Native American Venison Stew

Ingredients

 * 1 lb venison
 * 3 medium turnips - (to 4)
 * 6 potatoes - (to 7)
 * 1 small winter squash
 * 5 onions peeled, chopped
 * 1 whole smoked garlic bulb
 * 2 tbsp buffalo jerky
 * 2 small hot chili peppers
 * ½ tsp chili powder
 * salt to taste
 * freshly-ground black pepper to taste
 * 2 tbsp bacon fat - (to 3)
 * 2 tbsp fresh sage - (to 3)
 * 2 tbsp fresh thyme - (to 3)
 * 2 tbsp fresh marjoram - (to 3)
 * 2 bay leaves - (to 3)
 * 2 dozen cornhusks soaked in water
 * water to cover stew

Directions

 * 1) Cut venison into ½-inch by 1-inch pieces.
 * 2) Cut turnip into small pieces.
 * 3) Peel and cut potatoes into small pieces.
 * 4) Peel and seed winter squash, cut into pieces smaller than potatoes and turnips.
 * 5) Put meat, vegetables and garlic in clay pot with a top.
 * 6) Add jerky, peppers, chili powder and salt and pepper.
 * 7) Stir in bacon fat.
 * 8) Wash herbs well and place them, with stems on, on top of other ingredients.
 * 9) Fill the cooker with water.
 * 10) Put top on pot.
 * 11) Cook the ingredients in a crockpot on high for 6 hours, then overnight on low.