SC - Steam cookers

[WyteRayven@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/20/00 10:29:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ringofkings at mindspring.com writes:

<< How many of y'all are into culinary scavanger hunts in the woods?
 I would love to hear tales of your finds and surprises you encountered
 gathering them. >>

At my first feast (Things That Could Be Begged, Borrowed or Stolen From the 
King's Forest), a scavenger hunt was made for salad ingredients to augment 
the bear (35 LB). Venison (a half deer), several rabbits, a squirrel, a 
rattlesnake, several pigeons, and a package of unidentified 'game.' Found and 
used were violet leaves and flowers, dandelions, birch buds, wild chives and 
some raspberries. 

The violets (leaves and flowers) were used in salads during period and 
dandelions are an escape from garden varieties introduced from Europe in 
colonial days. All in all it was a successful feast done with almost 
exclusively donated items that  I had no idea would be there until they 
showed up. :-) 

Yes, I took a chance and it worked out. Unfortunately my knowledge of period 
cookery at the time consisted of the false stuff taught about it in cooking 
schools and what I had read in Fabulous Feasts. Thankfully, everything was 
delicious despite that. :-) 

I think Stefan may have a better description of that feast which occurred 17 
years ago in his Florethingy.