Recipes / Food - Drink

[WT Sharpe]

In the Boy Scouts, we just stuck a hot dog on a stick and held it over the campfire!

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

In the Boy Scouts, we just stuck a hot dog on a stick and held it over a flame!

Girl Scouts tend to be MUCH more creative ;o). my girls could serve 4 course gourmet meals AND chocolate fondue cooking on an open fire

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

Girl Scouts tend to be MUCH more creative ;o). my girls could serve 4 course gourmet meals AND chocolate fondue cooking on an open fire

Sounds good. And nice that the Girl Scouts cook and serve meals to the Boy Scouts. It maintains the 'natural order' of things... (ducking and running...)


Stitchawl

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

(. NOTE!!!! if you do play around with this (and it can be a load of fun!) do NOT!!!! use self lighting charcoal!!!

Re 'self lighting...' How does it know 'when' to light itself?


Stitchawl

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Sounds good. And nice that the Girl Scouts cook and serve meals to the Boy Scouts. It maintains the 'natural order' of things... (ducking and running...)


Stitchawl

you BETTER run! hard far and fast!

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

you BETTER run! hard far and fast!

[astrangerhere]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

you BETTER run! hard far and fast!

I am happy to gang up on him with you.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

I am happy to gang up on him with you.

get a rope!

[astrangerhere]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

get a rope!

you get the tar and feathers.

to stay on topic -

Homemade Biscuits

2 cups all purpose flour
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
1/2 tsp salt
1tbs baking powder
3/4 milk (or buttermilk)

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with fork or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. [Alternative: using a cheese grater, grate very cold butter into flower and mix well]
3. Pour milk into flour mixture while stirring with a fork. Mix in milk until dough is soft, moist and pulls away from the side of the bowl.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and toss with flour until no longer sticky. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick sheet and cut with a floured biscuit or cookie cutter. Press together unused dough and repeat rolling and cutting procedure.
5.Place biscuits on ungreased baking sheets and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

For fluffier biscuits, knead 10 times prior to cutting and let rest 5 minutes before baking.

[badgoodDeb]

Oh. Well!! "Not letting you in", is it? Actually, I didn't so much get "in" as got a .DOC file dumped in my lap. Here, I'll upload it here for y'all. No, never mind that DOC file. Here's an even better chart (hope you can see this one).

http://www.troop-2.com/home/index.ph...d=61&Itemid=53

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Oh. Well!! "Not letting you in", is it? Actually, I didn't so much get "in" as got a .DOC file dumped in my lap. Here, I'll upload it here for y'all. No, never mind that DOC file. Here's an even better chart (hope you can see this one).

http://www.troop-2.com/home/index.ph...d=61&Itemid=53

those are Dutch Ovens, not Box Ovens. the Dutch ovens are the big cast iron affairs. there is a very exact science as to how many briquets go on the lid vs. underneath. in the Box Ovens, all of the briquets are underneath so the heat is rising, mimicking a regular oven

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

those are Dutch Ovens, not Box Ovens. the Dutch ovens are the big cast iron affairs. there is a very exact science as to how many briquets go on the lid vs. underneath. in the Box Ovens, all of the briquets are underneath so the heat is rising, mimicking a regular oven

Here's the instructions for cooking in the box oven:

link

It's down in the document somewhere. On my way out the door right now so I can't look to see exactly where, but I saw it yesterday.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

Here's the instructions for cooking in the box oven:

link

It's down in the document somewhere. On my way out the door right now so I can't look to see exactly where, but I saw it yesterday.

thanks Betty! one thing I am still not online about is my Girl Scout Training materials... everything is still in notebooks in my house! they call it "wine box oven" must be a Delaware thing. 'round here any ol' box will do

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten View Post
get a rope!

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

you get the tar and feathers.

Oh oh... my bad. O.K. I promise to take out the trash every day and I will always leave the toilet seat down. Am I forgiven?

to stay on topic -

Homemade Biscuits

2 cups all purpose flour
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)

Now THAT is the ratio that I remember. I guess shortening doesn't need to be so exact. I used to use Crisco butter flavored shortening if I didn't want to mess with butter. Tasted just about the same.

1/2 tsp salt
1tbs baking powder
3/4 milk (or buttermilk)

Try adding a half spoonful of vanilla extract, and a heaping tablespoon of sugar... I think you'll fall in love with the results. I did.


Stitchawl

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Oh. Well!! "Not letting you in", is it? Actually, I didn't so much get "in" as got a .DOC file dumped in my lap. Here, I'll upload it here for y'all. No, never mind that DOC file. Here's an even better chart (hope you can see this one).

Thanks. I got this one copied and saved!


Stitchawl