1 dozen eggs
2 cups milk
12 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 loaf French or Italian bread sliced
12 pound butter or margarine
1 pound brown sugar
3 16 ounce cans peaches drained and quartered

Heat a large Dutch oven by covering it with coals for 15 minutes

Beat the eggs milk vanilla extract and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl Slice the bread and let it soak in the egg mixture

Remove preheated oven from coals and melt butter in the bottom Add brown sugar and mix well with butter until caramelized Put the drained peaches over the caramelized sugar Place the eggbread mixture on top of the peaches cover with lid and return the Dutch oven to the coals Bake 45 minutes at about 350 degrees F medium hot coals Cooking time is shorter if the temperature is higher but watch the edges so they dont burn For the first 10 minutes use coals only on the bottom Then add coals to the oven top and continue baking until done With the caramel topping you probably wont even need syrup

Serves 8

1 12inch thick ham slice thick
12 teaspoon mustard
12 teaspoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons pineapple chunks
1 teaspoon pineapple juice
Foil

Cut two pieces of foil twice the size of the ham slice Put ham slice on one side of one piece of foil after you spread both sides of the ham slice with mustard Sprinkle brown sugar on the top side and add pineapple chunks with pineapple juice Fold foil into an envelope crimping all edges securely Repeat with second foil layer Cook 6 minutes a side on top of charcoal gray coals

1 10 ounce package wheel macaroni
1 bay leaf
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion chopped
4 8 ounce cans tomato sauce or juice
1 can whole kernel corn drained
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 teaspoons MSG or Accent
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 14 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
12 teaspoon granulated sugar
12 teaspoon leaf oregano
12 teaspoon garlic powder
14 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese

Cook macaroni according to package directions adding bay leaf to salted water Do not overcook drain Brown meat and onion in large skillet until meat is broken into pieces Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese Simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally Mix with macaroni and cheese Pour into a 1gallon vacuum bottle

Yields 8 to 10 servings

1 3 to 4 pound chuck roast
2 cups barbecue sauce divided
Dried onion flakes
Carrots sliced optional
Potatoes sliced optional

Lay out a large piece of heavy duty foil Pour 1 cup barbecue sauce over foil Sprinkle with dried onion flakes Place roast over barbecue sauce on foil Top roast with another cup of barbecue sauce and more minced onion Add carrots and sliced potatoes if desired Close foil package and seal well Cook over fire on grill turning every 20 minutes for about 2 hours

12 pound bacon diced
2 pounds hamburger
1 large onion
1 cup 1 pint water
2 16 ounce cans kidney beans
Salt and pepper

Fry bacon until crisp Pour off bacon drippings Combine all ingredients in coffee can Cook in coals uncovered

2 18 12 ounce boxes white or yellow cake mix
3 29 ounce cans fruit cocktail or other canned fruit
34 pound margarine

Pour fruit in cast iron Dutch oven Sprinkle dry cake mix over fruit Dot margarine on top of cake mix Cover tightly set in coals of campfire putting coals on lid also and let cook until cake is lightly browned Rotate Dutch oven one quarter turn every 15 minutes for even cooking especially if the active fire is only on one side of the Dutch oven Recipe can be halved easily

Serves 24