How to keep the camp fire cook area safe.

Note the dug out area
for the ash under the fire.

To safety use a Campfire for cooking remember these things.

• Most important this - Check the fire danger rating.  Do not take risks with this as the results could kill those you love.
• Wind over 12 knots is too dangerous for a person on a roof.  Why then would someone light a fire when the hot ashes could spread and ignite anything within landing range.
• If needed make a wood pile well away from where the blaze of the firs will be.
• Only use enough firewood for what you are going to be needing to be cooking with.
• Fire wood should not be treated.  Treated wood gives off toxins while burning.
• Once you have what you want [usually ashes to place the cooking pot within] remove any wood from the wood pile back to where you found it in the first place.
• Children do not understand the quickness of an accident happening.
• Have four water containers [bucket size] filled with water on hand at all times. have one Hessian sack per bucket al ready in the bucket [WET]
• Strategically placed in a north/ south east and west position.  This allows for ease of access and avoidance of smoke inhalation should anything happen.
• Place lamps around the no-entry area 
• 5 meters away from the centre of the fire.
• These lamps may just be a candle in a tin can that has holes right around it.  The tin will still get hot from the candle but will serve as a warning light while being decorative as well. 
• There are ways of knowing how hot the cooking heat is.  Know them before you start.

Always have an adult within very easy reach from the time the flame has been ignited until everything is well doused with water.  Then covered over and left as it was when the area was chosen to have the camp fire.

Own bread mix in a Terracotta pot.

1. Prepare the basic bread dough.
2. Preheat the oven to the specified temperature for cooking the dough.
3. Grease or spray the inside of the pot well.
4. Cover any drainage holes with a few layers of baking paper.
1.  This makes sure the dough does not expand through the holes.
5. Form the dough into balls, about half the size of the terracotta pot.
6. Set the dough in a warm area.
7. Allow the dough to rise until doubled in size.
8. Place the dough into the flower pot to cook the loaf.
9. Bake in the oven for the amount of time specified 
1. not sure - flick the top side of the dough with your thumb.  A hollow light sound is ewhat your cooked bread will sound like.
10. Remove from the oven.
11. Allow to cool before removing from the pot.

An Easy bake clay pot loaf

1. Buy a bread mix that needs little or no proving.
2. preheat the oven to the specified temperature for cooking the dough.
3. Grease or spray the inside of the pot well.
4. Cover any drainage holes with a few layers of baking paper.
1.  This makes sure the dough does not expand through the holes.
5. Make up the mix according to the instructions.
6. Place the dough into the flower pot to cook the loaf.
7. Bake in the oven for the amount of time specified 
1. not sure - flick the top side of the dough with your thumb.  A hollow light sound is ewhat your cooked bread will sound like.
8. Remove from the oven.
9. Allow to cool before removing from the pot.

Clay bakers have been used since ancient times. Cooking in a clay baker produces delectable healthy dishes.




References:  Romertopf

A brand new terracotta flower pot makes an unusual cooking utensil for a loaf of bread.

Always wash and dry terracotta pots before using them for bread making the first time as the removal of general dirt and manufacturing dust from the pots makes the eating easier.

What is food.

Is the answer to this question simply....'Something that we eat?'

What are your views.

Susan try these steps

1.  Hit the title of this post [what is food]  and a new screen comes up. At the bottom of this page is a comment box.
1. Simply write your short comment in and save.
2. Then click the back arrow and go to the new post tab.
3. Make a small title.
1. In the main area below the title write something of your thoughts. between one and 500 words is a good start. 
4. Rough guide = one thought is one sentence. 
1. This sentence then gets expanded on and becomes a post..
1. Now beef out that thought.
2. Alternatively write out a recipe.
5. Some people are fearful of not doing things right.  Yes there is a generalized layout through out the blogs [ like the structure of this post you have just read] however that's why pother people are here to assist you once things are on line. After a while you will find that you can help other people- but for now that's another ball game.
6. When you signed into Gmail did you make a blog for yourself? If not - and you want one- go to create blog on the gmail page.... fill out the blanks. There you have it. Your own blog - can be used for anything... say a journal for frustrations and highs of blogging!!!

You may know someone else who is interested in what you are doing for themselves. Ask them to read through posted posts and make comments. See no 1 and 1.1 in this post.

A couple of months ago one of the blog buddies asked for a newsletter - something I need practice at getting done. I will try to keep a newsletter going..https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f8KYEQJLJ9lUrO0yTdCnmqER-VRgDifUYll3pj3Byhw/edit?hl=en_US