Native American Venison Stew

Ingredients
hand-ground chili powder
 * 1 lb venison cut
 * 4 med turnips cut into small pieces
 * 7 x potatoes peeled and cut into small pieces
 * 1 sm winter squash peeled.
 * 5 x onions peeled and chopped
 * 1 whl bulb of smoked garlic
 * 2 tbl buffalo jerky scraps made with salt and
 * 2 sm hot chili peppers
 * 1/2 tsp chili powder optional
 * salt and pepper to taste
 * 2 tbl bacon fat (2-3)
 * 3 tbl fresh sage
 * 3 tbl ) fresh thyme
 * 3 tbl fresh marjoram
 * 3 x bay leaves
 * 2 doz cornhusks soaked in water
 * water to cover stew

Directions

 * Put meat, vegetables and garlic in clay pot with a top.
 * Add jerky, peppers, chili powder and salt and pepper.
 * Stir in bacon fat.
 * Wash herbs well and place them, on top of other ingredients.
 * Fill the cooker with water.
 * Put top on pot.
 * Dig a hole about 1 foot deep in your yard.
 * Line hole with rocks, warmed with the coals of a wood fire, and bury clay pot in the pit
 * After 7 to 8 hours, dig up the pot.