Cooking in foil in the ashes
Potatoes Scrub, wrap in foil and bury in hot ashes for half an hour to an hour depending on size. Eat with butter or cheese. Apples Cut out core and fill the centre with currants and sugar. Wrap in foil and bury in ashes for 25-45 minutes.
Parsnips Peel or scrub, and cut into sticks wrap up in foil, dotting with butter as you do so, and cook in ashes for 30-40 minutes. Chops and steaks Wrap in foil with tomato and mushrooms and a pinch of salt, and bury in ashes for 30 minutes.