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A Review of Tastes of Anglo-Saxon England
by David Friedman

A Review of A Proper New Book of Cookerye
by Johnna Holloway

A Review of Fabulous Feasts
by Kent Bloom

A Recipe for Pies of Paris
by Mary Morman

Of Course, It's "Course"!
by Elise Fleming

Bread for the Troops
by Lorina Stephens

A Coronation Feast from Le Menagier
by Robin Monogue and the Dragonsspine Cooks Guild

On Vegetarians and Other Blights
by Mary Morman


Table of Contents
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for these issues of
Serve It Forth!


Issue One - January 1996

Issue Two - April 1996

Issue Three - July 1996

Issue Four - October 1996

Issue Five - January 1997

Issue Six - April 1997

Issue Seven - October 1997

Issue Eight - April 1998

Issue Nine - October 1998

Issue Ten - April 1999

Issue Eleven - June 1999

Issue Twelve - October 1999

Issue Thirteen - June 2000

Issue Fourteen - December 2000

Issue Fifteen - May 2001

Issue Sixteen - November 2001

Issue Seventeen - October 2002

Issue Eighteen - December 2002




This page was last updated
30 January 2007


Serve It Forth!

A Periodical Forum for Historical Cooks

What is Serve It Forth!

Serve It Forth! is a hardcopy newsletter about pre-17th century cooking, culinary sources, culinary history, ingredients, food, and foodways. It contains book reviews, recipes (both original and redacted), feast plans, tips on kitchen management and the preparation of feasts, anecdotes, and articles and research about all of the above.

This newsletter is of special interest to cooks within the Society for Creative Anachronism, but is also of interest to anyone doing research, recreation, or redaction on Renaissance and Medieval feasts and recipes. Serve It Forth! is not an official publication of the SCA and is not associated with any particular group or kingdom.

This web site tells you how to receive copies of the newsletter, how (and what kinds) of things you might like to submit for publication, and gives you some information on what has been published recently. With what we hope are a few tantalizing exceptions (shown at left), the web site does not include the articles published in the newsletter - if you want those, you need to order the newsletter.

For any further information, or to give feedback on the newsletter or this web page, contact Mistress Elaina online using her title and name as one 14 letter word with no spaces and then the letter a with a circle around it and the domain name of that famous bridge in venice called the Rialto followed by a period and the first three letters of the word "organization". I apologize for the cryptic instructions, but am making a valiant attempt to foil browser bots that create spam.

Subscription Information

Subscriptions to Serve It Forth! are available from:

Mary Morman
1245 Allegheny Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1516

Hardcopy publication of Serve It Forth! will end with issue #20. This means there is only one more issue of Serve It Forth! yet to be published. Issues #20 will be published real soon now. Serve It Forth! is not taking subscriptions beyond issue #20.

Subscriptions are $4 for the remaining issue. Back issues and single issues cost $4 each. I prefer payment through PayPal (you can contact me for details) but will also accept checks or money orders in US funds. Make them payable to "Serve It Forth!".

Please include your name, mailing address, and a telephone number and/or an e-mail address with your subscription. Subscribers who participate in the SCA are encouraged to include their SCA name, kingdom, and home group. All contributors receive one free issue or have their subscriptions extended for one additional issue.

Back Issues

Original, saddle-stapled 8 1/2" x 11" copies of the following issues are available for the back issue price of $4 each:

Issue Four - October 1996
Issue Five - January 1997
Issue Six - April 1997
Issue Seven - October 1997
Issue Eight - April 1998
Issue Nine - October 1998
Issue Ten - April 1999
Issue Eleven - June 1999
Issue Twelve - October 1999
Issue Thirteen - June 2000
Issue Fourteen - December 2000
Issue Fifteen - May 2001
Issue Sixteen - November 2001
Issue Seventeen - October 2002
Issue Eighteen - December 2002
Issue Nineteen - October 2005

The following back issues are available in xerox, also for $4 per issue:

Issue One - January 1996
Issue Two - April 1996
Issue Three - July 1996

Feel free to enquire about discounts on volume purchases. Feel VERY free to make me an offer on a volume purchase. I'd love to get some of these newsletters out of the house. Discount? I can definitely make you a discount! Why not buy five or ten copies and pass them out at your local cooks guild or offer them as prizes in an A&S event?

Submissions

Submission of book reviews, cooks' guild reports, essays, articles, letters of comment, and recipes are always welcome. Send submissions to the editor, Mary Morman at 1245 Allegheny Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1516 or by electronic mail using the cryptic directions a few paragraphs above.

Preferred format for mailed submissions is Windows diskette in either Word or text format. Typed copy or legible handwritten copy are also acceptable. A style sheet for computer copy is available on request.

Illustrations for interior art, article illustrations, or cover art should be black and white line drawings or clear black and white or color photographs (not negatives!). Submission of illustrations should be made by postal mail or as scanned .tif or .bmp files.

Authors and illustrators should include a mundane name and address, a phone number, and an e-mail address if available, as well as an SCA name and preferred title, local group, and kingdom. A brief introductory sentence is also welcome.