[Sca-cooks] OFF TOPIC, was 1250

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> You know orginally that was posted tongue in cheek as early Viking Recipe
> for how to prepare meat.  But in seriousness meat was often cooked over open
> flame (Camp Fire) in small peices on the end of a stick or in the case of
> small animals (rabbits, fowl etc) the whole carcass on a stick. A camp grill
> was difficult thing to tote along while it was possible to have one onboard
> ship in the field it is far more likely that they simple spited the meat and
> cooked it over open fire.  And after all the meat on a stick over a fire is
> probably the oldest method of cooking, difinitely predated cookware. I have
> some documentation for this if anyone is really interested.
>

Documentated for assertions is always welcome on the Cook's list.

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