Page 15 - The Lost Ways

Cast Iron Cooking .................................................................................................. 185
Care and Use .................................................................................................................................. 185
Seasoning Your Cookery ................................................................................................................. 186
Never Use Dish Soap ...................................................................................................................... 186
Iron Rusts ....................................................................................................................................... 187
No Fire ........................................................................................................................................... 187
Companion Tools ........................................................................................................................... 187

Roasting Meats ..................................................................................................... 187
On a Spit ........................................................................................................................................ 187
On a String ..................................................................................................................................... 188

Dutch Oven Cooking ............................................................................................. 189
The Right Temperature .................................................................................................................. 190
Companion Tools ........................................................................................................................... 191
Recipes Past and Future ........................................................................................ 191
Colcannon ...................................................................................................................................... 192
Meat Pies ....................................................................................................................................... 192
Mock-mock Turtle Soup ................................................................................................................. 193
Wassail ........................................................................................................................................... 193
Apple Pie ........................................................................................................................................ 194
Biscuits and Gravy .......................................................................................................................... 194
Easter Cake .................................................................................................................................... 195
Porridge ......................................................................................................................................... 195
Stew ............................................................................................................................................... 196
Bread ............................................................................................................................................. 196

How Our Ancestors Navigated Without Using a GPS System .................................... 197

Shadow Tip Method.............................................................................................. 197
Watch Method ..................................................................................................... 198

Using the Stars ...................................................................................................... 199

Letting the Sun Guide You ..................................................................................... 201

Letting the Moon Guide You at Night .................................................................... 201

Moss and Other Vegetation .................................................................................. 201

Making a Compass ................................................................................................ 202

Making Your Own Beverages: Beer to Stronger Stuff ................................................ 203
Making Beer – Basic Recipe................................................................................... 204
Equipment ..................................................................................................................................... 204
Ingredients ..................................................................................................................................... 204

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