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So, about this feast/class I'm trying to put together for collegium. Yesterday, [profile] bonacorsi pointed out that in 1480 small birds such as chickens would have been served at table with their heads and feet on. I skimmed through the tiny number of pictures I have where plates of birds are visible on the table, and while feet might be an un-resolvable question, they do seem to have their heads. In one picture, the birds are "sitting up" in the bowl almost like they were placed to resemble a nest. Now I'm wondering, if I tried to serve headed and footed birds at the collegium feast/class would it be too scary? I don't want the feast/class to be too modern, but we're already planning a few things that might be (cumulatively) too weird, even for a willing audience.
Has anybody out there ever been unexpectedly served a bird that still looked like a bird? If yes, what was your first reaction? Did you eat it (eventually)?

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Date: 2008-01-23 01:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com
I could put a poll up on the SCA group here, if you want, and report back, if you don't want to subscribe to it.

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