Open fire cooking

We've just returned from an awesome camping trip at Fortescue Bay, near Port Arthur.  Apart from being a beautiful bush spot, right by snow white sands and crystal clear water (not as freezing as previous), lovely walks, great people and a terrific family atmosphere, what set this camping spot apart was the open fire cooking.  Here's some things we tried:

• toasting marshmallow (nothing new here)
• toasting toast
• spuds in foil (with sour cream, parmeson cheese, onion and capsicum)
• corn in foil (still in the cob, add butter)
• hot cross buns (in foil, spread with butter)
• sausages on a stick (first, apologise to the sausage, then stick a stick from one end to the other)
• bananas - leave in their skins - slice from 1 end to other add chocolate - hazelnute choc was particularly YUM
• and the grand finalie - 2 shortbread biscuits choc on one side, toast a marshmallow and pop inside - eat
• and the grand, grand finale - 2 short bread biscuits, choc on one side, pop 3 marshmallows and 1 square of chocolate in between, roll on foil and put on the coals for a few minutes

Preparing the coals - this all cooks best on coals rather than flame.  Red coals cook pretty fast (great for marshmallows) while darker coals are better for spuds otherwise the outside cooks well ahead of the inside and can burn.  About 20 mins for spuds in darker coals.  Most other things, about 5 mins tops.

ENJOY