We need your help!!!!

Smokin Joe · July 29, 2004, 09:05:58 PM

We are currently putting together our newest book, which is a compilation of favorite outdoor cooking stories - a bit of a twist on the traditional recipe book. We would love to add your funniest event, and if we do, you will receive an advance copy of the book as well as other prizes from Caroline's!

Please post these on our forum at //www.carolinesrub.com as I don't want to take up Bradley's forum space for this.

Thanks for your help!

Smokin' Joe Johnson
Caroline's Rub - Fine Spice Creations
//www.carolinesrub.com

BigRed · July 30, 2004, 12:44:44 AM

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Smokin Joe
 We are currently putting together our newest book, which is a compilation of favorite outdoor cooking stories - a bit of a twist on the traditional recipe book. We would love to add your funniest event, and if we do, you will receive an advance copy of the book as well as other prizes from Caroline's!

Please post these on our forum at //www.carolinesrub.com as I don't want to take up Bradley's forum space for this.

Thanks for your help!

Smokin' Joe Johnson
Caroline's Rub - Fine Spice Creations
//www.carolinesrub.com
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Smokin' Joe!
WHAT AN AWESOME IDEA. i WILL PUT ON THE THINKING CAP AND SEE IF ANYTHING IS WORTHY SUCH A NEAT IDEA!

BigRedRon

BigRED

Fuzzybear · July 30, 2004, 02:24:01 AM

Yeah, great idea but I ain't got no stories about being drunk and trying to smoke while whizzin and falling over backwards into a dog bomb! Nope, not me![:D]

"A mans got to know his limitations"
Glendora, CA - USA!

Smokin Joe · July 30, 2004, 02:30:19 PM

Excellent. We would really appreciate your doing that for us, Big Red.

And Fuzzy, it really is a shame that "didn't" happen...the visual image was hilarious!!!

Cheers

Smokin' Joe Johnson
Caroline's Rub - Fine Spice Creations
//www.carolinesrub.com

Bassman · July 30, 2004, 02:34:15 PM

Fuzzy, You are too funny!!![:D][:D]

Jack

PAsmoker · July 30, 2004, 07:32:17 PM

On my 1st attempt at making a refrig smoker about 2-3 years ago, my brother & I used an old 1920's era refrig we got from a customer of ours. We converted it no problem. We ran test smokes, everything ok. We decided to make some jerky for the 1st smoke while we were at work. I threw some cherry pits into the smoke pan and everything went normal. It was getting late and we were letting it cool down before putting into our shop and going home for the night. I forgot something and went back in our store/shop. I told him that our store really stank of smoke & we ought to load it on the pickup & take it home. We were going to a local watering hole for supper and he was going to follow me over there. When we got there the smoker was still smoking even though I had no wood in there. He told me on the way over there that I looked like a steam train with smoke following me the 5-6 miles we traveled. Hmmmmm, that's odd. I thought man that must really hold the smoke, Great seals. When we came out of the bar after supper (about and hour and a half later), the smoker was still SMOKING like I had it plugged in!@#$!! We had another 8 miles to get home. Well half way there, the sky lit up above me (have a sunroof in the old pickup). THE SMOKER CAUGHT ON FIRE!!! I pulled over about a mile after it caught & threw snow onto/into it. We thought we got it & drove another mile when it flared up again. The heck with it, we're getting home. Running down the highway with my truck all lit up! When we got to my house, we tried to outten it again, but that only made it smolder. We let it just burn. Turns out that the frig used wood as insulation & must have somehow got a hot ash or just overheated during the long jerky smoke and when we got air rushing while driving, it set it off. Live & learn. new refrig smoker much better but still like the bradley.

Smokin Joe · July 30, 2004, 08:15:48 PM

Thanks much PASmoker!! That must have been a real hoot...sometimes its the memories of the crazy things that can happen that make those times all the more enjoyable!

Smokin' Joe Johnson
Caroline's Rub - Fine Spice Creations
//www.carolinesrub.com

PAsmoker · July 30, 2004, 08:19:19 PM

AMEN, Joe.

Fuzzybear · July 30, 2004, 09:05:48 PM

Did I forget to mention the burnt paws? You'd think I woulda' learned by now![:D]

"A mans got to know his limitations"
Glendora, CA - USA!

Oldman · July 31, 2004, 12:53:34 AM

This is not much but as I look back it is now funny. I bone out a small ham (not fresh) and then smoked it. It was a real pretty looking ham. Smelled great. I put it on the counter. About an hour later my wife came home and asked me where is that ham? I went into there and sure enough no ham!

All Skyway, my dog, had to say (this was when he could still walk)was burp! I still cannot believe he eat that whole thing~~!

Smokin Joe · July 31, 2004, 02:12:56 AM

These are exactly the types of anecdotes we're looking for...if you read it and it makes you smile, or pulls up a similar memory of your own, it makes for a good book!

Thanks for all your help everyone!

Smokin' Joe Johnson
Caroline's Rub - Fine Spice Creations
//www.carolinesrub.com

Fuzzybear · July 31, 2004, 03:02:41 AM

Atta boy Sky!

Olds: I hadda cat what stole a whole raw turkey - was like one paw over the bird and rowwwwwwrrrr....get away or I'll kill ya! 16 pounder, draggin along the floor! I was just trying to thaw the thing out!

Sorry guys/gals...the elusive juniper berry juice has struck again and I don't care cuz I'm going albacore/yellowtail/bluefin/bass huntin' outta San Diego, CA Monday night for two days and I don't hafta go to work!

"A mans got to know his limitations"
Glendora, CA - USA!

Oldman · July 31, 2004, 10:06:23 AM

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I'd paid $10.00 to have seen that!

Smokin Joe · August 03, 2004, 12:32:00 PM

Keep them coming!! We are having a blast reading them.

Thanks!

Smokin' Joe Johnson
Caroline's Rub - Fine Spice Creations
//www.carolinesrub.com

Smokin Joe · August 04, 2004, 05:41:55 PM

We really appreciate all the folks who have sent in their stories, and we haven't stopped smiling since they started coming in. It is definitely going to make choosing among them difficult.

Please keep them coming, and be sure to tell your friends to send theirs in as well. We can never have too many!

Thanks!

Smokin' Joe Johnson
Caroline's Rub - Fine Spice Creations
//www.carolinesrub.com