East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
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Recommendations for TRH Kenric and Avelina’s first order polling are due on January 10th, 2016.
The orders that require polling are: (more…)
Unto the Populace of the great East Kingdom does the Chancellor of the Exchequer send greetings. At the October 2015 Board Meeting the Board of Directors expressed a desire to provide the Kingdoms with the ability to use PayPal as a replacement to the prior online event reservation tool. If the East is to use …
Our fifth A&S Research Paper comes to us from Baroness Alesone Grey, Sugarwricht, and is drawn from her studies in historical confectionary, specifically the preserving of fruits with sugar. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.)
The Most Kindly Way To Preserve
One of the great joys of preserving the harvest is you can enjoy summer time fruits all year round, including in the dark days of winter. Many fruits have a very short season and need to be picked and eaten or preserved quickly. In the United States, the tart cherry season lasts 1-2 weeks in June. Apricots are 4-6 weeks starting around mid May. Peaches and plums start around the end of June and can last through August, depending on region. Apples, pears, quince and crab apples start their peak in September-October. There are a few varieties of fruits that have 2 seasons; among them are figs, which are picked in early spring and early fall.
But which method of preservation is ideal for various fruits? It depends.
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The following announcement was made by the SCA’s corporate office. The Board of Directors is pleased to invite all current Family members to access the SCA electronic newsletter site. To log in, please go to: website – enewsletter.sca.org User Name – membership number Password – start If you experience any difficulties, please contact membership@sca.org, and include your …
On the 12th Day of December 2015, Anno Societatis L, Their Majesties Brennan Ri and Caoilfhionn Banri did hold court at the Yule at the Palazzo in the Barony of Bhakail. This is the business that occurred during their court: Name Award Calligraphy and Illumination Ravenna de’Witte Award of Arms C&I: Cassandra Arquest de Northumbria …
The Feast of Fools was popular festival in medieval England and France, held on or about January 1, celebrating the biblical principle that “God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise” (1 Cor. 1:27). During the Feast of Fools, mock bishops, popes and other high officials were elected, servants and masters changed places, and other foolery and foolishness was celebrated. More information about the Feast of Fools can be found here:
This Feast of Fools letter, celebrating the holiday season, was prepared based on responses to a challenge I issued to East Kingdom heralds to document holiday names and create holiday armory. Contributors to this letter of mis-intent include: Alesone Gray of Cranlegh, Edwyn le Clerc, Seraphina Golden Dolphin, Godefroy de Lisieues, Conall Blue Talbot, Lillia Pellycan, Violet Sea Star, Lilie Dubh inghean uí Mórdha, and, of course, myself.
Enjoy!
Alys Pantheon et Ogress, usurping Blue Tyger’s place for Foolery! (more…)
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Lady Naomi bat Avraham, King’s Champion and Lady Agatha Wanderer, Queen’s Champion are, on behalf of the Kingdom of the East, Their Royal Majesties, Their Royal Highnesses, and the office of the Minster of Arts and Science, pleased to announce the King’s and Queen’s Arts and Science Championship.
The Championship will be held on Saturday February 6th, 2016 in the Shire of Barren Sands (Woodstown, NJ). Please see the Kingdom Announcement for Event details: (more…)
Time’s running out if you want to be a merchant at the SCA’s 50 Anniversary Celebration. Applications must be mailed, and must be POSTMARKED no later than December 15, 2015. Please follow the directions included in the application packet. The Merchant Coordinator’s address is included on the last page of the application. This link will …
On an unseasonably warm Fall day, Their Majesties Brennan Ri and Caoilfhionn Banri, along with Their Highnesses Kenric and Avelina, did visit the Barony Beyond the Mountain, and attended the BBM/Bergental Yule. Five December 2015, AS L.
At the start of the day Their Majesties did open a court. There, they called before them the Baron and Baroness of Barony Beyond the Mountain. Their Excellencies were presented with their new Baronial coronets. (more…)
Greetings to the Artisans of the East, With changes that have been introduced at the last Curia to the existing award system, I decided this was a prime time to initiate a request from the Tyger Clerk of the Signet’s Office. Especially since Her Majesty also happened to mention getting people who are not traditional …