Campfire cooking

Ok, not really a campfire, but a homefire.
I purchased a cast iron tripod last week in order to cook over open fire with more ease. We tested it out tonight with a chili and cornbread meal, eaten in the cool mountain air as the sun went down.

Got the coals too hot under the cornbread pan but it was fine if you cut the bottom crust off first. Food tastes better eaten outside, I swear it does! Our bellies are warm and full and we smell like smoke. Off to Barnes and Noble for the other end of the spectrum, some yuppie coffee and books.:)

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Historical note for today:

Today was the day that Peter Zenger was arrested in 1773, for "seditious libel". He had published unflattering information about the Governor of New York, William Cosby. He was jailed on this day and spent 8 months in prison. This case is so significant, because in spite of the jury being chosen by Governor Cosby he was found "not guilty", in large part because the jury decided that if a person spoke the truth it couldn't be considered libelous. It has had huge impact on our freedom of speech.

Here's to Peter Zenger and all who stand up to oppression by exposing the truth through their writing.