SC - SC-Coleman Fantasy Kitchen

[Christine A Seelye-King]

> Hey now, I'm on my way to Fool's War this weekend, and my Coleman
>Kitchen sink is already packed (along with the Coleman Oven, lamps,
>stoves, and the gas grill) - all part of the "Coleman Fantasy Kitchen". 

> Christianna >>
>
>Ah, the Coleman Fantasy Kitchen. We all know a certain Duke, Sir is 
>gonna have a fit on this issue, but I have to admit loving mine for
Great 
>Northeastern War where we camp a large household with no running >water
on site and no fast food in easy distance. 

We were just talking about what to do to make the kitchen fit in with our
increasingly period encampment.  I have seen (last year a Pennsic, in the
form of a wedding present) a wonderful wrought iron camp cooking set up,
with hooks, shelves, spits, etc., enough to feed an entire household
from.   However, I have cooked over open fires, and have come home
exhausted, smokey, and with bronchitis for the pleasure.  I am capable of
doing the living history, (and enjoy a fire more than most people), but I
really don't want to sacrifice my dishwashing facilities and clean
propane gas as a cooking source.  What we came up with last night might
just work, though.  We have steel framed pavillions that are basically
interchangeable in parts, so we have walls and tops that go with many
different arrangements.  We have screen walls that can either hang from a
separate 10x10, or, from 1/2 of our 10x20.  Taking a cue from my theatre
days, I suggested painting the sceen like a scrim, and putting a brick
walled pattern on it.  We have pictures of the ovens from Castle Gydweli
in Wales, and we could add an oven, maybe even green plants from chinks
in the rocks, etc.  That way, we have the most compact, sanitary kitchen
we can manage in camp, and still maintain the period look.  
	Oh, and the newest addition to the Coleman Fantasy Kitchen, a 'tree'
that hooks onto a large propane tank, with two outlets for hoses to run
to different appliances (stove and grill) and a place on the top to put a
gas lantern, for light while cooking!  We bought that at the new store we
have discovered "Camp Coleman", which is their catalog outlet store about
1 hour north of Atlanta.   Oh, Dear!
Christianna
tired from Fool's War, but happy to have had a nice time
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