PeteM 10 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Ham Roasted in a Watermelon.... Care to give more details? Sounds yummy. Link to post Share on other sites
insanescouter 10 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 ROFL .... this was just a weird example and now it has its own thread .... rofl more ... Basically you hollow out any kind of thick skin melon, put a ham inside of it, and slowly roast it.... My dad came up with the idea years ago, as a half joke, half serious idea, but never tried it. Now of course like most such ideas, I am sure others have thought of it too.... Scott Robertson http://insanescouter.org Link to post Share on other sites
PeteM 10 Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Scouters NEVER joke about food. I''ll give it a go and let you know. Link to post Share on other sites
Lisabob 13 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Ah geez, if this works I want to know! We have a cook off coming up in a couple of months... Thank you, for a good laugh today, just thinking about the incredulous stares this could attract. Link to post Share on other sites
PeteM 10 Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 I am guessing.... it is going to be a smoked (read that as pink)ham, right?(This message has been edited by PeteM) Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 739 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Most cured hams are "pre-cooked", meaning heat and serve. The watermelon would provide a novel way of heating the ham directly on the coals while not drying it out or burning it. Sounds cool! I also like to wow the Tenderfeet by boiling water (or poaching an egg or cooking a sausage ball) in an orange peel...directly on the fire. Link to post Share on other sites
OldGrayOwl 10 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Have you tried to "wow" your Scouts by boiling water in a paper (not plastic) cup on on open fire? Cured Ham cooked in a melon...now THAT is something to try. Link to post Share on other sites
GernBlansten 10 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Hey, survivorman boiled water in a plastic water bottle. Gotta try that next campfire. Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 739 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Yup...the cup will burn down to the water level then stop. They think it''s magic! Link to post Share on other sites
BrentAllen 10 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I wonder what burned watermelon rind smells like.... There used to be a country song about Watermelon Wine. You might end up with some of that as well. :-) Re: boiling water in a paper cup - the burning temperature of paper is 450 degrees F. and the boiling point of water is 212 degrees F. Do the math. :-) Link to post Share on other sites
local1400 10 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Saw some Scouts use the ol'' half an orange to cook cake batter in. Wasn''t too bad. Play around with this one to bake it through. Link to post Share on other sites
epalmer84 10 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I though this was going to be something like the turducken... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken Link to post Share on other sites
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