How No Electricity is A Reminder That Self-Sufficiency is Important
The other day, our electricity went out; luckily, we have a wood stove on the back porch.
For me, cooking on a woodstove brings back memories of growing up. We only had a wood stove for cooking and heating. Still, many countries worldwide rely on wood stoves, which most of us refer to as the ¨old cooking¨ style.
I do not see it this way; I see it as the forgotten art of cooking. Most of our ancestors cooked on wood; they had to chop and cut enough to make it through the winter, especially those of you who live in cold climates with snow.
I travel to countries that still live in ways that many of those from the US might think are behind the times; a lot of technology has created laziness, and we have stopped doing the basic things in life.
Fire is survival; to make a fire is a basic skill that most can no longer do.
To make a fire in a wood stove to make breakfast, basic living. I started making a fire on the stove when I was around five years old, a skill that will never disappear.
Cooking outside is often reserved for cookouts and has now evolved into a gas grill or charcoal that we throw lighter fluid on. Can you cook just on the ground, with…
