[Sca-cooks] Re:hot rock cookery

[Carper, Rachel]

My father's friend did the same with baked potato's in England after the
war. And I know Laura Ingalls Wilder mentions it once or twice. (Ok,
yes, I'm a closet addict and probably know the whole collection by
heart. But I do have the cookbook!)



I wish I was going to Pensic. Can you post how it goes and take
pictures? Are you going to write it up for Pop Chiv? The rock cooking I
mean. 


Elewyiss

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[mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Olwen the Odd
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re:hot rock cookery


When I have lived with a wood stove, first at my aunties and later when
I 
was grown, I know that at night or while away from home you bank the
fire 
then stick some rocks or (the right kind of) bricks in the stove and if
it 
was really cold then lay some on top of the stove as well.  By doing
that 
you kept more heat generated for a longer time.  I learned from my
auntie 
that putting yeast dough on or very near the stove over night would
yeald 
some great rolls or bread in the morning.  Also she made yogurt and
other 
stuff that way.  In winter us kids carried small warm rocks in our coat 
pockets.
Doesn't really have much to do with the thread I suppose, just memories.
Olwen
>
>I say we try it at pennsic. Have Wood and Hot Rocks Will travel.  
>Chirhart
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Carper, Rachel" <rachel.carper at hp.com>
>
> > You can get the same instructions along with one on how to make soup

> > in Food and Drink in Britain by C. Anne Wilson. And they have it 
> > readily avaliable at Barnes and Noble. Or at least the one near me 
> > here in Atlanta.
> >
> >
> > Elewyiss
> > -----Original Message-----
> > In a message dated 2/21/2004 7:21:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> > sca-cooks-request at ansteorra.org writes:
> >
> > > fianna feasting in the woods on deer cooked by heated stones 
> > > thrown into a pit, something i don't think i want to try at the 
> > > average feast site. 8)

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