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Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 7:23pm

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Just spent the last week at Lake Hattah in the Kulkyne National Park in Victoria.

Great place with some of the best wildlife I have seen for many a day.

The Camel Camper Trailer went well and mallee roots are tops for coals for the camp oven. Had such a great time I forgot to take hardly any photos. Roll Eyes

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Reply #1 - Sep 24^th, 2007 at 6:35am

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Hi. Derek

Sounds like you had a good trip. What was the weather like?
Did you see any Mallee Foul or there nests?
I found a nest some years ago, but it appeared to be abandoned.

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Reply #2 - Sep 24^th, 2007 at 8:43am

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Weather was great Murray. Up to 23 during the day and around 6 at night.

No didn't manage to see a Mallee Fowl but recognised around 40 species of birds over the time I was there.

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Reply #3 - Sep 25^th, 2007 at 11:38am

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Couple of pics below of my campsite.

The Hillbilly Camp Oven hanging over the fire was cooking my steamed pudding below.

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Hi Derek,

What happened to the recipe for the pudding Derek.

Think you should make it mandatory, if anyone posts a picture of their fare they should also post the recipe, I'm getting wider just thinking about all the recipes. yum yum.

My 2 cents worth, now you can tell me to bugger off.

Cheers
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Reply #5 - Sep 25^th, 2007 at 7:24pm

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Ok Kate you asked for it.

The pudding is an old English one called Spotted Dick ................ don't laugh thats it's real name. The original recipe has suet in it but I use butter. I also believe it may have had currants and not sultanas but I guess you could use either.

INGREDIENTS
250 self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
120 gms butter
60 gms sugar
120 gms sultanas
120 mls water

METHOD
Mix flour, sugar and salt (can sieve it if you have one) in a bowl and then rub in butter. Mix in sultanas, add the water and mix to a smooth batter. Pour into a well greased pudding bowl, cover bowl with double layer of foil and tie with string.

Place in a large camp oven with water half way up the pudding basin and steam for 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours. Keep an eye on the water level and don't let it boil dry.

Serve with custard and cream

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Hi. Derek

Whats the storey on getting camp wood in a National Park. I have only made day trips into them.

Murray

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Reply #7 - Sep 26^th, 2007 at 8:56am

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Generally not allowed. That pile of wood alongside my campfire was collected from the side of the road before I got there. It pays to ring National Parks Office and find out first.

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Ahhhhhhhhhh, Yummmmmmmmmm

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Ok Kate you asked for it.

The pudding is an old English one called Spotted Dick ................ don't laugh thats it's real name. The original recipe has suet in it but I use butter. I also believe it may have had currants and not sultanas but I guess you could use either.

INGREDIENTS
250 self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
120 gms butter
60 gms sugar
120 gms sultanas
120 mls water

METHOD
Mix flour, sugar and salt (can sieve it if you have one) in a bowl and then rub in butter. Mix in sultanas, add the water and mix to a smooth batter. Pour into a well greased pudding bowl, cover bowl with double layer of foil and tie with string.

Place in a large camp oven with water half way up the pudding basin and steam for 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours. Keep an eye on the water level and don't let it boil dry.

Serve with custard and cream

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Reply #9 - Nov 24^th, 2007 at 8:38am

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That's a first rate camp Derek. A bloke nearly wouldn't want to come home...............................

'Keep yer powder dry'

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