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 ==
# Cut venison into ½-inch by 1-inch pieces.
# Cut turnip into small pieces.
# Peel and cut potatoes into small pieces.
# Peel and seed winter squash, cut into pieces smaller than potatoes and turnips.
# 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, with stems on, on top of other ingredients.
# Fill the cooker with water.
# Put top on pot.
# Cook the ingredients in a crockpot on high for 6 hours, then overnight on low.
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