Baronesses Birthday Par d'Armes 2004 - Lunch Menu

Baronesses Birthday Par d’Armes 25 June 1504 Lunch menu & budget by Master Stefano d’Urbino (Alistair Ramsden)

30 people @ 600 g per person @ $5 per person = 18 kg for $150 = $8.33 per kg

Menu

• Bread
• Pastries
• Olives
• Cold ham
• Cold roast meat
• Sauces
• Salad
• Fruit
• Watered wine

Shopping

• Ham 3kg $30
• Meat 4kg (cooked weight 3kg) $32
• Bread 4kg (8 loaves) $20
• Pastry 2kg $10
• Eggs 1kg (2 dozen) $8
• Cheese 500g $6
• Mushrooms 375g $4
• Garlic 125g $3
• Fruit 3kg $15
• Cos lettuce and herbs 1kg $10
• Olives (1 jar) $4
• Apple sauce (1 jar) $4
• Mustard (1 jar) $4
• Salt, spices, olive oil and balsamic vinegar gratis
• Red wine 2 bottles (for watered wine) gratis

Recipes

Egg, mushroom, cheese, garlic and herb pastries

• Thinly slice then lightly fry then cool mushrooms,
• Mix with whisked eggs and mushrooms and grated cheese and finely chopped garlic and herbs and salt and pepper to make the filling mixture,
• Cut rolled pastry into pieces, place a spoonful of the filling mixture on each pastry piece, fold and close each pastry with moistened fingers, brush with egg, thence bake in a moderately hot oven until done.

Cold roast meat

• Wash meat, pat it dry, lard it, rub it with salt and spices, roast it covered in a moderately hot oven until done.

Green sauce

• Combine olive oil and balsamic vinegar and finely chopped garlic and herbs and salt and pepper to taste.