuits for me please.
Do we have a microwave? Joking, what are the ships cooking devices, if any.
I hear salted meats, anything else?
D
Derek,
If you're interested in preparing food and drink for the whole crew of 9 people for 4 days, we can scrap the 3 person per day idea. That might be too much coordination anyway. I just didn't want to put all the work on you.
I assume you'll need an assistant, right? Any choices?
If this is your plan, I'd suggest creating a new post with the food/beverage details so people can add their suggestions as well.
As for the galley, here are the details from the Segel Manual page:
o Stove, 3 burner propane with oven
o Lexan hot pad/cutting board/servers
o Oven broil pan
o Beer can holder (2)
o Cereal bowls (8)
o Salad plates (8)
o Measuring cup set
o Coffee mugs (8)
o Dinner plate (8)
o Drink glasses (8)
o Dish pan and drainer rack
o Pots and pans
o Jar for grease [toss when full and replace jar]
o Coffee pots with parts
o Garbage bags
o Tableware set (service for 8)
o Miscellaneous kitchen knives
o Cooking utensils, assorted
o Can opener
o Cork screw
o Measuring cups/spoons
- There's also a grill in the cockpit
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Obviously, we'll need to bring one extra set of tableware and utencils cuz there's only enough for 8 onboard.
If we are near Brooms Island I need to stop at Stoney's, They have the best crabcakes ever, Also you can feed the rockfish fries while you eat.
Derek, you sure you want to cook everyday? you're crazy. If you do, you will without question be the most important crew on the boat.
we should at least rotate through an assistant for you, if no permanent assistant volunteers.
And you have to sing your sea shanty while you cook.
A message from the mother-in-law:
"I love your sailing trip site!! I will bake something for you to take on your
trip.
XXOO
Julee"
Sweeeeet!!!
Yes, I'm in. But then I get out of other work. So I drink in between meals, capiche? OK, I can stear for an hour or two. I name Nate as my assistant.
Wow, Derek, you are a great American. At some point, could you create a new post detailing your menu for the 4 days? (including price) Nate and I should help you gather it all together the day before the trip. This is great!
And sure, this exempts you from other work on the boat. Between meals, it's drinking and hanging out on the bow for you.
Oh, and no doing dishes for you, either. The rest of the crew must do this.
Alternative Menu for Four Solid Days:
BREAKFAST
A cold cup of swab the deck
LUNCH
Two steaming helpings of keel hauling
DIN DIN
One serving of *low-carb* hide the sausage
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