Wiener Roasts

Wiener roasts are so much fun, especially when you share it with family or friends. Having a wiener roast when there are children involved is the most fun. When we lived on an acreage, we had a fire pit and many times over the summer we would have a wiener roast. (We also had wiener roasts in the winter, but I prefered the summer ones.) By the time we would decide to light the fire and thaw out the wieners, the kids were already hungry. So the fire would either be just starting or would be in the really smokey stage, and the kids would be so hungry, they would begin to roast their wieners on a "not-ready-yet" fire and end up eating slightly raw hotdogs. Or, the fire would be so smokey, it made it difficult to get close enough to roast anything. I remember my starving nieces crawling on their stomachs, trying to get under the smoke, so they could roast their wieners. By the time the fire was hot and just right for roasting, everyone had already eaten and was finishing off the marshmallows. We never did get that timing right! Looking back, I guess that was half the fun! Having a wiener roast - and fun - with family and friends . . . it's a good thing!