[Sca-cooks] Period Cooking Outdoors

[Betsy Marshal]

Once upon a time, we had a similar situation- some of the welders in our
group made 6-8 frames to hold (at a reasonable height) 3 or 4 cut in half
(longways) metal barrels, to serve as charcoal/wood grills; using some
expanded mesh as a cooking surface. When we loaned the set to our
neighboring barony, the barrels stacked together nicely, but the frames did
not, leading to several round trips to get them all to the site, and home
again. Since you have some time, this might be worth re-creating- as I
recall each frame was a not quite cube of rebar that the curved barrels
wouldn't quite fall through. 
Failing that the usual fire trenches with tripods and grates would likely
suffice, but tend to scar the ground...
Hope this helps some, Betsy

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Subject: [Sca-cooks] Period Cooking Outdoors

Merhaba,

I would ask the aid of the assembled for resources on cooking in a
period manner for camping.  I'm contemplating cooking for about 50-75
people at a site that lacks modern facilities, so the idea of doing
this in as period a style as I can manage intrigues me.
My focus would be "Middle Eastern" period foods, and mostly snack-type
stuff on top of this (I have the Miscellany, as well as some Ottoman
cooking resources) but I'm not tied solely to that theme.  Any
resources (books! books! books!), or advice, the assembled can give
would be of help, and greatly appreciated.

Sukran,


----asim

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