From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   Steve Peek wrote:   
   > "riburr" wrote:   
   >> Macabre of Auchterloonie wrote:   
   >>> riburr wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Have all kinds of suitable wood for smoking in the yard; ash, cherry,   
   >>>> maple, hickory, oak (white and red), mulberry, persimmon, birch, etc.   
   >>>> I have a little combination hand planar-rasp that can shave slivers of   
   >>>> wood for use in the smoker.   
   >>>   
   >>> Oak, apple and other fruitwoods are favourite.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Grapevine is supposed to be good.  But, what about wild grapevine   
   >> (foxgrape)?  I pulled some vine while hiking and will try it.  Lots of it   
   >> around in the woods.  Internet accounts say it is generally considered   
   >> good.  Somewhat tangy.   
   >   
   > Some of the locals use a mix of grapevine and corn cobs.   
   >   
   Wild grapevine?   
      
   Just smoked some steelhead trout we got from Costco.  Used wild   
   grapevine (actually a length of dead and aged vine), fresh dried ash   
   wood, and a little leftover aged alder wood.  Flavor was mild, not   
   nearly as strong as hickory.  No hint of bitterness at all.  Did detect   
   a tanginess, but don't know if this was the grapevine or ash wood.  The   
   wife said it was the best batch yet, and fish is not her favorite.  Will   
   buy some fresh mushrooms from the grocers soon, and try some kind of   
   smoking on 'em.   
      
   Just thought of some other things in the yard I can try for smoke; wild   
   blueberry (huckleberry) twigs, wild raspberry and blackberry canes.  A   
   whole world of possibilities has opened up.   
      
   Am very excited about giving morels a mild smoking....   
      
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