SC - Re: Period cooking?

[smont at flash.net]

Period, I don't know about, but, it does work.  I did this back when I was 
in Boy Scouts.  It works best if you use wide leaves that are wet.  You 
just spice the chicken as desired, wrap in leaves, cover in tight (non 
runny) clay type mud and place in the coals.

Æduin of Skye



>I've read (in sources that are less than entirely trustworthy, alas) that
>one way to bake a chicken was to wrap it in leaves, slather the wrapped
>bird with clay or plaster, and bake the whole thing. Since this would, if
>done right, wind up sealing the bird in an airtight covering with all the
>germs dead, it sounded to me as though it would be a good thing to make
>for a traveller's dinner, and convenient -- just crack open the baking
>shell and brush off the particles and dust, unwrap the bird, and eat.
>
>Does anyone know if this is period? And if it is, has anyone succeeded in
>doing it right?
>
>Inquiring minds would like to know.