If things get tougher?

FairyElephant_2

If you have a gas fire, you can also do reasonable toast in front of that.
The flame-effect ones work best, but you can also do it with the upright sort.
I use my grandmother's old brass toasting fork and do it occasionally when watching TV on winter evenings.....if you don't have a toasting fork then the fork utensil from the BBQ set also works!

Gigervamp

All this talk of toasting reminds me of a time we were staying at a friends flat. The only heating was a gas fire in the living room. My friend told my DD that she could help herself to any of the fruit in the kitchen, so she got a banana but found that it was frozen solid (shows how cold it was- the fridge would have been warmer!). So she stuck it between the bars of the fire. Well, one half was nicely softened, but the other half was still solid!

Primrose

JennieO - Thank you for posting your Haybox instructions. I have to say that your version is a darned sight more sophisticated than the one I had to 40 years ago for my Girl Guide's Cook's badge! (I seem to remember I only had to cook a boiled egg in mine as we still had post-war rationing in effect and my mum couldn't spare the meat ration for me to experiment with!). I wonder how long it will be before some enterprising person comes up with a commercial version?

russetred

I have to share an embarressing episode from my teens.I used to toast liquorice all sorts on a fork in front of our gas fire till the sugary coconut bit went all brown.Really yummy but I used to love the smell so one time I bend down to get a big intake of that lovely smell and a roasting hot bubble of sugar rose up and stuck to the end of my nose! Equisite pain and I was left with a blister which was too embarressing to explain.In fact if I remember right I think I said it was a giant zit cause that was less humiliating.I've gone right off liquorice all sorts.:rotfl:

moneysavingfamilycomp

thanks for the info maryb. not too much of a panic yet then but doesnt sound good does it.

Pandora123_2

Primrose wrote: »

I wonder how long it will be before some enterprising person comes up with a commercial version?

This is the same concept as a haybox, except it lacks both hay and a box!

Shuttle Chef

mardatha

giggling over the half frozen banana and the liquorice burn...!!

bootsalebabe

Hi popped in Netto yesterday and spotted a single gas stove that runs on lighter gas, maybe useful for someone in an emergency. Unfortunatley store was busy so didnt get the price. Just a thought BSB xx

shaz_mum_of__2

Another haybox buiding instruction guide using slightly different materials (all of which i have )

http://www.selfsufficientish.com/index.php/nevs-tips/97-hay-box-cooker-an-old-invention-out-of-new-materials-by-the-self-sufficient-guru-nev-sweeny

Shaz

Shaz

rosieben

russetred wrote: »

I have to share an embarressing episode from my teens.I used to toast liquorice all sorts on a fork in front of our gas fire till the sugary coconut bit went all brown.Really yummy but I used to love the smell so one time I bend down to get a big intake of that lovely smell and a roasting hot bubble of sugar rose up and stuck to the end of my nose! Equisite pain and I was left with a blister which was too embarressing to explain.In fact if I remember right I think I said it was a giant zit cause that was less humiliating.I've gone right off liquorice all sorts.:rotfl:

I shall think of you and smile every time I eat a liqourice allsort :rotfl: