Swede 4 Posted August 4, 2007 Post you outdoor cooking demonstrations and favorite meals over an open fire here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted August 6, 2007 Find some yellow clay or gray fire clay Mold like modeling clay some what and pack around potato Cover potatos completely to about half an inch thick. I tried a bowl while I was at it Carefully lay potatos into coals I gave them 45 minutes just to make sure. These potatos were small so 20 minutes to a half hour would have been enough I put on a pair of cotton gloves OUCH that wasnt enough so I used my shovel. These babies were HOT. Now just tap gently with the back of your knife or multitool and the mud will break off and enjoy. :thumbup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kentucky Bob 0 Posted August 8, 2007 Awright, now you've done it! I'm hungry! I've never tried it, but I can see it works. You can tell that 'tater is cooked through, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machine 0 Posted August 8, 2007 That is very cool. That looks like a tasty potato. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted February 11, 2008 Has anyone tried a pit lined with hot rocks and covered with leaves to bake meat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nurkerool 0 Posted February 11, 2008 Nope, but it sounds like a description of a Hawaiian Luau (sp)?. I think they are usually cooking pork. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted February 11, 2008 I was watching Mark and Ollie meet the Mec a show about two guys going into the jungle in Papawa on the travel channel. (It was travel or discovery) and they did a lot of hot rock roasting. Of course they had a lot better leaves to cover the pit with. I was just wondering if we could do the with the leaves we have or something else. I wonder if green corn stalks and leaves would work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nurkerool 0 Posted February 11, 2008 We normally cook during the summer a big mess of corn on the cob. You soak the ears with the husks on for a couple of hours, then you put them on a grill over a medium fire and turn occasionally. I think about 15 to 30 minutes cooks them, but that's really going to vary with the fire. You can keep checking one ear, just pat the leaves back down on the test ear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sh4d0wm4573ri7 0 Posted January 5, 2009 If you cake mud around a fish or game bird (grouse for instance remove head and legs first on the bird) and bake in the coals for 30-45 minutes the entrails shrivel up and when you peel the mud off the feathers and or fish skin come off too is a trick we have used many times when lacking a pan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muddog15 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Not much clay where I live but I'll remember this in my travels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest smallgamehunter Posted March 16, 2011 they use banana leaves to cover the pork usually but i bet we could find something that would work just as good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted December 23, 2011 Ive never tried roastin a chicken in the franklin. I started be placing the breast down and then turned it over and put the lid on> Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockhounder 0 Posted December 28, 2011 Ok, allow my ignorance, but what is a 'franklin'? A particular brand of wood stove? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest smallgamehunter Posted December 28, 2011 yes rock it was a widely used brand of wood stoves to heat and cook found alot in log cabins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted December 31, 2011 Ok, allow my ignorance, but what is a 'franklin'? A particular brand of wood stove? Actually it got its name from Benjamin Franklin who invented it. He also realized that a stove should be in the center of a room instead of the side for air circulation. They are expensive to make these days because of a lack of demand. They are very inefficient for heat as any open faced wood burner is as they suck a lot of heat up the chimney especially as they burn down and the chimney is still hot. If I remember right Ben came up with the iron reflector plate above the fire box to radiate heat back into the room but I could be wrong. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/frankstove.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockhounder 0 Posted January 1, 2012 Ok, here's my very FIRST tutorial (other than the finding north with the sun one that got completely ripped apart by the BBC....who by the way still hasn't proved me wrong) So, all year I've wanted to do this and I committed to doing it before 2012, before we all die by December (according to all the producers of the discovery channel). Just so you can say you learned something new. ENjoy and please, laugh all you want. I did! But really, I do hope everyone learns something from it. Because if sh*t really does hit the fan, you can survive on this food I'm showing you for a very long time because it is high in fat and protien. Enjoy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taken by the wind... 0 Posted January 1, 2012 ~ Great content Rockhounder! I actually learned something! :whistle: :thumbsup: Your credits made me laugh! :rofl: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillytowing 0 Posted January 1, 2012 rocky great video and i subscribed to your chanle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted January 1, 2012 Well when every body is asleep that uses Hughes Network may be I can watch it Rocky. :reallymad: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tatonka 0 Posted January 1, 2012 Great video Rocky. Back east we get the smaller acorn's. But will pass this on to my brother's. Won't be making that up here anytime soon. Only have willow bushes here and some spruce tree's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted January 28, 2013 Dump cake or campfire cobbler. One can pie filling peaches and one can blackberrys. Half cup of flour and one third cup of sugar. One box cake mix. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Heat the mix to set the flour Uploaded with ImageShack.us Sprinkle cake mix and add butter slices Uploaded with ImageShack.us Put coals or in this case charcoal on the dutch oven lid Uploaded with ImageShack.us The cake mix makes a crunchy top add ice cream Uploaded with ImageShack.us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharen 0 Posted January 29, 2013 Tasted down right pretty good, and sweet! Lots of vanilla ice cream on top and walla. My birthday cake from Swede. :kiss: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razor sharp 0 Posted January 29, 2013 That sounds great. Ill have to try it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4 Posted January 29, 2013 I think the topping would have turned out better if I had used canned peaches instead of pie filling. The extra juice in the peaches would have soaked up the cake mix better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwatmo 2 Posted January 29, 2013 We LOVE dump cakes, We do them all the time with the scouts. We did 4 types with the girlscouts when we helped them with their camp out. Kind of addicted to them now. LOL I like to put a box of instant chocolate pudding mix over the top. It hardens a little bit and helps keep some of the moisture in the cake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
