Outdoors with Kris Jones
Krunchin’ Leaves with Kris
by Kris Jones
Hello all of you folks! It is nice to talk to you once again, as it has been quite some time since we have talked. I have spoken to some of you before in other publications. Now, I know what those of you that don’t know me are saying to yourself…..”we aren’t talking, it is only Kris that is talking”. But, let me be the first to point out; that is my kind of conversation, me talking and someone else listening! I am not ashamed to admit, I do enjoy talking, and I guess that is why I enjoy writing.
At this particular time, I am sitting in a doctor’s office in Oklahoma City . I know you are thinking that this might be an odd place for an outdoor column to be written. But, since the stories bounce around in my head before you get them, I guess you have to get them when they come out, no matter where the storyteller may be. As I look at all these busy folks, I am thinking to myself about how they are bustling about, up to all kinds of “important” things. It occurs to me that most of these people probably aren’t even aware of the fact that dove season is right around the corner, and bow season is close on its heels.
We, down in our part of the state, take our country style of living for granted. In all reality, we have it made. We know our neighbors, all the teachers at our local school, the people that work in the grocery store, we live “small town”. Of course, we have to take the good with the bad. Our city streets have holes and humps in them that will put a crick in your neck. Our highways are beat to smithereens from the log truck traffic, plagued with speed traps, and small town politics rule the media (present company excluded, of course). But, all in all, it is a great place to live. Yesterday, I was working on food plots, cleaning seed ticks out of the area, and generally just enjoying life. Today, I am in the hustle and bustle of the “big city”. I can’t wait to get back home.
I seem to have gotten wound up in the age old argument of, country living is better than city living. That wasn’t my intention. Anyway, keep in mind that, even though the temperatures are high enough to bake cookies on your dash, hunting time is right around the corner. Bow season will sneak right up on you and it will be the day before opening day and you won’t even have any arrows fixed up. It’s time to get ready.
In the past I have shared a few outdoor cooking recipes.. It was requested that I do that here. So, I will start off with an easy one. All of my recipes are designed toward outdoor cooking in Dutch ovens.
Dump Cake
Use one large can of fruit filling of you choice. Most popular around our camp has been peaches. One box of white cake mix. Sugar, cinnamon, butter.
Grease the inside of a 12” Dutch, or line completely with foil.
Dump in the fruit and cover with the cake mix. Shake sugar over the top of the cake mix. Shake cinnamon over the top also. Use a whole stick of butter cut into chunks all over the top. Put the lid on the Dutch and set it over a small hand full of coals. Put a complete ring of coals around the top of the lid with a small pile in the middle of the top. Remember that a Dutch oven cooks from the top down. Let it cook until you smell it, and then give it about ten or fifteen more minutes. Enjoy. You can adjust the amount of fruit to suit yourself. If you like a doughy cobbler, add two boxes instead of one cake mix.
I am including my email address. Please feel free to send recipe requests to it. Also, if you have a story to share or a particular hunting, fishing or outdoor cooking question, or story you want addressed, don’t hesitate to ask. I am sure I will have something to say about it. Here it is……
krunchinleaveswithkrisj@yahoo.com
Next time I will share an adventure with you. I guess maybe I just needed to warm up to you folks again. It is hard to let ya’ll into my head just right off the bat you know. Until next time, remember to; keep the wind in your face, the sun at your back, and the Lord in your heart.
