Dollface...CindyC

Gretchen. I use a stainless steel 9" pie plate. For recipes I just use old family ones (pumpkin is off the side of the canned pumpkin).
Ken starts charcol then puts 17coals on the bottom (either in the dirt, or on the charcol stove) puts the 10" Dutch oven on top--the thing has little feet) then i put the pie in on top of 3 small similar size stones for air flow. Put top of oven on and put 15 coals on top. Let sit 30 min. Check pie. Move coals to make sure crust browns evenly. Cook 30 min more. Enjoy!
Apple Pie
5-6 apples (all different kinds) washed & cut up to cubes-I leave the peals on
2 handfulls dried cranberries
1 Tbls lemon juice
3Tbls flour
3/4 to 1cup sugar or Splenda
Palmful ground cinnamon
Freshly groung nutmeg
2 dashes salt
1 pilsbury pie crust
Splash of milk to brush onto top of pie
Berry is the same except use 2 bags frozen berries (I use one bag all blueberries & 1 mixed berry) and maybe a bit less cinnamon and nutmeg. And no cranberries.
I mix it up and do blueberry apple (3apples & 1bag blue berry) but same basic recipie.
I cheat and use the ready made pie crust while camping. No one seems to mind.
If u have any questions I'd be happy to answer them.

Thanks for sharing Cindy! You are right, the TR's are a good way to get to know a little more about folks. We know you bake pies and have fun. Both are very important qualities in a Fiend!

Yes, if I have time, I cook a pie almost every night. (or we eat the leftovers if we didn't finish the pie that night. Ha ha ha--didn't finish the pie -- ha ha ha).

Thanks a lot Jeff. There goes one of my Snarky opportunities down the drain.
Apologizing means you did something wrong and guys should never admit to that.
It's written in the new "How to be a real Man for Dummies" book.
I have to read this TR because CIndy lives in one of my former home towns in southern NH.
Salisbury Beach, camped there a few times 100 years ago. The water is always cold.
Is the amusement park still there? I have many great childhood memories from there.

Never--there's no place like FTW...there's no place like FTW :fairydust:

:welcrowd: Rachel!
We used to come the first week of Feb for my birthday every year. Most times the weather was fine - very comfortable, tshirt, long sleeve, or sweatshirt weather, and not too crowded. OTOH I can remember a trip at the end of march that everybody ended up wearing coats for. You just never know.
I will say that Oct weather is more moderate and much more pool/waterpark friendly. Not sure what week of Oct you were considering but Halloween at the fort is awesome! So much better than anywhere we've ever been. After being here last Halloween, it definitely tops my list of times to visit - even summer - and I'm typing this from the fort right now...

Brothers.  :rofl:

I have another beverage tip for hot days at the MK. Before you leave the Fort in the morning, take a bottle of water and drink it. Fill the empty bottle with vodka and take it into the park. Drink the vodka about 30 minutes before riding Small World. Those little dancing dolls will be really freaking hilarious to you.

I hope it’s ok for a new fiend to post a TR! I apologize in advance to those who are not fans of photos. I take photos. A lot of photos. And though I’m usually nervous about sharing them, because I have an ugly perfectionist streak, I’m trying to let go of that and view photography as an art, not a science. That is really, really hard for me, so this is my therapy. If you hate my photos, don’t tell me. Also, I’ve never done a trip report before, so if you hate my trip report, don’t tell me.
I also apologize in advance to those looking for a Fort fix. You will not find one here! Though we normally stay at the Fort in our 30ish-foot geriatric motorhome when we head to Disney, we had a different opportunity this year, and we decided to take it. This is a photo of our ugly old vintage motorhome the last time we were at Disney, October 2011:

Now put it out of your mind, because that’s not what this trip was about. Here, from our last trip, are our two canine lunkheads, who had to stay home this trip:


I will not show you the photo of dd and me bawling as we said goodbye to them for this trip…we are not pretty when we cry. I do believe the dogs had as good a vacation as we did though, because we have the most fantabulous dog sitter in the world, who comes 4x/day and plays with them for hours. She also brought her dog with her when she came, and it was a big dog party. Frankly, they had it better than they do when we’re at home.
Now, on with the trip. Dd dances at two different studios, and one of the owners of one of the studios is as big a Disney freak as we are (who knew?!) She decided to take the girls to dance at Disney World and set it up through a travel agency that does this sort of thing. (Note to self….why didn’t you think of this….these people are getting freaking rich off dance moms like you!!!) Of course we were “in,” the minute we heard about it. Dd has been going to Disney World since she was 2; she’s been dancing since she was 5; combining the two was a dream come true. So after 9 months of eager anticipation, we were one of dozens of groups of dancers from around the world who converged on Magic Kingdom and DHS the last week of June.
We were told early on that we had to stay in one of 3 Disney hotels in order to participate. I came to suspect much later on that that wasn’t true. However, at the time we did what we were told, kissed goodbye the idea of staying at the Fort and taking the dogs, and set out to choose a hotel. Our options were All-Star Music (where nearly everyone else was staying…no thanks), Port Orleans Riverside (gave it some thought but the theming isn’t really our style), or the Polynesian (cha-ching!!!) This was going to be a trip of firsts…..our first time at the Poly and our first time making the trip in a car rather than the motorhome….so we truly made it a trip of firsts and decided to do many, many things that we’d never done before.
More to come later, if people are interested......

That was the best drink EVAH!!