Magnolia Black Pots Chapter - Lone Star Dutch Oven Society

The Magnolia Black Pots have been very busy this spring. On March 15th, our group headed down to Lake Darbonne in Farmerville, La. for a weekend of camping and dutch oven cooking demonstrations. This was sponsored by the Louisiana State Parks. We had 4 different chapters including the Bayou Pots, Coddo Area, Dogwood Chapter, and Magnolia Black Pots. There were 13 groups cooking and giving out samples to over 400 people. We also had cooks from Arkansas, Kentucky, and Minnesota. After the demo, we served up an evening meal feeding the group and park personnel.

Our group has been involved in 3 different CLASSICS that the Bass Pro Shop in Pearl, MS has put on. This included a Fishing Classic, Camping Classic, and Kid's Day. Several members partipated at each of these events. Clam Chowder, Chilli, Dump Cakes, Brownies, were just a few of the foods cooked up and served. On Kid's Day the children were invited to help prepare the dishes and then they watched as the coals got hot. Mo Payne even brought his Chuck Wagon and made bread and sweet rolls.

May 18th-20th, Gary & LouAnne Fowler hosted a Spring Dog at Mimosa Landing Campground in Columbia, MS. It was a perfect weekend for camping. Not to mention, being right on the river!! On Saturday morning you could smell the breakfast cooking at the Wade's campsite. After eating a bite, we had a short business meeting to discuss the National Dog in September. After the meeting was adjourned, we all started getting our pots ready for the afternoon meal. Around 2:00 we put our pots on the table and had 60+ in attendance. Big turnout. That night Monty & Tammy Wilkinson served up gumbo as we sat outside their motorhome and watched the races on their bigscreen TV.

Sunday morning the smell of breakfast lead us the to Fowler's campsite. Once again, there we were. It was a great weekend. Wonderful company, wonderful food. wonderful weather.

On the weekend of April 26th, my husband (Mo Payne) & myself & Mark & Terry Porter went to South Pittsburg, TN for the National Cornbread Festival. While there we were able to take the tour of the Lodge Manufacturing Plant and also meet Mr. Bob Kellerman who is the great grandson of the late Mr. Joseph Lodge. If anyone ever has the opportunity to go the National Cornbread Festival,

I promise that you will enjoy it.

Our Chapter is hosting The Fourth Annual National Dog in September. I would like to say "Thanks" to our advisor Biscuit Sims & his wife Anne. They have worked so hard behind the scenes getting things ready so that we can pull this off smoothly and at the same time make it enjoyable. Our chapter is very fortunate to have them. They are both very dedicated and absolutely love Dutch Oven Cooking. For more information on the National Dog visit our website at www.nationaldog2007.org

We invite all of you to join us September 27th, 28th at Lake Darbonne in Farmerville, La.

Tammy Payne

Magnolia Black Pot Chapter

4th Annual National Dutch Oven Gathering

By Biscuit T. Sims

On September 28 - 30, 2007 the Fourth National Dutch Oven Gathering (D.O.G.) will be held at Lake D’Arbonne State Park, Farmerville, LA. This event is being provided by the Yahoo Dutch Oven Cooking Group (www.groups.yahoo.com/group/dutchovencooking).

It is Hosted by The Magnolia Black Pots Chapter of the Lone Star Dutch Oven Society.

Special activities during this upcoming event will include several classes taught by Cee Dub, a nationally known television Dutch Oven cook. He has a show on RFD-TV network on the satellite system. www.CeeDubs.com is his web site. In addition, John G. Ragsdale, a well known Dutch Oven author will be autographing his books.

Four Dutch oven cook-off events will be held (breakfast casserole, biscuits, gumbo and desserts) with first, second and third place winners for each cook-off. In addition, a silent auction will be held during this event, and door prizes will be given away during the weekend to those who attend.

We would like to invite everyone to come to this event. We have 17 States and Canada registered for this event. As you see, you will get to meet and greet folks from all over the country. We are asking each guest to bring a Door Prize from your State or Country. Something a little special about your area.

We would like to invite your Chapter or Group to become a Sponsor. Sponsorships could include monetary donations, camp Dutch Ovens, other outdoor cooking equipment and accessories.

If additional information is needed please feel free to visit our web site at www.nationaldog2007.org.Contact us at 2007 National D.O.G., c/o Tiny Lawrence, P. O. Box 555, Raymond, MS 39154 or call us at 601.924.4264 or email us at n5hbb@yahoo.com.

Sincerely,

"Biscuit" Tom Sims

Owner of the Yahoo Dutch Oven Cooking Group

Chapter Advisor for the Magnolia Black Pots of the Lone Star Dutch Oven Society

Member of The International Dutch Oven Society

Up Coming Events

May 5 Cooking Demo @ Bass Pro Shops Pearl, MS.

9 am til 2 pm

May 18-19

Mimosa Landing Campground

Columbia , MS.

http://www.mimosalanding.com/

Magnolia Black Pots Chapter News

On November 3-4, 2006 our Chapter and The Camellia Chapter had a joint DOG on the West Alabama line in Pickensville. It was our East Meets West DOG. We had about 20 campers from both states. At meal time on Saturday we had 44 pots on the table with about 100 members and guests. You can see photos at www.alabamadog.com.

The following weekend we had two cooking demonstrations by our Chapter members. One was held at The Mississippi Forestry Agriculture Museum in Jackson, MS. We had nine members present. We cooked Biscuits, Dump Cakes and

a Brisket.

Melissa Collier had a demonstration at Sportman’s Warehouse in Southaven, MS. Melissa writes, “Demo at Sportsman's Warehouse in Southaven Mississippi:

Saturday was great. I was concerned about it because both of my son's were attending a Boy Scout Camporee and I wasn't going to have any help. My youngest son Darren had decided to cook a trash can turkey for the troop and have the two patrols participate in a DO cook off. He arranged for judges, recipes, extra DO's and then stood by to help each patrol with any questions they might have.

To keep me from having to go by myself, my mother decided to go and help me. That was an honor because she'd never seen us cook in the DO. It was very windy and chilly but we were able to set up in an alcove created by the protruding double doors at the entrance out of most of the wind. With the charcoal and DO in front of us and a small heater behind us, we stayed comfortably warm. We started out with sausage balls. I had made them up and froze them before I left home so really all I had to do was throw them in the DO when we got there. It seemed like "poof" instant breakfast: sausage, cheese and biscuit all in one.

We moved on to cornbread for our chicken and dressing. Mama asked for a recipe. I told her to just make her regular cornbread (she doesn't use a recipe) but to double it for a 12" DO. She was amazed and said that was the prettiest cornbread she had ever made. It was browned to perfection. While that cooled, we cooked up some chicken. Of course, while we were cooking these various things, we had plenty of people stop by to ask questions. Also, we kept one pot of sausage balls going throughout this for people to snack on.

Once the chicken was ready, we assembled the chicken and dressing and put it in a 14" deep DO. In our 12" deep DO we started a Mrs. Smith's apple pie. (I cheated and used a frozen pie simply to demonstrate baking and not have a mess of bowls and utensils to clean up.) Again, the pie was beautifully browned and people loved the dressing. They couldn't believe we were able to cook all that in the DO. We had people that said they didn't like dressing to say they actually loved it. We blamed that on the cast iron!! Anything taste better coming out of cast iron.

Lastly, we cooked my chocolate cobbler. I had one little problem. I had headed off the grocery store with only my mind such as it is. My recipes and lists were all at home so I mistakenly purchased all purpose flour instead of self rising and didn't pack any baking soda or baking powder. So, my chocolate cobbler ended up like a gooey fudgy brownie cobbler. It still tasted good, it just wasn't light and fluffy.

All in all it was a good day. We were able to explain how to cook in a DO to quite a few people and help answer their questions and point out the DO potential as Christmas presents. As I was leaving, I walked through the store to make a purchase of my own and noticed several people in the DO aisle. That was a nice way to end the day.”

December 23, 2006 we had a Christmas Party at Archestrratus Grill in Clinton, MS. We had 13 members attending, and we held a meeting to go over plans for The National DOG 2007.

The national Dog was an idea brought up in a post on The Yahoo Dutch Oven Cooking groups about 4 years ago. www.groups.yahoo.com/group/dutchovencooking. This idea was to let Dutch Oven Cooks from around the country to meet and cook with each other. The first event was sponsored by a couple of members of LSDOS and held

in Texas. Our Chapter is hosting The Fourth Annual National DOG. Our web site is www.nationaldog2007.org

We have 15 states and Canada signed up to come to this event. We welcome any sponsorship from chapters , clubs or societies.

Biscuit T. Sims

Chapter Advisor

GOD BLESS YOU !

BISCUIT T. SIMS

The Happy Dutch Oven Cook

Created April 2007

Updated June 2007

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