I wrote OT because the post is about cooking, rather than about Kuthe.

It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state park
campground. I had this giant cryovac thing of pork spare ribs. I bought it frozen over a week ago, and it thawed slowly in my fridge. The grill thing
was one of those ones with a cast iron grate, and right on the ground; it was
essentially a fire ring, but rectangular. It was not the sort of thing you cook two big racks of ribs on. Folks there were dubious, both that it could be
done at all, and if I would have the lasting power to accomplish it, both
because my typical go-to-sleep time is so early, and because I was drinking
beer.

The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the ribs, but I
kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes dousing the fire of
charcoal and seasoned oak with water, but by damned I didn't make it work
acceptably. They weren't fall-off-the-bone tender by any stretch, and there
was a bit of burndness, but not much.

I made the most of the resources that I had for cooking those ribs, and I
brought another thing that was a hit, chip dippy salsa, which was just 3 cans
of generic Ro-Tel, blended with 5 decent beefsteak tomatoes, a small sweet
onion and some salt. I rode out with my son, and he got to reacquaint with
his cousins after a few years. We've got an interesting family tree because my nephew married my wife's cousin, so my wife and I are
great-aunt and great-uncle, respectively to their kids and she is also their first cousin, once removed. She couldn't be there because she had to work,
but I have no doubt that the kinship ties were strengthened by this event.

--Bryan

On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 6:16:49 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> I wrote OT because the post is about cooking, rather than about Kuthe.
>
> It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state park
> campground. I had this giant cryovac thing of pork spare ribs. I bought it frozen over a week ago, and it thawed slowly in my fridge. The grill thing
> was one of those ones with a cast iron grate, and right on the ground; it was
> essentially a fire ring, but rectangular. It was not the sort of thing you cook two big racks of ribs on. Folks there were dubious, both that it could be
> done at all, and if I would have the lasting power to accomplish it, both
> because my typical go-to-sleep time is so early, and because I was drinking
> beer.
>
> The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the ribs, but I
> kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes dousing the fire of
> charcoal and seasoned oak with water, but by damned I didn't make it work
> acceptably. They weren't fall-off-the-bone tender by any stretch, and there
> was a bit of burndness, but not much.
>
> I made the most of the resources that I had for cooking those ribs, and I
> brought another thing that was a hit, chip dippy salsa, which was just 3 cans
> of generic Ro-Tel, blended with 5 decent beefsteak tomatoes, a small sweet
> onion and some salt. I rode out with my son, and he got to reacquaint with
> his cousins after a few years. We've got an interesting family tree because my nephew married my wife's cousin, so my wife and I are
> great-aunt and great-uncle, respectively to their kids and she is also their first cousin, once removed. She couldn't be there because she had to work,
> but I have no doubt that the kinship ties were strengthened by this event.


Well, it was an "adventure" with the ribs, but otherwise sounds like a pretty decent time...and thanx for the quick dip recipe...

--
Best
Greg

On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>I wrote OT because the post is about cooking, rather than about Kuthe.

Very unusual for you, indeed.

<snip>

On Sun, 16 May 2021 09:52:45 +1000, Sean > wrote:

>On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:
>
>>I wrote OT because the post is about cooking, rather than about Kuthe.
>
>Very unusual for you, indeed.
>
><snip>

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."

On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>I wrote OT because the post is about cooking, rather than about Kuthe.
>
>It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state park
>campground. I had this giant cryovac thing of pork spare ribs. I bought it frozen over a week ago, and it thawed slowly in my fridge. The grill thing
>was one of those ones with a cast iron grate, and right on the ground; it was
>essentially a fire ring, but rectangular. It was not the sort of thing you cook two big racks of ribs on. Folks there were dubious, both that it could be
>done at all, and if I would have the lasting power to accomplish it, both
>because my typical go-to-sleep time is so early, and because I was drinking
>beer.
>
>The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the ribs, but I
>kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes dousing the fire of
>charcoal and seasoned oak with water, but by damned I didn't make it work
>acceptably. They weren't fall-off-the-bone tender by any stretch, and there
>was a bit of burndness, but not much.
>
>I made the most of the resources that I had for cooking those ribs, and I
>brought another thing that was a hit, chip dippy salsa, which was just 3 cans
>of generic Ro-Tel, blended with 5 decent beefsteak tomatoes, a small sweet
>onion and some salt. I rode out with my son, and he got to reacquaint with
>his cousins after a few years. We've got an interesting family tree because my nephew married my wife's cousin, so my wife and I are
>great-aunt and great-uncle, respectively to their kids and she is also their first cousin, once removed. She couldn't be there because she had to work,
>but I have no doubt that the kinship ties were strengthened by this event.
>
>--Bryan

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."

On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:


> It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state
> park campground.

.... and will all have covid in 3 weeks.

< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
> ring, but rectangular.

I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
ground. Uh, Hmmmm.

Why not just raise up the grates with some rocks or something?
Becaue teher must be some way to lift the grate to put stuff undfer
it.

And why would you be normally be asleep at 5:PM on a Saturday?
Because you obviously had time to get home and post about this and
it's only 6:44pm.

> The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the ribs, but I
> kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes dousing the fire of
> charcoal and seasoned oak with water,

Covering the ribs with spent ashes. BTDT.

-sw

On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>
>> It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state
>> park campground.
>
>... and will all have covid in 3 weeks.
>
>< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
>> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
>> ring, but rectangular.
>
>I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
>ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
>
>Why not just raise up the grates with some rocks or something?
>Becaue teher must be some way to lift the grate to put stuff undfer
>it.
>
>And why would you be normally be asleep at 5:PM on a Saturday?
>Because you obviously had time to get home and post about this and
>it's only 6:44pm.
>
>> The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the ribs, but I
>> kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes dousing the fire of
>> charcoal and seasoned oak with water,
>
>Covering the ribs with spent ashes. BTDT.
>
>-sw

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."

Sean wrote:

> On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> >
> >> It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state
> >> park campground.
> >
> > ... and will all have covid in 3 weeks.
> >
> > < The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
> >> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
> >> ring, but rectangular.
> >
> > I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
> > ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
> >
> > Why not just raise up the grates with some rocks or something?
> > Becaue teher must be some way to lift the grate to put stuff undfer
> > it.
> >
> > And why would you be normally be asleep at 5:PM on a Saturday?
> > Because you obviously had time to get home and post about this and
> > it's only 6:44pm.
> >
> >> The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the
> ribs, but I >> kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes
> dousing the fire of >> charcoal and seasoned oak with water,
> >
> > Covering the ribs with spent ashes. BTDT.
> >
> > -sw
>
> Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."


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On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>
>> It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state
>> park campground.
>
>... and will all have covid in 3 weeks.
>
>< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
>> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
>> ring, but rectangular.
>
>I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
>ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
>
>Why not just raise up the grates with some rocks or something?
>Becaue teher must be some way to lift the grate to put stuff undfer
>it.
>
>And why would you be normally be asleep at 5:PM on a Saturday?
>Because you obviously had time to get home and post about this and
>it's only 6:44pm.
>
>> The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the ribs, but I
>> kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes dousing the fire of
>> charcoal and seasoned oak with water,
>
>Covering the ribs with spent ashes. BTDT.
>
>-sw

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."

On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 11:03:20 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>
> > It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state
> > park campground.
> ... and will all have covid in 3 weeks.
>
A bunch of fully vaccinated adults.
>
> < The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
> > iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
> > ring, but rectangular.
> I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
> ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
>
https://boa247.com/table-rock-state-...carousel-15753
>
> Why not just raise up the grates with some rocks or something?
> Becaue teher must be some way to lift the grate to put stuff undfer
> it.
>
> And why would you be normally be asleep at 5:PM on a Saturday?
> Because you obviously had time to get home and post about this and
> it's only 6:44pm.
>
Typical bedtime is before 9PM, and this took place on Friday. I posted
about it on Saturday. We all stayed up until about midnight, fueled by
a 1/6bbl of this:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/36184/138737/
>
> > The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the ribs, but I
> > kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes dousing the fire of
> > charcoal and seasoned oak with water,
> Covering the ribs with spent ashes. BTDT.
>
It didn't end up particularly ashy.
>
> -sw
>
--Bryan

Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 11:03:20 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> >
> > > It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state
> > > park campground.
> > ... and will all have covid in 3 weeks.
> >
> A bunch of fully vaccinated adults.
> >
> > < The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
> > > iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
> > > ring, but rectangular.
> > I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on
> > the ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
> >
> https://boa247.com/table-rock-state-...carousel-15753
> >
> > Why not just raise up the grates with some rocks or something?
> > Becaue teher must be some way to lift the grate to put stuff undfer
> > it.
> >
> > And why would you be normally be asleep at 5:PM on a Saturday?
> > Because you obviously had time to get home and post about this and
> > it's only 6:44pm.
> >
> Typical bedtime is before 9PM, and this took place on Friday. I
> posted about it on Saturday. We all stayed up until about midnight,
> fueled by a 1/6bbl of this:
> https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/36184/138737/
> >
> > > The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from
> > > the ribs, but I kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and
> > > sometimes dousing the fire of charcoal and seasoned oak with
> > > water,
> > Covering the ribs with spent ashes. BTDT.
> >
> It didn't end up particularly ashy.
> >
> > -sw
> >
> --Bryan


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On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
snip
>
>< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
>> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
>> ring, but rectangular.
>
>I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
>ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
>
snip
>-sw

maybe something like this.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADjz6owCicA/maxresdefault.jpg

Styles vary, but generally a raised concrete surround with cast iron
grate meant to encourage campers to have their campfires in a safe
location.
Janet US

On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 11:58:06 AM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
> On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
> >On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
> snip
> >
> >< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
> >> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
> >> ring, but rectangular.
> >
> >I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
> >ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
> >
> snip
> >-sw
>
> maybe something like this.
> https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADjz6owCicA/maxresdefault.jpg
>
> Styles vary, but generally a raised concrete surround with cast iron
> grate meant to encourage campers to have their campfires in a safe
> location.

A water hose just lying there is equally as good.

On Sun, 16 May 2021 10:33:38 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 11:58:06 AM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>> >On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> snip
>> >
>> >< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
>> >> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
>> >> ring, but rectangular.
>> >
>> >I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
>> >ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
>> >
>> snip
>> >-sw
>>
>> maybe something like this.
>> https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADjz6owCicA/maxresdefault.jpg
>>
>> Styles vary, but generally a raised concrete surround with cast iron
>> grate meant to encourage campers to have their campfires in a safe
>> location.
>
>A water hose just lying there is equally as good.

you must be a city slicker. No pipped water in campgrounds. You
either bring your own water or if lucky, there is a well and a pump.
Janet US

On Sun, 16 May 2021 22:43:52 -0600, US Janet >
wrote:

>On Sun, 16 May 2021 10:33:38 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> wrote:
>
>>On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 11:58:06 AM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
>>> On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>> >On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>> snip
>>> >
>>> >< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
>>> >> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
>>> >> ring, but rectangular.
>>> >
>>> >I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
>>> >ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
>>> >
>>> snip
>>> >-sw
>>>
>>> maybe something like this.
>>> https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADjz6owCicA/maxresdefault.jpg
>>>
>>> Styles vary, but generally a raised concrete surround with cast iron
>>> grate meant to encourage campers to have their campfires in a safe
>>> location.
>>
>>A water hose just lying there is equally as good.
>
>you must be a city slicker. No pipped water in campgrounds. You
>either bring your own water or if lucky, there is a well and a pump.
>Janet US

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."

On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 12:43:58 AM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2021 10:33:38 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 11:58:06 AM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
> >> On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >> >On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> snip
> >> >
> >> >< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
> >> >> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
> >> >> ring, but rectangular.
> >> >
> >> >I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
> >> >ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
> >> >
> >> snip
> >> >-sw
> >>
> >> maybe something like this.
> >> https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADjz6owCicA/maxresdefault.jpg
> >>
> >> Styles vary, but generally a raised concrete surround with cast iron
> >> grate meant to encourage campers to have their campfires in a safe
> >> location.
> >
> >A water hose just lying there is equally as good.
> you must be a city slicker. No pipped water in campgrounds. You
> either bring your own water or if lucky, there is a well and a pump.
> Janet US

Where ever I barbecue, there's going to be water.

On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 12:43:58 AM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2021 10:33:38 -0700 (PDT), bruce bowser
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 11:58:06 AM UTC-4, US Janet wrote:
> >> On Sat, 15 May 2021 23:03:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >> >On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> snip
> >> >
> >> >< The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast
> >> >> iron grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire
> >> >> ring, but rectangular.
> >> >
> >> >I cannot picture what you're talking about. A cast iron grate on the
> >> >ground. Uh, Hmmmm.
> >> >
> >> snip
> >> >-sw
> >>
> >> maybe something like this.
> >> https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ADjz6owCicA/maxresdefault.jpg
> >>
> >> Styles vary, but generally a raised concrete surround with cast iron
> >> grate meant to encourage campers to have their campfires in a safe
> >> location.
> >
> >A water hose just lying there is equally as good.
> you must be a city slicker.

Of course, its as scary as heck living out there in the hills, especially with all that quietness. I have to live where everything is going on. Otherwise, I feel I might be missing something.

On Sun, 16 May 2021 22:43:52 -0600, US Janet wrote:

> you must be a city slicker. No pipped water in
> campgrounds. you either bring your own water or
> if lucky, there is a well and a pump.

into which city slickers **** / puke if humanly possible.

On Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:45 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>I wrote OT because the post is about cooking, rather than about Kuthe.
>
>It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state park
>campground. I had this giant cryovac thing of pork spare ribs. I bought it frozen over a week ago, and it thawed slowly in my fridge. The grill thing
>was one of those ones with a cast iron grate, and right on the ground; it was
>essentially a fire ring, but rectangular. It was not the sort of thing you cook two big racks of ribs on. Folks there were dubious, both that it could be
>done at all, and if I would have the lasting power to accomplish it, both
>because my typical go-to-sleep time is so early, and because I was drinking
>beer.
>
>The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the ribs, but I
>kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes dousing the fire of
>charcoal and seasoned oak with water, but by damned I didn't make it work
>acceptably. They weren't fall-off-the-bone tender by any stretch, and there
>was a bit of burndness, but not much.
>
>I made the most of the resources that I had for cooking those ribs, and I
>brought another thing that was a hit, chip dippy salsa, which was just 3 cans
>of generic Ro-Tel, blended with 5 decent beefsteak tomatoes, a small sweet
>onion and some salt. I rode out with my son, and he got to reacquaint with
>his cousins after a few years. We've got an interesting family tree because my nephew married my wife's cousin, so my wife and I are
>great-aunt and great-uncle, respectively to their kids and she is also their first cousin, once removed. She couldn't be there because she had to work,
>but I have no doubt that the kinship ties were strengthened by this event.
>
>--Bryan

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."

Bryan Simmons wrote:

> I wrote OT because the post is about cooking, rather than about Kuthe.
>
> It was my nephew's 50th B-day celebration. We all went to a state
> park campground. I had this giant cryovac thing of pork spare ribs.
> I bought it frozen over a week ago, and it thawed slowly in my
> fridge. The grill thing was one of those ones with a cast iron
> grate, and right on the ground; it was essentially a fire ring, but
> rectangular. It was not the sort of thing you cook two big racks of
> ribs on. Folks there were dubious, both that it could be done at
> all, and if I would have the lasting power to accomplish it, both
> because my typical go-to-sleep time is so early, and because I was
> drinking beer.
>
> The fire was hot, and there were flames fueled by the fat from the
> ribs, but I kept at it, flipping them with a fork, and sometimes
> dousing the fire of charcoal and seasoned oak with water, but by
> damned I didn't make it work acceptably. They weren't
> fall-off-the-bone tender by any stretch, and there was a bit of
> burndness, but not much.
>
> I made the most of the resources that I had for cooking those ribs,
> and I brought another thing that was a hit, chip dippy salsa, which
> was just 3 cans of generic Ro-Tel, blended with 5 decent beefsteak
> tomatoes, a small sweet onion and some salt. I rode out with my son,
> and he got to reacquaint with his cousins after a few years. We've
> got an interesting family tree because my nephew married my wife's
> cousin, so my wife and I are great-aunt and great-uncle, respectively
> to their kids and she is also their first cousin, once removed. She
> couldn't be there because she had to work, but I have no doubt that
> the kinship ties were strengthened by this event.
>
> --Bryan


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