need recipe ideas...?

Question

i'm throwing a ren fest party for my kids. their ages are 10,9,7 and 3.
we celebrated their bdays privatly but couldn't have individual parties for two of my kids because we were moving from one home to another. since we are big ren fest fans i'm throwing a big bash in our new home and everyone is coming with costumes and there'll be ponies and a juggling act.
but i need food ideas! the only thing i have down is meat on sticks. YES that sounds weird but it's real big at the renaissance faires and that's what the kids like. but i have no idea what else to serve.
your suggestions would be great! thanks
blessed be,
lissette
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Answer 1

I love Ren. Fare!!!! I go every year...
click here:
http://www.godecookery.com/alabama/alabam06.html
Click here and scroll to middle and bottom section for different variates:
http://www.medievaldiet.com/YeGate7.html

Answer 2

1)Turkey Legs - most Medieval.
2) Whole Roast Pork - cooked in a pit or a spit would definitely get the ambiance going.
3) Have the kids brew up some Mead. Its a medieval drink made from honey and drunk from goblets. You can home brew with little or no alcohol.
4) Stomp some grapes in a bucket or barrel (kids love this) but wash the feet first. Tell them they are stomping grapes for wine - then serve them the grape juice. You can do the old switcharoo to bottled if you feel more comfortable than using the foot pressed stuff.
5) Oven cooked fish sticks as "Catch of the Moat"
6) Set up a "living" chess game where the kids dress up the part and other play the game.

Answer 3

How about turkey drumsticks? I know they are big at the festivals. My youngest daughter (23) is very big into these ren fest. Probably too hard to smoke them but you can always grill them.

Corn on the cob is an easy to eat food while people are milling about.

Popcorn

Maybe rent a sno cone machine or WalMart sells them for cheap

Answer 4

Depending on how developed your children's palates are, some of the foods at Renaissance Fairs can be tricky. They usually serve things like cabbage soup, Fava beans, bread pudding, and lots of beer. If you have good decorations and costumes to accomodate your theme, I would opt for having more kid-friendly food so you don't have to worry about other kids not liking the foods you have chosen. You could grill hot dogs and hamburgers and your meat on a stick idea.

Answer 5

Do fruit Kabobs in keeping in line with food on a stick.
Lots of heavy crusty breads would work well as would cheese since that would have been a staple then. Serve in bulk like a wheel of chedder with small loaves of different breads

Answer 6

spiral potatoes, cheese fries, corn on the cob, waffle cone sundae, and rootbeer floats are always great hits at a ren faire. Enjoy!

Answer 7

camp beans is good too..
Slowcooker
1 can of each bean do not drain
kidney
butter or white kidney
navy
pork n beans
then some ground hamber that has been fried and drained
1 can of tomato sauce and some brown sugar let it all merge for a few hours in the slowcooker and it great........

Answer 8

Roasted Turkey or chicken legs,roasted ears of corn, Frozen bannas dipped in chocolate, fruit sorbet, fresh fruit and for beverage a couple of fountains of punch one of
Rich Grape Punch
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
2 cups grape juice, chilled
1 cup orange juice, chilled
2 liters ginger ale, chilled
In a saucepan, combine water and sugar.
Bring to a boil; boil for 3 minutes.
Cool. (or use bar syrup)
Add juices and mix well.
Stir in ginger ale just before serving.

and one of
white cranberry
1 (64 ounce) bottle Ocean Spray® White Cranberry Juice Drink, chilled
1 ounce sweetened lime juice
1 pint lime sherbet, softened
6 ounces lemon-lime soda
Pour white cranberry juice cocktail and lime juice into a large punch bowl. Spoon scoops of sherbet into bowl. Gently stir in soda.

Enjoy!

Answer 9

roasted corn on the cob the kids can hold it like a turkey leg, and banans on a stick covered in chocolate

Answer 10

Turkey legs. I always get one at our local renfest. See link below for more ideas.

http://www.rennfest.com/renaissance-festival-food.shtml