[Sca-cooks] Cooking Bear

[Sue Clemenger]

I don't know of any period bear recipes, and I haven't actually eaten
bear since I was a kid.  I seem to remember it as sweet-tasting, and
pinkish, but it's been a loooong, loooong time, so my memory could be
faulty.
Depending on where you live, though, you might be able to find wild game
cookbooks in your library or used-book store.  I've seen a bunch here,
but then I live in a hunting-intensive state (Montana, aka Northern
Artemisia).
--Maire

Jane Massey wrote:
>
> Howdy,
> I have been offered some bear meat by a fellow scadian, but I am not sure how to prep or cook the dang thing. Not really into having "Smokey" for dinner but I am thinking of deep freezing it and serving it at high table in March. Are there any period recipes for bear meat.  I know that Le Menagier de Paris has a brief passage on "How to make Beef taste like Bear" but that's the extent of anything I have seen on the subject. Any suggestions?