[Sca-cooks] Baking bread at Pennsic [was OOP: Coleman oven]

[chirhart_1]

Oh Bella move your muffins down to our camp!          chirhart
----- Original Message -----
From: "'bella" <smprice1 at bellatlantic.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Baking bread at Pennsic [was OOP: Coleman oven]


> don't laugh i bake in a portable gas grill... ya know the small one you
sit
> on a table....
> my brother in thunder, Brendan taught me that trick.  He turned out some
> luscious
> muffins one year and I lusted after his trick...he taught me how to do it
> once we were
> home... works...
> 'bella
>
>
> At 11:10 AM 7/25/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >The last time I was at Pennsic there was a Viking encampment that had
built
> >a period brick oven they actually baked bread in. They dismantled it
before
> >they left but I hope they build another one at this years' Pennsic.
> >
> >Who on this list is going to be baking bread at Pennsic?
> >
> >Is there anyone on this list who is going to be making cheese over the
> >campfire (or wherever else) at Pennsic? Or yogurt?
> >
> >Inga/Linda
> >
> >At 10:50 AM 7/25/01, you wrote:
> >>--
> >>[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >>
> >>Some of you folks may remember that I bought a Coleman oven last year,
and
> >>had troubles with it.  (This is a metal box that sits on top of a
propane
> >>stove.)  I couldn't get the thermometer in the door up past 375F, but my
> >>biscuits scorched on the bottom after the minimum baking time.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>I brought the oven to the Great Northeastern War, but this time I
brought a
> >>standard oven thermometer to put *inside* the oven.  I discovered that
the
> >>temperature inside is about 100 degrees higher than the door thermometer
> >>claims.  Armed with this information and some sourdough starter, I was
able
> >>to make a satisfactory loaf of bread.  Triumph!  Now I figure that if
> >>I can bake a yeast bread in the thing, I can certainly manage other
kinds of
> >>baked goods.  Cookies! Pies! Empanadas!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Damn, I wish I were going to Pennsic this year...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Brighid ni Chiarain
> >>
> >>--- Robin Carroll-Mann
> >>
> >>--- rcmann4 at earthlink.net
> >>
> >>.
> >>--
> >>
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