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.

Roasting on the Spit

1 recipe in this part of Outdoor Cooking.

Roasting on the Spit

JUST AS STEAKS and chops grilled over open coals are superior to kitchen-range-grilled meats, so is any roast done on a spit immeasurably…

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