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THOSE MOUNTAIN PICNICS

Blog City Prompt: Do you think food tastes differently when you eat it outside? Why or Why not? What are some of the tastiest foods you've enjoyed outside?

I remember in the 1940’s, my mother and aunts on family outings up on Casper Mountain, cooking fried chicken over campfires. The chicken came from our back yard as well as the tomatoes and corn on the cob. My aunt make potato salad with all fresh, home made ingredients. Asparagus, watermelon, onions, beans, peas, all came from everyone's gardens. My aunt brought fresh butter, creme and milk and eggs.  Another aunt brought fresh rolls she’d baked that morning.

Then that was followed up with apple pie and a couple cakes. The smell of the pines and high mountain air with the home made food, I shall never forget.

They used heavy iron pots and skillets. Dishes and containers were all made of glass or ceramic. No clear wrap or foil. Pots were tied up with fabric and towels.
What a different world we lived in.

What do you eat now?  >>>iggy

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