August 30 through September 1, 2024
Event Steward: Wanda the Wanderer
Event Schedule Link
Greetings Bright Hills and all who love cooking and/or archery!
I am happy to announce the next event held within the boundaries of Bright Hills!
Let us hope that Mother Nature will be more forgiving this year, as last year, we had to cancel this wonderful event! Calling all Archers and Cooks, and hopefully some fighters, as well! Come witness cooks from the Known World Compete for Bragging Rights (And Prizes!) or the famous Trial By Fire Competition! Watch the Mightiest of Archers test their skills against each other as they contend for the Coveted Lochmere Arrow! For the first time, YOUTH Fighting! Camping is Available and there is no extra fee!
The site opens at 5:00 pm Friday 30 August and closes at 1:00 pm Sunday 1 September. In between we hope to have many activities, including a fire pit with the finest of bardic tales and songs, games from long ago, cooking and archery contests, and whatever else we can come up with!
Event Activities
Marshal, Archery and Youth Armored Combat
Event MIC: David FitzMartin Archery Marshal: Maighstir Gordon Kinloch Armored Youth Marshal: Sir Kollack von Zweckel
Cooking Competition POC Dame Wynne ferch Rhodri, See the Rules for the cooking competition below.
Children Activities POC Raven de Patrone
Silent Auction, cash or check only
Arts and Science Display POC Katheryne of Krings Keep
Donation Luncheon provided by Shire of Spiaggia Levantia
After Event, Potluck Dnner will include the dishes from the TBF competition. If you wish to participate, please bring a dish for at least 5 people.
*** Admission and Reservations***
Adult member 20.00 Adult 30.00 Youth (5-17) 5.00 Youth under 5 Free Camping is free
Checks Payable To: SCA, Inc., Barony of Bright Hills
Please send all reservation requests to Michelle England, 219 Grindall Street, Baltimore MD 21230,
Email: brighthills.exchequer@gmail.com
Note: There is a set family cap of 2 adults and 2 children.
Cancellations/Refunds: A written request must be submitted to Exchequer within 5 days after event. Site fee refunds will be processed once all checks received for event have been cleared.
~~~Site~~~
The Baltimore Bowmen Archery Club
10301 Harford Rd, Glen Arm, MD 21057
Site restrictions: no alcohol is permitted on the range. Pets are permitted but must be leashed and waste picked up. No smoking or vaping in public areas.
Site Accessibility: Site is primitive, unpaved and hilly. Handicap accessible parking and porta-potties. There are no charging stations available.
~~~Directions:~~~
Directions are provided for traveling on Harford Road (MD-147).
FROM THE SOUTH:
Pick up Harford Rd North toward Carney off of 695E (exit 31A) or 695W (exit 31B). // Follow Harford Rd ~2 miles. // The turn to enter the club will be on your right.
FROM THE NORTH:
Travel south on Harford Rd. // Make a *sharp* left hand turn into the Baltimore Bowmen/Graham Equestrian Center (turn is ~1 mile after Factory Rd). // If you begin to see stores/gas stations, you have gone too far. Turn around and see the “FROM THE SOUTH” directions.
Note: You will see signs also for the Graham Equestrian Center at the turn for the archery club. The Bowmen shares the location with the Center; you will drive straight through the Equestrian Center’s parking lot and through the yellow gate to arrive at the club. If the gate is closed when you arrive, contact the autocrat. Troll will be at the bottom of the hill by the flag pole on April 25th.
**** Cooking Competition Rules ****
The Challenge: To create a period dish under the conditions found at the PENNSIC WAR.
The Categories:
1) Best Main Dish (Includes fish and shellfish)
2) Best Vegetable
3) Best Grain (Includes Bread)
4) Best Dessert
5) Grand Champion – This prize is to be awarded at the Judges’ discretion.
The Rules:
1) The recipe must either be:
a) Published between 650 and 1650 AD. (For the empirically inclined Apicius will be accepted.)
b) Have all ingredients and cooking methods documented in period. *
2) Recipes must be brought to the competition. Please bring at least three copies.
Do not label these with your name as judging is blind.
3) Competitors must bring all ingredients to site and prepare the dish in situ. An ingredient requiring more than four hours preparation is acceptable ONLY if it is an ingredient and not the entire dish. **
4) Dishes must be prepared under conditions as found at PENNSIC. No electric appliances. Acceptable examples: Grill, Smoker, Dutch oven, battery-operated tools, or Spit over an open fires (assuming site permits ground fires). If you have questions, please ask.
5) You must bring all cookers, pots, pans, utensils, dishes, etc. necessary to prepare your dish.
(NOTE: Please mark all your utensils, dishes, etc., so that the orphans left behind can be reunited with their loved ones.)
6) Dish must be sufficient to serve 8 to 10 healthy adults. (No penalty for making more.)
7) Each competitor may enter only one dish per category but may enter as many categories as desired.
All competitors must register by 3:00 pm on the day of the competition with the Registrar.
9) The site will open at 9:00 a.m. for set up and registration.
10) Preparation and cooking will begin at 12:00 noon.
11) Dishes must be completed and ready to serve at 4:00 p.m.
The Judging:
Judges will be chosen from impartial Notables present. Judging will be blind and will use these criteria.
1) Presence of and completeness of Documentation. ***
(Again, do not place your name on your documentation)
2) Taste
3) Texture
4) Presentation
5) Bonus points based on the judges’ experience in the field of period cooking. For example: if a dish has been religiously copied from a period source despite complexity or cost or if a dish displays notable creativity within a recipe, etc.
Prizes will be awarded after the completion of the judging.
Please contact the Bright Hill’s Cooks Guild if you have questions or need an ingredient verified. Please put “TRIAL by FIRE” in the subject heading.
Mistress Jeanne Tenneur de Bec- beckyritterhouse@yahoo.com
Dame Wynne ferch Rhodri- jay_wynne@hotmail.com
* “Food” by Waverly Root will be used as the final arbiter for periodicity. There will be a copy on site.
** No advance preparation is permitted, UNLESS the recipe clearly states that the step requires more than four hours. Documentation is required.
*** Minimal documentation should include***
(1) The original recipe
(2) Your redaction
(3) Tell us why you chose this recipe, a bit about the ingredients, what did you change and why
and is there anything you would do differently?
Please do not label either the documentation or the recipes with your name to allow for blind judging.