The Canton of Whyt Whey was founded in the late 1980s, with its name registration appearing on the January 1990 LoAR. In the decades since, the original population has moved out of our region and been replaced by a new generation of participants, for whom the old name didn’t have the same valence, and over the last few years an effort was undertaken to consider possible changes.
Following a great deal of thought, the populace settled on Appleholm as its new name, for which the forms were submitted this month. I thought folks might be interested in the documentation we included to support the registration.
Please join us this coming Saturday, December 17th, 2pm for a brisk outdoors social celebration. We are meeting in Riverside park, at the middle level promenade, on the parapet overlooking on the basketball court, around 102nd St. (It might be the roof of the 102nd St. field house? Google Maps to the field house will put you within sight of us.) We will have chairs, blankets, and mulled cider!
Come toast the health of our canton with the fruits of its harvest, hot spiced cider from our October picking, pressing & brewing season. Skies are expected to sunny and bright, temperature hovering around 40ºF with winds <10mph. Our cheeks will be pink and our spirits high!
[Update:] For those not familiar with this stretch of the park: from Riverside Drive at 103rd Street, take the stairs down into the park, then at the bottom of the steps turn left and go down the long ramp to the promenade level and you will be facing the terrace.
The Whyt Whey apple pressing workshop yielded over five gallons of cider!
And gentlemen in Brooklyn now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That pressed with us on Crispin apples’ day.
— Þorfinnr Hróðgeirsson
Thanks to Þorfinnr for the use of his press and his advice on proper fermentation. Photographs by Þorfinnr, Alienor, and Mathghamhain.
With autumnal crispness in the air, now is the time for cider-making! Whether you harvested apples at the Provincial farm outing or bartered for them at a local market, join us for a hands-on session of mashing and pressing them for juice.
Thorfinn Hróthgeirsson has a cider press and has graciously offered to host a workshop at his home on Sunday, October 30, at 2:00 PM.
We’ll all work together to process the apples and share the combined juice. Please bring some apples and a large-enough container to take hone your juice; expect one gallon per 16-20 pounds of apples, or roughly one cup for every 3 apples.
Thorfinn will provide the equipment, and may be able to provide yeast for fermenting it if you desire. (If you would like to walk away with fermenting equipment, notify him in advance.)
To participate,
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
The Canton of Whyt Whey invites you to join us for a casual weekend outing to one of our many world-class museums.
On Sunday, November 6th, at 1 PM, we’ll visit the Bard Graduate Center Gallery (18 W 86th St.) to view their “Threads of Power” exhibit on the development and social significance of lace, including examples of needle and bobbin lace from the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, curtesty of Switzerland’s Textilmuseum St. Gallen.
The venue requires masking and proof of up-to-date Covid vaccination along with matching photo ID. The site is wheelchair-accessible and ADA-compliant.
The visit is expected to take about an hour. Some folks may choose to go to lunch in the neighborhood afterwards.
All are welcome to join us. No Society membership or previous experience required. Modern attire. Feel free to RSVP or just show up.
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
Berakha bat Mira v’Shlomo is stepping down as our canton’s Minister of Arts & Sciences after two years of service, and we wanted to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for all she’s done.
She took on this position several months into the Covid shutdown, and launched an ambitious program of online video classes, presentations, and roundtables that linked teachers and students from across the known world.
Her “Saturday Night Solar” series extended to include thirty sessions, providing a valuable forum for members of our community to stay connected during a long period when there were hardly any in-person events.
With her departure from our canton, and our kingdom, this long run has finally come to a close, but as she sets off on her new adventure, she takes with her our lasting appreciation.
For the extensive service of Nobilis Berakha, and for the many teachers she recruited — Vivant! Vivant! Vivant!
— The Officers and Populace of Whyt Whey, October 2022
The Canton’s regularly-scheduled commons meeting was held by video conference from 7 PM to 8:05 PM on Thursday. The minutes below were recorded by Mathghamhain and reviewed by Alienor.
Present: • Alienor Salton, Seneschal • Angelica di Nova Lipa, Chatelaine • Mathghamhain Ruadháin, Herald • Thorfinn Hróthgeirsson • Caendra of Ostgardr • Jana • Miguel
Reminder: canton commons (our semi-regular on-line business and social gathering) is tomorrow! Join us to hear how the Cloisters demo went, talk about our new name, and plan fall activities! Dancing, museums, in-home arts & science gatherings? Let’s chat….
From: Abu-Darzin Ibrahim al-Rashid, Laureate, Exchequer for the Canton of Whyt Whey
Greetings, friends!
As we discussed at the Canton’s last Commons, new EK policy means that our current Exchequer am past the term limit for the office of Exchequer. Accordingly, I will be leaving this office after filing our year-end report (31 January 2022). So far, no one has expressed any interest in taking over the office.
Exchequer is a required office for all official SCA groups. If we can not find anyone to take over from me, the Canton will cease to exist. This is not an exaggeration and it is not a threat. If you want Whyt Whey to continue (under this or any other name) someone has to take this job.
Abu-Darzin Ibrahim al-Rashid, Laureate Exchequer for the Canton of Whyt Whey in the Crown Province of Ostgardr
