In a message dated 9/6/10 12:00:49 AM, Bob writes:
As I recall, there were several books written in the 60s/70s regarding
cooking in foil on vehicle engines during road trips.
One was called the "Roadkill Gourmet." Let your imagination go from there.
But when I was in college in the '50s, no trip was complete without a warm
dinner cooked on the engine. It was particularly easy with the flathead
engines used then. Just wrap the food in foil and find a convenient spot to
wedged it in place. My old Plymouth would nestle a couple of cans of beans or
soup between the block and exhaust manifold. If you do this, be sure to punch
a hole in the top of the can to let steam escape. The results of an
explosion of a can of pork and beans will result in an engine compartment that looks
like a dirty garbage can.
Larry Z
In a message dated 9/6/10 12:00:49 AM, Bob writes:
> As I recall, there were several books written in the 60s/70s regarding
> cooking in foil on vehicle engines during road trips.
>
>
One was called the "Roadkill Gourmet." Let your imagination go from there.
But when I was in college in the '50s, no trip was complete without a warm
dinner cooked on the engine. It was particularly easy with the flathead
engines used then. Just wrap the food in foil and find a convenient spot to
wedged it in place. My old Plymouth would nestle a couple of cans of beans or
soup between the block and exhaust manifold. If you do this, be sure to punch
a hole in the top of the can to let steam escape. The results of an
explosion of a can of pork and beans will result in an engine compartment that looks
like a dirty garbage can.
Larry Z
