Aaaah the 12 qt camp oven

Had to post this,

had an itch to scratch this arvo, busy weekend with relly dropping in unanounced from Finland, had not seen her for 15 yrs. Anyway, had to drop them off in Sydney Central for coach to Canberra. I hate the city and especially going in there on the weekends. Got home around 1430 and started thinking about.... hmmmm...a juicy chook from the camp oven. Did not know the wood situation but knew it was around 1500 hrs and the shops were open. So...trusting in fate I went there and found one last free range chook, 1.5 kg. Grabbed some unwashed spuds and sweet potato and hurried home. Found suffiicient firewood and got the 1st fire going.

Got the 12 qt oven out and preheated it on the fire while seasoning the chook and washing the spuds. Oven reached around 350 C so built second fire and shifted the wood over, leaving the beautiful coals in the first fireplace. In went the chook and the spuds, oh the sound when you close the lid and it starts... Cooked bacon and eggs on the second fire for the kids and then while they were in the bath I put the sweet potatoes in. 2hrs later, dished up and

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate!

I scratched that itch. We sat at the big jarrah dining table and dined in excellence, barefoot style with the stubbies and flannel shirt.

Thank God for cast iron camp ovens.