posted on November 25, 2003 09:56:42 AM new
I'm happy to know that you've had that experience too, Nearthesea. It sounds so weird that I thought about editing my comment to add a smiley face. Hahaha!
posted on November 25, 2003 11:24:47 AM new
yeah, we did that. It was a new expeirence for me in the 70's. The girls father is Cherokee, and his best friend is Blackfoot indian. They both said this was 'old Indian tradition'... I don't know that it is... because they ALWAYS said everything they did was an 'old Indian tradition'
(btw, that deer... it never did cook all the way! but the ducks did! )
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posted on November 25, 2003 12:06:34 PM new
If you decide to pit roast another deer, try building the fire in the bottom of the pit. Let it burn down to coals, placing rocks on top of the coals. Then you wrap the game in wet burlap and place on top of the rocks. Some cover the topside with rocks and soil, but is not required as long as use something to cover the hole which retains the heat and reduces the oxygen to the coals.
posted on November 25, 2003 01:09:32 PM new
I remember when I was a kid my uncles did a pig that way. They dug a big hole, spent all day burning down about half a cord of mesquite, then dropped an old iron bed frame down over the coals. The legs kept the springs just a few inches above them. The pig had been cut into big chunks that were spiced up and wrapped in wet burlap tied with baling wire with a loop sticking up so they could be lowered into the pit with a long pole with a bent nail on the end. The pit was covered with galvanized barn roofing covered with dirt. As I recall it cooked all night and they opened it up the next morning. That was in the days when people still raised pigs. We used to have big parties in the fall called "matanzas" at pig killing time. Matanza is "slaughter" in spanish. My favorite part was the chicharrones, little pieces of belly meat and fat that are fried up in more rendered lard....crunchy, salty and covered with hot sauce...really bad for you...m-m-m-m-m!
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