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Pork roast in cherry wine sauce, buttered greens and herbs

The name of the head cook at this weekend's Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) feast at the Steelworkers' Hall was Al-Shariffa Sayidda Nadrah bint Valizan al-Garnatiyya. Quite a mouthful. So was her cooking.
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The name of the head cook at this weekend's Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) feast at the Steelworkers' Hall was Al-Shariffa Sayidda Nadrah bint Valizan al-Garnatiyya.

Quite a mouthful.

So was her cooking.

In fact the delectable cuisine was fit for SCA royalty like Her Royal Majesty of Ealdormere (Ontario) Queen Genevieve Chastellain d'Anjou (shown), who presided regally over the group's Saturday re-enactment of the arts and skills of Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Truth be known, SCA folk don't use their real names at these events.

They share a love for hard-to-remember appellations such as the Shire of BrennesteinnVatn, which is how they refer to Sudbury.

But if their made-up SCA names are hard to swallow, their feasts are anything but.

Here are the sumptuous offerings served up by Al-Shariffa Sa-Yada-Yada on silver platters:

- limona (chicken with lemon) - buttered greens and herbs - honeyed ginger carrots - pork roast with cherry wine sauce - a coloured broth without fire (rice dish) - cheese and mushroom tart - pears in compote with candied ginger - cinnamon custard tart

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Lords and ladies

The unofficial motto of the Society for Creative Anachronism is 'to recreate the middle ages as they should have been.'

Her Royal Majesty Queen Genevieve bestowed numerous scrolls and tokens to the assembled lords and ladies, including subjects swearing fealty, as shown in our image.

About 30 people participated in Saturday's gathering.

Swords covered in duct tape

The day included martial events in the parking lot with a small crowd of curious spectators witnessing the warriors donning armour and beating each other with duct tape-wrapped replica swords.

The Honourable Baron Tancred, a certified marshal who still wields a sword at age 60, tested his mettle against younger men and directed their labours in other contests.

Meanwhile, folk inside the Steel Hall took part in workshops such as '17 Ways to Wrap a Cloth Round Your Head and Look Medieval,' 'Construction of the Zebra Ottoman,' and 'Cuirboulli and other Leather-Hardening Techniques.'

"Attending this event has been an honour and I will recommend your future events to any who ask," Queen Genevieve told her court.

The next major event is tentatively scheduled for spring.

To find out more about the Shire of Noergate) Sault Ste. Marie) or the SCA, visit the Shire website.

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SooToday.com would like to thank Alexander Gladstone for providing gallery photos for this story.

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