Course Information
Primitive Cooking
Often imitated, but never duplicated - our Primitive Cooking class is a feast in the making.
Spend the morning with us, as we cook a tasty lunch for the entire class. Then try different culinary techniques in the afternoon, as we prepare a feast for our dinner.
Our Primitive Cooking course will teach the food preparation skills of our ancestors as we use traditional cooking skills to create a feast for the mind and belly.
Cooking techniques will be taught using modern food ingredients (store-bought meat, vegetables, and staple foods like flour and oil) and will include the following skills:
- Build a stone oven from rocks and mud
- Dig a steam pit for in-ground cooking
- Fry some crispy treats with the method of rock frying
- Bake foods in the coals of the fire
- Try rock boiling for soup or tea
- Build an Algonquin style green wood grill to "Barbecue" meat and vegetables
- and learn much much more!
- Lunch and dinner are provided!
A lunch, snacks and a dinner will be provided on this course. The menu for this course uses some modern ingredients and some traditional ones; and will include many kinds of meat prepared in different ways.
The 2024 dates are:
Saturday, April 20th, from 9 am to 6 pm
Friday, June 14th, from 9 am to 6 pm
Friday, December 6th, from 9 am to 6 pm
The course tuition is $127 per person.
Course Location: Near Stafford, Va. Detailed directions are emailed upon enrollment.
Required Equipment: Drinks for yourself for the day; cups, plates, bowls and utensils for 2 meals; appropriate clothing and wet weather gear for the expected weather; and a pen to take notes.
Recommended Equipment: Some seating is available at camp, but please bring a camp chair if you have one.