Sometimes I don't think people realize what they have signed up for unless they are put to the test. I.e. in life guarding, you may think its just a job and watching people until that one injury or drowning actually happens. While its not the same as saving a life, I experienced a similar feeling when cooking the Passover meal for 60+ people for St. Andrews Jewish Society's passover seder.
Originally my co-officer and I planned a four course meal to be prepared in a few hours and have it done in time to sit down and enjoy the seder with everyone else. However, the preparation for the meal began at 2:30pm when the president of the society and i went to Tesco, the local grocery store, and picked up supplies. Arriving back at 3:00p.m. to the kitchen, the charoset and seder plates were prepared for the people. Then, the real cooking fun began. We had chicken, kugels, fruit platters, salad and soup still to prepare.
While our efforts progressed bit a bit a save came in when one of the committee members brought in a bit of help. I'll leave out his name, but his credentials include an ex-chef and ex-military. With his help and organization skills he helped run the kitchen with me to have everything ready by the time it needed to be served (with a short fire alarm going off while frying one of the items).
So, how was the seder? While cooking I was privileged to a run through by the other co-president. However, I only had chance to see the actual seder while popping in and out of the kitchen to serve. I apologize for not being able to give a walk through of the Scottish seder, but the Scottish kitchen is a fun place to work in.
Hopefully, next year, I'll get to not only cook but attend one and fill everybody in. Good reviews i hear. :)
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