The Melting Pot

There comes a time when Autunm asks

1 September 2022
Chance

What have you been doing all summer?

In Opole Poland, there’s a fella, which might view me as some poor luckless tourist totally lost as I approach him.

” Are you looking the main attraction, it’s down the road that way”.

No, no sir, I’ve come to see you and your stump smoker

Most unusual but effective smoker made from the stump of an old oak tree. This original set up has been in operation for 20 years. Smoker located on Poliwoda Fishing Grounds, Opole, Poland

A sheet of metal covers the smoke delivery channel and the bricks lying on top provide stability. It is connected with a smoker by an underground pipe. Black item lying on the ground to the right of the smoker is an old potatoe burlap bag that is used as the smoker’s cover. Note that a potatoe burlap sack makes an excellent cover allowing just the right amount of smoke to sip through

The fish is caught, smoked and eaten the same day. Smoked trout ends up on a dinner plate in a next door restaurant which is visited by German tourists.

Thinking that would a fun conversation to have with that fella, until I said, since I cannot pronounce your name proper, can I call you ski?

” sure”

well ski

the U.N had only 2 goals in thier Charter, stop war, stop genocide they have failed miserably, knowing all about the attraction down the road, history may be repeating once again.

” Governments don’t live together, people do my friend”

Ski, I detect a bit of Josey Wales in your squint. Ski,

I gotta go see the Old fat guy, thing about Canadians Ski, they ain’t right in the head.

Was snooping around for recipes when I found the Old fat guy, bout 5 years ago, I’ve jotted down his recipe, knowing what we know of the castro-boy and his treatment of Canadians, I have wondered how the Old fat guy is getting along these days.

Liquid measurements Old fat guy? , what the hell is wrong with you and don’t blame me if the music sticks in your head all day

After having crumbled and up fried, it’s really good on smoked pizza