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.