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The Proper Way to Roast a Marshmallow (and Two Other Foods You Can Cook on a Stick)
The Proper Way to Roast a Marshmallow (and Two Other Foods You Can Cook on a Stick)
Cavemen cooked large hunks of meat on sticks—at least in cartoons—but what did they care if it took a couple hundred thousand years to char a mammoth leg? Too often, I’m too beat to go into an Iron Chef smackdown gourmet extravaganza after a day of slogging through duck swamps. I want Hot Meat Now. Sausages are perfect for roasting over a fire. The trick lies in cooking them sl-o-o-o-w, so they cook all the way through without scorching on the outside.
Cut a green branch and sharpen the tip. Build a good bed of coals and hold the skewer 6 inches over the coals, rotating frequently. The sausage is done when the juices run clear.
If a kebab is what you’re craving, slice the sausage into inch-thick chunks and rehydrate a few sun-dried tomatoes and dehydrated ’shrooms. Skewer the goodies and cook them over a hot fire. Beats ramen noodles every time. —T.E.N.
Photo by Travis Rathbone
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To eat well in the outdoors all you really need is a good fire and a sharp stick. Here's how to cook with one.
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YUM!!!
These articles are great. Are they ever packaged up and provided as learning materials for groups like the Boy Scouts or Fish & Game Club youth groups?
I bet those grasshoppers would taste OK if you saute em in garlic butter, but I don't think butter'll keep very well in my survival kit.
I will stick to the marshmallow and sausage. Not hungry enough for that grasshopper!
I imagine if you had them all at the same time, the texture would be interesting, as well as the flavor.
I'd be shooting tweety birds and roasting them before trying grasshoppers........
I don't think i would want to try a grasshopper, but if you get hunrgy enough, it would be good i guess
Grasshoppers aren't a complete meal,but taste great:is a must to try with giant ants and other bugs.
When I was a kid we would roast old fashioned smoked sausages that way while the hounds chased a fox all night. Don't forget the hotdog buns, mustard and some chopped Vidalia onion. A pot of coffee goes good also. Last year I went home to Florida and my older Brother took me fox hunting. We had a fire, sausages and the works. The food was good but it was not quite the same because most of the old timers are now gone. My Bro still has his hounds and goes alone. The last old timer to pass was 89 when he had a heart attack in '07.
The grasshopper totally ruined my appetite for the marshmallow thanks a lot. But I guess I'll try it sometime though.
Foreget the grasshopper, just gemme the s'mores
My local outfitter sells some high end chop-sticks that screw apart like some pool que sticks. The have thier own little travel case. They want almost $50 for them! I turned to the sales guy and said, "I carry a knife and I can whittle sticks." He had the grace to grin and say, "Yeah, you could do that."
That sure smell good! Finger liking tasty....hmmmmmmmmm....good.
That grasshopper looked delicious!
HAving spent some time with the "Yards" in the Central Highlands , those who have been there know the deal, you will be surprised what you will eat if your hungry enough. Snakes, Monkeys,etc.
I've actually had grasshopper its not that bad it just has the texture of a sunflower seed shell.
Grasshoppers? No thanks.
(Man, I hope I'm never THAT hungry!)
I'll stick to GBD (Golden Brown and Delicious!)marshmallows.
And yes, cook things s-l-o-w-l-y.
(As usual, patience is rewarded)
Grown, self-proclaimed "outdoorsmen" being skittish at the thought of eating bugs to survive? Really?
What if you mix the marshmellow with the grasshopper. Put that on a graham cracker with some chocolate and feast down. You could always take some hotdogs and use the grasshopper as a condoment. haha
What if you mix the marshmellow with the grasshopper. Put that on a graham cracker with some chocolate and feast down. You could always take some hotdogs and use the grasshopper as a condoment. haha
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I bet those grasshoppers would taste OK if you saute em in garlic butter, but I don't think butter'll keep very well in my survival kit.
When I was a kid we would roast old fashioned smoked sausages that way while the hounds chased a fox all night. Don't forget the hotdog buns, mustard and some chopped Vidalia onion. A pot of coffee goes good also. Last year I went home to Florida and my older Brother took me fox hunting. We had a fire, sausages and the works. The food was good but it was not quite the same because most of the old timers are now gone. My Bro still has his hounds and goes alone. The last old timer to pass was 89 when he had a heart attack in '07.
Foreget the grasshopper, just gemme the s'mores
YUM!!!
These articles are great. Are they ever packaged up and provided as learning materials for groups like the Boy Scouts or Fish & Game Club youth groups?
I will stick to the marshmallow and sausage. Not hungry enough for that grasshopper!
I imagine if you had them all at the same time, the texture would be interesting, as well as the flavor.
I'd be shooting tweety birds and roasting them before trying grasshoppers........
I don't think i would want to try a grasshopper, but if you get hunrgy enough, it would be good i guess
Grasshoppers aren't a complete meal,but taste great:is a must to try with giant ants and other bugs.
The grasshopper totally ruined my appetite for the marshmallow thanks a lot. But I guess I'll try it sometime though.
My local outfitter sells some high end chop-sticks that screw apart like some pool que sticks. The have thier own little travel case. They want almost $50 for them! I turned to the sales guy and said, "I carry a knife and I can whittle sticks." He had the grace to grin and say, "Yeah, you could do that."
That sure smell good! Finger liking tasty....hmmmmmmmmm....good.
That grasshopper looked delicious!
HAving spent some time with the "Yards" in the Central Highlands , those who have been there know the deal, you will be surprised what you will eat if your hungry enough. Snakes, Monkeys,etc.
I've actually had grasshopper its not that bad it just has the texture of a sunflower seed shell.
Grasshoppers? No thanks.
(Man, I hope I'm never THAT hungry!)
I'll stick to GBD (Golden Brown and Delicious!)marshmallows.
And yes, cook things s-l-o-w-l-y.
(As usual, patience is rewarded)
Grown, self-proclaimed "outdoorsmen" being skittish at the thought of eating bugs to survive? Really?
What if you mix the marshmellow with the grasshopper. Put that on a graham cracker with some chocolate and feast down. You could always take some hotdogs and use the grasshopper as a condoment. haha
What if you mix the marshmellow with the grasshopper. Put that on a graham cracker with some chocolate and feast down. You could always take some hotdogs and use the grasshopper as a condoment. haha
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