Arkdos President Doug Thornton
OK, it
looks like spring may finally start to show itself. WOW what a winter. But
with spring cleaning comes spring cooking. There is no better time of the year than spring to Dutch oven cook.
I have
been to a couple cooking’s so far this year and as usual have had great
times. First The Redneck Gourmets
annual winter camping trip that years ago started as a hunting weekend with a
little cooking thrown in. Now no one
hunts and all we do is cook and sit by a campfire. This year’s weather was perfect and we had way too much
food. 11 people and 16 Dutch ovens for
supper. I hurt for a week after that
one. LOL! Then White oak Lake State
Parks Dutch oven weekend. They taught a
Dutch oven 101 class (that was full) and had a cook-off going at the same time. I got to meet some new people and saw some
old friends as well. We even let those Louisiana
boys come across the state line again...but only for a short time!
The point
is ...folks it is time to get those black pots out and get to using them.
Next
month on the 17th, we will host a Dog and business meeting at the
Plantation Agricultural Museum in Scott. It is located at 4815 Hway 161 South in Scott Ark. The phone there is 501-961-1409. This is only about 20 miles west of Little Rock
so I hope a lot of you can make it. We will set up and cook starting about 10
am and plan on having the meal at 1pm. After we finish lunch, we will have a short business meeting. This is an
ideal time to introduce someone new to Dutch ovens. The cooking, meal and meeting will be open to all. I am excited for a chance to meet some more
new cooks and see familiar faces again. Hope to see you there!