The Compton Rendezvous is over for another year but the memories will linger.

This was at our camp on Saturday night. This rig was purchased from the blacksmiths that were set up on the grounds. The fare is, A leg of lamb on the rack and pork loin on the spit. It fed a dozen people with meat left over.

Makes you wanna say, "What's on the spit Pilgrim....grown particular?"

 

I could say ...you cook good rabbit,winter hangs on this high up.........but wrong time of the year, looks good! Just watched that Movie day before yesterday for 150th time.....lol!

Dadgum! I knew I was in the wrong place Saturday night. Looks mighty toothsome there Ron  

One of my favorite movies; just bought for $5 in a bargain bin.  That pic is making me drool; I can literally smell the meat cooking!

"Can ya skin a Griz"...?

Nice set-up Ron.. I like it..

Funny thing I just saw that Movie Today... Redford plays a Great part...

Hope that Lamb stayed rare!  Looks good but I'll bet it tasted even better!

Mason and I watched it yesterday too..... again, for the 150th time. That is one of the best parts of the movie. Mason can quote the ending of that scene where Chris is mounting up to leave and telling Jeremiah, " March is a green, muddy month down in the bottom, farmers like it mostly....."

That is one nice setup you got there from the Compton blacksmith Ron. You are fully outfitted for any kind of vittles a man could want around a fire now. I need to get him to build me a fireplace tool set one of these days. All the stuff in stores is cheap Chinese junk.

Do you by any chance happen to remember the blacksmith's name? Possibly a website?  It does seem to be on the opposite ends of the spectrum... that is a blacksmith having a website.  

John

They don't have a website but the name is Raccoon Forge and the phone is 260-281-2931

When the meat was almost ready we added this basket full of vegetables....don't wanna get scurvy...8^)

 

"were it worth the trouble"
"Huh, what trouble"

Mmmm, leg of lamb is good eats!  Pork loin too!
Ah heck, I'll eat most anything cooked over coals.

LAMB! Oh now yer talking. That looks mighty tasty slim! Them smith are called Raccoon Forge. I got one from them years ago at Marshal and have loved it since. Looking good Ron.

Ron,

 Any left over's?

O.k. I "re- read" your post and there was some leftover....

As good as that movie is, the book is even better if you ever get a chance, read it.

cant figure people down there eating hog when they could be feeding on elk.

The book is much richer. Less a hero more a man, that life threw a curve.

One description that stands out for me is him making a bivy in the snow -under a skin I think. He loved his wife.

Liver-eatin Johnson, great book !!!!