Outdoor Cooking

Cooking out of doors in 1940 — bean holes, spits, clambakes and burgoo, from three food writers who thought a campfire was the best joke going.

Barbecues

28 recipes in this part of Outdoor Cooking.

Barbecues

The first thing which presented itself to Sancho's sight was a whole bullock spitted upon a large elm. In six huge pots around, entire…

Border Barbecues

A big pit barbecue, the kind they throw in Texas to celebrate almost anything from a baptism to an election, calls for the skilled services…

Gone with the Wind Barbecues

The old-time pit barbecues of Southern plantations, which in slave days were a weekly feature from Spring till late Fall, such as the…

Soption

The soption, as the basting sauce is called, consists of a couple of quarts of hot vinegar, well seasoned with salt and red pepper pods…

Southern Cue Sauce

21/2 CUPS TOMATO OR I CAN I ONION I GARLIC CLOVE I TABLESPOON SUGAR I TABLESPOON BUTTER 1/2 CUP CATSUP 1/2 CUP WORCESTER- SHIRE 1/2 CUP…

Indoor Cues

In Civil War times all the belles and cavaliers for miles around agreed with Scarlett O'Hara when she said, "I hope it doesn' rain…

Kitchen Ranging

An indoor barbecue is done right at the kitchen range, either on a spit or in a roasting pan, perhaps in the dining room on one of those…

Stove Barbecues

There's nothing complicated about Mrs. Angell's barbecue of lamb, either. All she did was to rub salt and pepper over the leg, make a few…

Garlic Bread

Out here where nobody's afraid of garlic, we take a whole loaf of unsliced white bread, cut it a little more than halfway down, in thick…

Pop Gosse's Barbecued Ham

With an ice pick stick holes in the skin and push cloves in the holes. Smear ham with garlic oil or rub with garlic first. Take the paper…

Camp Cue

But it isn't every open air or ozone cook who has all outdoors to do it in and these husky Nevada recipes call for both time and elbow…

Ten Minute Ham

Melt a couple tablespoons of butter in a saucepan, stir in half as much mustard, a jigger of sherry and twice that much catsup. When…

Mexican Ducks

Another one that lays them in the hammocks is Mexican Duck. Bag a brace of them, the bigger and tenderer the better, and tie 2 bay leaves…

Goat-Milk-Fed Kid

And if your taste is anything like ours you'll tackle not only suckling pig but a fine plump goat-milk-fed kid one day. That's just the…

Pit Barbecued Pork

The genuine article in this line consists of luscious thin slices of crackling hot roast pork, and pork only, with just enough crisp…

Salsa De Barbacoa (Barbecue Sauce)

Just get yourself a flock of limes and squeeze out about 1/2 glass of juice; use lemon, vinegar, white wine or sherry if you must, although…

Pepper Sauce

And before we finish with limes, the finest of pepper sauces is made by macerating a handful of tiny chilies, both red and green, in all…

South of the Border Barbecues

Although our own Southern and border states throw some pretty swell barbecues you'll have to cross the Rio Grande to be in the real home…

Papaya Leaves and Petates

The same expertness is required of West Indians in preparing their suckling pig in clay. Thickly plastered with his earthy blanket, piggy…

Whole Sheep on the Spit

Among many barbecues we'll always recall that colorful Asado de Carnero, sheep spitted in typical Argentine style, with which our small…

Mexican Marinade

If you would barbecue in person, either above or below the Rio Grande it is well to marinate your meat first, especially if you want to…

Herb

I TEASPOON CHILI POWDER 1/8 TEASPOON CAYENNE Mix all together; put meat in a deep dish, pour marinade over, and let stand two or more…

Country Feasts

Fiestas Campestres At colorful country fiestas in any of the A B C countries south of us-Argentine, Brazil or Chile-you can eat and drink…

Hillside Barbecue

In the dry sections of Mexico where there is little foliage, a Barbacoa Serrana (hillside barbecue) is made in the same manner, except that…

Mexican Barbecue Sauce

1/2 CUP OLIVE OIL I ONION, CHOPPED I GARLIC CLOVE I CHILI PEPPER, MINCED, OR CAYENNE 1/2 TABLESPOON SALT 2 LARGE TOMATOES, CUT-UP 2…

Border Barbecue Sauce

Chili is, of course, the making of a proper Barbecue Sauce, with more or less standardized ingredients in these proportions: 1/2 CUP BUTTER…

Barbecue Sauce for Roast Beef, Pork or Lamb

1/2 CUP BUTTER I CUP VINEGAR I TEASPOON DRY MUSTARD I TABLESPOON CHOPPED ONION 2 TABLESPOONS WORCES- TERSHIRE SAUCE I TEASPOON SALT 1/2…

Tacos

Barbecued meat of any kind, including goat, makes a juicy taco, or fried tortilla sandwich. Just lay meat slices on a tortilla, spread with…

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