I am interested in receiving "antique"--REAL OLD recipes! I have a few but have developed a real interest in them in general... Also I would appreciate any and all types of Native American recipes that anyone may have... Thank YOU, again!

-- Donna M. Davis-Prusik (Seven9erkilo@knoxcomm.net), April 10, 2001

Answers

Donna: How "old" are you thinking of? Colonial, or just pre WWII? I remember there was some discussion on this a while back, and in the archives there are some notes about at least one site that has some. I thought I had it bookmarked, but don't. I'll look and get back to you. Jan

-- Jan in CO (Janice12@aol.com), April 10, 2001.

Ok, Here is the oldest one I could come up with: Build a large fire pit, rub sticks together until you get a fire. Drag wooly mamoth over to fire, roast one leg at a time....Just kidding. The one site I could find in the archives is :http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/cookbook.htm

It has some, maybe not what you're looking for, but a start. Take care, Jan

-- Jan in CO (Janice12@aol.com), April 10, 2001.

From SPIRIT OF THE HARVEST, NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN COOKING, by Beverly Cox

Assiniboin Game Stew

2 lbs cubed moose, elk, deer or beef 1/3 cup maple syrup 4 cups water salt to taste 3 or 4 green onions 4 white turnips, peeled and diced 4 med potatoes, peeled and diced 1 leek

Place meat on skewers and sear over open fire or brown in skillet. Place browned meat and remaining ingredients in a large pot. Simmer over open fire on in oven for 1 to 2 hours, till meat is tender.

I have the book, if you want anything in particular, just ask.

-- Earthmama (earthmama48@yahoo.com), April 10, 2001.

I have a couple books on Native American recipes... what are you interested in??

The titles:

"Native Harvests" by Barrie Kavasch

"Ancient Cookfire" by Carrie L'Esperance (updated versions)

"How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine and Crafts" by Frances Densmore

I also have a book published by the great grand daughter of General Lee, with Mary Lee's original recipes plus their updated counterparts.

-- Sue Diederich (willow666@rocketmail.com), April 11, 2001.

My grandmother was raised on fry bread which is one of native culture for sure! She said to me that you would make bread- white . take some of the dough flatten it in your hands and make a hole in the middle and drop it into hot grease and fry it like you would do for hot cake doghnuts. Then eat them with butter or you can also put cinnamon and sugar on it. Alot of natives did'nt have ovens that many years ago, people were very poor so some people would make it of a bakingpowder buiscuit recipe and fry it in a cast iron kettle over a fire outside.

-- Michelle (phalvers@ccisd.k12.mi.us), April 12, 2001.

Native American recipes:

http://soar.berkeley.edu/recipes/ethnic/native/

-- ~Rogo (rogo2020@yahoo.com), April 13, 2001.

Here is prarie "stay alive stew", reputed to have been used by my mom's kin on the trail before stopping in KS. It sounds like an early summer receipe for available ingredients.

2-6 small or medium animals (squirrel, rabbit, prarie dog, and etc) dressed and cut into small pieces water several bunches young cleaned cattail roots, scrapped and chopped 10 yong wild garlic bulbs, cleaned and chopped 2 handfuls dried apple dried rosemary, parsley, or other herbs to taste wild strawberrys to taste salt

mix everything except fresh strawberrys and salt into kettle or dutch oven, cover by half with water, and cook either over low flame/good embers or buried beneath embers (for dutch oven) for 2 or 3 hours. If cooking in kettle over flame, stir occasionally, and add water if needed. Add starwberries and salt before serving.

-- Marty (Mrs.Puck@Excite.com), April 13, 2001.