RE: [CH] Open Fields questions
Dan Hirschi (danhirschi@earthlink.net)
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:34:31 -0400
I have made the trip a couple of times when I was in Tennessee. Before i
had my camp stove, I asked, and got a little time on another camper's stove.
When i had my own camp stove, i bargained for time in an oven in a camper to
make an apple crisp.
The first time i made a white bean chili (based on a green chile recipe). I
made the base at home (beans and meat) and froze it. At the open fields i
picked a couple pounds of red peppers, roasted them in Hobby Farmer's
industrial chile roaster and simmered them in the chile base.
Prep in advance what you can, and don't forget to ask if you need something.
As to the driving, this year i am not sure i can go this year, but if i do,
i'll be driving from Brooklyn and will be inclined to carpooling...
Dan
Now in NYC
Dan Hirschi
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Subject: [CH] Open Fields questions
It is looking pretty likely that I will be able to clear enough time off
from work to be Indiana bound for the festivities and I am mighty excited.
Finally, I will be able to come to chile Mecca and commune in person with El
Grande and a bunch of those who share my pleasant addiction, many of whom
I've known, but never seen, for years via this list. I mostly lurk here,
since I have no recipes to share and no garden to talk about, but I do
consider capsicum one of the major food groups.
As a newbie to the Fields and one coming from somewhat afar, I have a couple
of questions/requests that probably are best replied to OFF-LIST.
1. I wouldn't mind hearing from individuals who have attended in the past
and who came without elaborate cooking/barbecuing rigs just to know what
they brought and how they managed food-wise. All I've got is a little burner
that screws onto a can of something flammable (butane maybe?).
2. I will be driving alone from NYC, probably leaving on the 24th (possibly
the 25th) and could use company, particularly if they are capable of doing
some of the driving. I am pretty flexible as far as picking someone up along
the way if it doesn't involve a major detour (I'll pass through New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, mebbe even a tad of West Va; either via Route 80 to the
north or Routes 76/70 somewhat to the south). I am planning on making a
fairly leisurely two day trip of it, but could squeeze it into a single day
if I had a co-pilot. I'm thinking of returning Monday.
Thanks much in advance for any replies.
Counting the days,
Peter Hirsch