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Lechuguilla (cooked in Earth Oven)

© Emile Abbott
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Lechuguilla (cooked in Earth Oven)

Uploaded: May 28, 2011

Description

Lechuguilla and Sotol were cooked as a food source in Earth Ovens in this area as far back as 6,230 BP. This is the Lechuguilla after we cooked it in an earth oven the same as the Ancients did for 2 days. It has a low rate of return being only 730kcal/hr but more than sotol at 486kcal/hr but they could sustain life briefly if large earth ovens were use to cook many at a time. Earth ovens loaded would only provide food to feed 5 at 1,500cal/day.

Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 1600, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 102.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Comments

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 28, 2011

I took this in Oct 2010 while attending the Pecos Experience at Shumla School. Dr. Phil Dering a patient and friend of mine is an expert and has done extensive research in the use of Earth Ovens in this area and gave us this first hand experience at making the Earth Oven and cooking the Lechuguilla and Sotol. They taste much like sweet potato but have a lot of sopotols that if large amounts are consumed result in diarrhea. To be relying on this as a food source indicates that they were responding to subsistence stress. Shortage of food resources relative to population size. #1380851

Robert R. Goodman May 28, 2011

Hi Emile,That's agave wouldn't want my livestock to get into.Excellent capture my friend,I've seen them make a drink from it before!!!! #9432834

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 28, 2011

We harvested the Lechugilla and Sotol but did not harvest any agave. We leave that for the drink. #9432896

Ellen Hodges May 28, 2011

Fantastic capture and interesting info, Emile!! #9433071

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 29, 2011

Very interesting, Emile! Beautiful image too! :) k #9433939

Nadine A. Lewis May 29, 2011

WONDERFUL image and interesting description. <>< #9434004

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 29, 2011

Thanks Ellen, Kitty and Nadine. #9434178

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