EclecticGuy

I love Dutch Oven cooking! My “specialty” is Dutch Oven Cobbler. I’ve been making it since I was a Boy Scout back in the “70s” and I make it now with my son’s Boy Scout troop. Here is my recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 packages of yellow cake mix
• 1 stick of softened or melted butter (unsalted is best)
• 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 4 cans of fruit pie filling (apple, peach, cherry, blueberry, pear)

Preparation

Some people line their Dutch Oven with aluminum foil to make cleanup easier, but I am a purist and prefer to cook directly in a well-seasoned oven.

Pour the cans of fruit into … Continue Reading

Every January, my sons’ Boy Scout troop goes cabin camping on the (frozen) lake at our Council’s camp. I posted about our ice fishing experiences back in January. I forgot that I had taken some video of another favorite activity at the Cabin Camp – potato canons! Also called Spud Guns, Spudzookas, and potato launchers – checkout this article on How Stuff Works for more details on how to build them and some theory of operation.

These canons can shoot a full size potato 100s of feet – we fire them out on to the frozen lake. This year, … Continue Reading

Every January, our Boy Scout troop heads up to NH (we’re based in MA) to cabin camp. Last weekend was this year’s trip. The cabin is on the waterfront of a large pond. Last year I taught a few boys how to ice fish – we cut the holes with a hatchet! This year I was armed with a hand auger, 3 tip-ups, a bucket of shiners and some other items.

It was an extremely cold weekend, it was down to below 0 on Friday night. On Saturday morning … Continue Reading