My mother was German, maternal AND paternal sides.
She had 5 sisters.
When the clan got together on T'giving, it was a riot!
Sleeping on pallets. Six kids to a bed. How in H-E double hockey sticks they prepared THAT much food, that quickly, in THAT kitchen!
The table they set would make a Luby's blush!
The dessert table was ten foot long with a variety that would shame a bakery.
Them old German girls should could cook.
My paternal grandmother was from Mobile, Ala.
She hooked up with the 6 sisters on T'giving.
My mom was the last of the line. Lost her in Feb of 2020 at age 98.

BUT....

The venison my dad could turn out off the old kerosene stove in our 2 room hunting "camp" was unbelievable!

An old iron pot.
Chunk up the tenderloins. Salt, pepper and dredge in flour.
Brown in bacon grease in the bottom of the iron pot.
Remove the meat when browned.
Using Carnation canned milk, make gravy in the bottom of the pot.
Return meat to pot, cover and set on simmer.
In the meantime, make fries and biscuits!
A meal fit for a king and starving hunters! LOL!