[Sca-cooks] Spit-Roasted Venison

[Stefan li Rous]

Aodh said:
<<< I had the opportunity at an event over the weekend to spend a day slowly
spit-roasting venison (by a lake, in sight of thatched buildings, with a
blacksmith working about 5 metres away, >>>

So, the venison tastes of coal smoke? :-)

<<< and the slipway for a rowboat that
was being taken in and out by other attendees at the event on the other
side - it was a great day). 

A full account here: http://aodh.uanne.org/?p=146

I'm interested in any thinking folk have on the accuracy of spit roasting
for the Viking era; >>>

Sounds like it was a neat event and you had a lot of fun!

You can see them spit roasting meat in the Bayeau Tapestry, I believe. So roughly the same time period and culture.

In the TEXTILE ARTS section of the Florilegium. Some of the links there should include photos or drawings.

Bayeux-Tap-msg (40K) 3/ 1/08 The Bayeux Tapestry. Book reviews.

Bayeux-Tap-DH-art (6K) 5/10/14 "The Bayeux Tapestry - Description and History" by Baroness Sine ni Dheaghaidh, CP.

Bayeux-Tapsty-art (8K) 11/ 5/11 "Bayeux Tapestry: A Brief Overview” by Lady Eleanor Ravenild.

<<< it's a wonderful way to cook the meat, but it would be
far more economic to stretch it in stews or the like - and on the other
hand, roasting it requires no expensive pots or cauldrons. >>>

They might have saved the stewing for tougher, older animals. Or those that had been pickled or preserved in salt. We are after all talking about the upper class, not the peasants.

spit-roasting-msg (20K) 12/ 7/09 Period spit roasting of meats. Recipes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/spit-roasting-msg.html

spits-msg (36K) 7/28/11 Period and SCA spits for roasting meats.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-UTENSILS/spits-msg.html

I’m glad your spit cooking experience turned out well. Sometimes, it can be more of an adventure than anticipated:
Cooking-Piggy-art (5K) 9/27/01 A humorous adventure cooking a pig.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/Cooking-Piggy-art.html

whole-pig-msg (69K) 2/20/14 Info. on roasting a whole pig. Experiences.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/whole-pig-msg.html

Yseult-Chickn-art (12K) 4/ 2/10 "Yseult's Spit-Roasted Chicken with Wine and Herbs" by Mistress Yseult de Lacy. (humor)
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/Yseult-Chickn-art.html

Stefan
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