So… one of the things influencing my Viking recreation efforts these days is that since last summer I’m doing my best to only eat plants. Let’s say “plant-powered” rather than the v-word, since that comes with so much political baggage. It doesn’t always work out, but I think in aggregate I maybe miss by 5-10% [...]
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V is for Viking (and vegan)
February 12, 2013
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Some Viking-possible pottages
June 4, 2012
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For the demo at June Faire this weekend I tried a couple of new pottages that worked out pretty well, with some reservations… For the first I put some pearl barley, whole oat groats, and whole dried green peas into a pottery vessel with some water and mustard seeds. I then spent quite a few [...]
Camping without a cooler, Viking style
May 24, 2012
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This weekend at Grand Thing I’m teaching a class on this subject, so I thought I’d jot down my notes here first… There are lots of Viking-possible foods that will survive a weekend without refrigeration. They possibilities really break down into two groups depending on whether or not you are willing to do any cooking, [...]
Viking possible chicken revisited
May 17, 2012
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Last year I tried a new chicken dish that worked pretty well, and a few weeks back at Faire in the Grove I decided to make it as part of my Viking cooking demo (plus feed the extended household lunch) with excellent results. The two biggest additions were a little bacon, and some cumin, and [...]
Some more sources
February 23, 2012
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Jørgensen, Grethe. Analyses of Medi[e]val Plant Remains, Textiles and Wood from Svendborg. [Odense]: Odense University Press, 1986. Print. This is an older volume, but it has some good photos and descriptions of plant remains (mostly seeds). Mitchell, G, and National Museum of Ireland. Archaeology & Environment in Early Dublin. [Dublin]: Royal Irish Academy, 1987. Print. [...]
Viking appropriate pottery for fire cooking
February 14, 2012
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I got a question about where I get my pottery for fire cooking, and as that information wasn’t here anywhere, I wanted to make sure to add it for next time. I get most of my pottery from Mistress Morgaina (http://jeannewoodpottery.com/medievalindex.htm). She has been making pots in a number of Viking appropriate shapes that work [...]
Some sources
January 25, 2012
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In response to a challenge from Kaðlin, here’s a quick list of some of my go-to sources on Viking food. If other folks have favorite Viking food related sources, I’d love to hear about them. Also, if this is something people are interested in I’ll post more. Astill, Grenville, and John Langdon. Medieval Farming and [...]
Trekking fail!
September 20, 2011
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OK, fail is maybe too strong. We had a nice hike, and discovered that our gear worked pretty well. 3 1/2 miles isn’t too far to hike in Viking shoes, and the bed roll wasn’t too heavy. Only then there were the mosquitoes. Mid August should have been too late for that many, but it’s [...]
Quinoa
June 16, 2011
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One of the very common finds from Iron- and Viking age Scandinavia sites are seeds of chenopodium album (fat-hen, lambs quarters, etc.). The seeds have been found mixed into bread and grain paste, in addition to just being in the ground. The inclusion may have been accidental, since fat hen grows as a weed in [...]
