Frontier Fridays: How to Keep Game and Fowl Pioneer Style

How to Keep Game and Fowl

To preserve game fowl, take out the intestines, remove the feathers, stuff the birds with unground wheat, and bury the fowl in a cask filled with the same grain in such a manner as to cover it completely. In this way fowl may be kept perfectly sweet for weeks on end. You can also fill the cavity of the plucked bird with charcoal and a little salt, rub the exterior with salt, pin up in a linen towel, and hang in a dark, airy place. Be sure to wipe the cavity dry before filling it.