On Wed 19 Jan 2005 02:59:25p, Leonard Lehew tittered and giggled, and
giggled and tittered, and finally blurted out...

> On 19 Jan 2005 13:52:55 GMT, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>>
>>> I first got interested in cooking as an 11 year old Boy Scout. I
>>> figured there had to be something better to eat in the great outdoors
>>> than a burnt hot dog. Like a lot of men, I still think the combination
>>> of meat and coals from a wood fire is hard to beat.
>>
>>For my cooking merit badge, on a camping trip, we were given an
>>assortment of foods to use which included dried fruit (apricots, prunes,
>>etc.) and a box of Bisquick. Everybody else made stewed fruit and
>>biscuits. I stewed and mashed the fruit, made a pastry dough from the
>>Bisquick and made fried fruit pies.
>>
> <snip>
>>Wayne
> Even then you had the makings of a creative cook!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Leonard
>

Thanks! I enjoy being creative in the kitchen, but I also like very
traditional cooking with prescribed recipes, although I do take liberties.
;-)

Wayne