Split pea soup

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Have you EVER been camping?

Ever cooked over a hand-built open pit fire using rocks to support the
skillet?

Ever fried canned bacon or fresh out of the stream trouts?

Ever picked and eaten or canned wild blackberries?

So many good memories from REAL vacations with my parents.......
--

Oh, OM, I hope these aren't just memories for you! We try to go
camping at least a few times each year with my brother and his family,
and my brother and I mostly see it as an excuse to cook fabulous meals
outdoors! Our spouses (who are not interested in cooking and think
we're nuts) plan the hikes and activities, but we plan and execute the
meals, and lemme tell you, we have folks from other camp sites (with
cans of Dinty Moore beef stew on their picnic tables) wandering over to
find out what the incredible smells are all about. We're now exploring
the many wonderful uses of the camp dutch oven....very cool. Do
yourself a favor and get back out there if you can!!

Sandy

It's been years... <sigh>

Now that I've given away all of my poultry except one emu, an overnight
camping trip to the lake in Georgetown is a real possibility. Mom is
gone but dad lives with me so I can go with him. :-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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aem said:

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Oh, OM, I hope these aren't just memories for you! We try to go
camping at least a few times each year with my brother and his family,
and my brother and I mostly see it as an excuse to cook fabulous meals
outdoors! Our spouses (who are not interested in cooking and think
we're nuts) plan the hikes and activities, but we plan and execute the
meals, and lemme tell you, we have folks from other camp sites (with
cans of Dinty Moore beef stew on their picnic tables) wandering over to
find out what the incredible smells are all about. We're now exploring
the many wonderful uses of the camp dutch oven....very cool. Do
yourself a favor and get back out there if you can!!

Camp cooking is a hoot. You've reached expert status in my mind when
you can make biscuits in the dutch oven. -aem

I've not tried that, and I DO own a dutch oven. :-) Hints please?
Corn bread in a dutch oven would be wunnderful too IMHO.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Peter Huebner said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
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I do use carrot but do not use celery in split pea soup.
I don't think it needs it..... I prefer to keep the spicing to a minimum
with peas. Other than the smoky flavor addition, I think peas can pretty
much stand alone for a nice, pleasant flavor.

I don't use fresh celery, I use a pinch of celery seeds though. Not always,
but
it kinda substitutes for smoked bacon hock :-)

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I add some grated carrot just for the color appeal, and pre-sautee'd
onions, and just a little garlic and salt free lemon pepper.

I always do SPS in the pressure cooker (20mins) so the veges come out
differently. I only quarter the onion and it's gone when I open the pot.
I dice the carrot, and they're still there, if only just.

Sometimes, for variety, I open the pressure cooker and add a cup of frozen
baby
green peas, then let it boil on, open, for 5 mins or so .... it adds a really
delightful fresh note.

-P.

You are not alone... :-)
I use only a pressure cooker anymore for making stock, beans, SPS or
rice. My power bills have been out the roof lately, so I do whatever I
can to cut back on electric usage. Pressure cookers are a real money
saver.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've not tried that, and I DO own a dutch oven. :-) Hints please?
Corn bread in a dutch oven would be wunnderful too IMHO.
--
Peace, Om.

Not sure what hints you're interested in...how to *use* a dutch oven
with coals at a camp site? How to cook in the dutch oven? Happy to
help, no matter what! Start a new topic, and I will be there! And
yes, cornbread is wonderful in a dutch oven over a camp fire.

Sandy, happy that spring has arrived in Maryland, and looking forward
to good camping soon!

Sheldon said:

No, no, no... that's called charred skin... no smoke passes through the
foil. Anyway, where'd you learn to do Mickys... ya gotta wrap em in
several layers of newpaper, never foil, that steams them... the outer
pages will become charred/carbonized, increasing insulation, so the
inner pages don't burn... an experienced Micky maker knows exactly how
hot the coals and then adjusts the number of newspaper layers to suit.
And of course you can't do Mickys with purchased spuds, gotta get some
scrawny Irish kid to steal em, the skinny Micks can run fast. I
seriously doubt anyone has ever done a Micky in Tx, there were no Micks
there, still aren't any, least not real Micks.

Sheldon

Wasn't there a flap over the ( bad ) chemicals in newspaper ink ?

I don't know if they banned it,
or were given one of those 20 year federal "timetable to correct"...

??

<rj>

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Wasn't there a flap over the ( bad ) chemicals in newspaper ink ?

I don't know if they banned it,
or were given one of those 20 year federal "timetable to correct"...

??

IIRC there was an issue over the inks but again IIRC the inks have now
been switched to vegetable based so they no longer present a problem.
I'd have to research the issue further. I know our recyclers will take
regular newspaper but not glossy paper. There is some issue with the
glossy paper but again I'd have to research to find out what it is.

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<rj>

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Damsel in dis Dress wrote on 02 Apr 2006 in rec.food.cooking

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Whoa, Andy! You didn't tell me you were that kind of boy. Have you
met my friend Heather? ;o)

Peace,
Carol

Oh! Sure, for Andy you got a friend....I like my womens just like my
licorice...black and twisted.

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-Alan

On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 22:14:23 GMT, Mr Libido Incognito <[email hidden]>

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Damsel in dis Dress wrote on 02 Apr 2006 in rec.food.cooking

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Whoa, Andy! You didn't tell me you were that kind of boy. Have you
met my friend Heather? ;o)

Oh! Sure, for Andy you got a friend....I like my womens just like my
licorice...black and twisted.

Heather is definitely twisted, but unfortunately for you, she is
Caucasian. <G>

Peace,
Carol