SC - Hummus and Other Questionably Period Foods

[david friedman]

Ras wrote: 
Surprisingly dung of any type once thoroughly dried throws off very
little if 
any objectionable odor when used as fuel. Dungs have been and are
currently 
used as fuels by many cultures.

I think the key work here is DRIED dung. In regard to dung fuels
traditional used in Ireland, John M. Synge writes about cow dung fires
in his book  _The Aran Islands_ . He comments on having to escape
outdoors to the local Celtic Dun (fort) to read because of the stench. 
Dung has been historically used on the Irish Islands as long as cows
were present. Miranda Green's _Celtic Animals_ notes that a cow produces
24 kilos of dung a day, should you want to know what a good fuel source
they are.
 Synge also comments on the presence of tiny rooms next to the Aran fire
places to accommodate the chickens. A continuation of housing the
animals inside with people.  Miranda Green also mentions the  presence
of chicken bones in Celtic garbage heaps and that the chicken came from
India. My thought was it was a hell of a long way for a chicken to walk
to be gassed and kept warm by a cow dung fire. So should you be planning
a Celtic Feast, chicken can be served! 
Pamela Hewitt, the Harper
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