Can anyone tell me how far away to hang a copper kettle from the fire? Thanks in advance!

-- Lisa Geiger (lisa@ascenture.net), September 21, 2000

Answers

It would depend upon how hot the fire is. The community where I used to live had an apple butter cook-off the 1st weekend in October each year. From what I can remember they had a length of chain attached to the tripod that sat over the fire and the kettle was hung on the chain. It could then be raised or lowered as need be. I know that it needs to be close enough to the coals so that the apple butter can be kept bubbling gently, but not boiling hard.

-- Marci (ajourend@libby.org), September 21, 2000.

I am no expert.....but I went to a fall festival this weekend and they were making apple butter in two different copper pots. It was literally sitting on the fire and they were stirring with a giant wooden stick.

-- Carleen (netorcs@mo-net.com), September 21, 2000.