From: nicodemus@foobar.hellsuncles.co.uk   
      
   riburr wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   I have my doubts about Agaricus species working well.   
      
   > 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....   
      
   Hmmmm. Pixie-caps smoked in skunk?   
      
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