One of us on Radio 2....

[janiepopps]

Was listening to Radio 2 today and heard a familiar voice....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/main...radio/aod/radio2_aod.shtml?radio2/r2_vine_mon

Scoot forward 1 hour 52 minutes and hear Jon Pickett talking about the Primitive Cooking Course a group of us went on!


Can I get your autograph Jon...

 

[The Joker]

Wahoooo our very own Z list celeb..................go Jonny go:You_Rock_

 

[JonnyP]

Hmmmmmmm......

 

[The Joker]

Jon how was the Trout.....tell us again.... go on....please

 

[JonnyP]

Jon how was the Trout.....tell us again.... go on....please

Leave me alone......

 

[The Joker]

:tapedshut

 

[British Red]

I alwys thought of him as a bit like Terry Wogan.

Someone new for you to bow to Pete (you coming to the pub in a few days BTW?)

Red

 

[The Joker]

I shall try Red, would be good to catch up over a couple of jars

 

[JonnyP]

I shall get there if I can Red. Going over to see Kevin this saturday, so not sure if I am gonna be back in time...

 

[andyn]

you didnt mention how dangerous it was Jon and how living a bronze age diet means constant risk of slicing your fingers off.

Nice one though matey. Glad to hear your enjoying a bit of trout now

 

[JonnyP]

you didnt mention how dangerous it was Jon and how living a bronze age diet means constant risk of slicing your fingers off.

That was from getting my modern axe (with a loose mask) out of my bag, as you well know....

Nice one though matey. Glad to hear your enjoying a bit of trout now

Well maybe I did exaggerate a bit...... I was amazed at the taste though....

 

[Jodie]

Tell us (well, me) more about this primitive cooking course a few of you went on

 

[Matt Weir]

<reminder to listen>

 

[spamel]

Now, when I was in the Forces, something like that meant you had to get the beers in. I hope you've got a big bank account, 'cos there's a lot of beers to get in here!

 

[andyn]

That was from getting my modern axe (with a loose mask) out of my bag, as you well know....


Well maybe I did exaggerate a bit...... I was amazed at the taste though....

Ah, nah your right. The fish was actually very good. I much prefer fresh water fish to sea fish.

And yeah, was just teasing re the cut, and to be fair it wasn't your fault in the slightest.

Well done for getting on air through.

 

[andyn]

Tell us (well, me) more about this primitive cooking course a few of you went on

Hi Jodie,

The course was organised as, I think, a one of for the 10 of us. It was run at the Weald and Downland Open Air museum in Singleton, north of Chichester.

It was based around bronze age technology, so bronze axes and bronze or flint knives, wood or clay utensils etc etc, and only the food items that are presumed/known to have been available and used back then.

I have some pics of the day here (Beware, pics include some game prep and raw and cooked meat photos):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyn_pics/sets/72157600476602704/

 

[JonnyP]

Tell us (well, me) more about this primitive cooking course a few of you went on

Hi Jodie....A few of us went to the weald and downland open air museam on a primative cooking course. We had to prepare the food (ducks, woodcock, deer and trout) and cook it. We used cooking methods that were proberbly used around the time of the bronze age, so meat was cut using flint tools and bronze blades. The trout was baked in clay straight in the embers. the deer was cooked in a pot with an amazingly good gravey, the woodcock breasts were cooked on a stone that was supported on another fire and the ducks were supposed to of been cooked in a hide that had water and hot rocks put into it, but the course leader was worried about rocks exploding so we used some old cannon balls instead....Trouble was they got too hot in the fire and burnt straight through the hide letting the water out and ruining the hide, so we tried wooden bowls instead and ended up roasting the meat over the fire. We made some drop scones too, not sure on the ingredients, but had wild berrys in. Mead was also being passed around....
All in all, a great day out, and if you ask Andyn nicely, he might stick some photo's up...

 

[JonnyP]

Now, when I was in the Forces, something like that meant you had to get the beers in. I hope you've got a big bank account, 'cos there's a lot of beers to get in here!

Well I ain't in the forces Spam, but I will buy you a drink or two when we meet soon.....

 

[JonnyP]

Ahhh, I see Andy was already on the case....

 

[Matt Weir]

Sounds like a great course Jon. I do enjoy cooking and I'd love to do it primitive style.