LONDON -- Everyone loves a runny, half-melted marshmallow after it's been shoved on a stick and held over a burning campfire for 30 seconds.
Obviously the taste is great, but there's something even better about the primal act of cooking something by sticking it on the end of a bit of wood. Which begs the question, what other foods should we be shoving on the end of sticks and roasting over campfires?
To help you squeeze as much joy as is humanly possible out of Bonfire Night on Thursday we've scoured the Internet for alternative ideas. We're not entirely sure whether all of these would work, but some of them certainly sound delicious enough to try.
1. A hotdog.
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You can watch the DIY video tutorial for that one here.
2. Bacon
Dad and I revolutionized camping this week with cooking bacon over the campfire! Amazing! @Moffitt74 close up next. pic.twitter.com/WialMbS5ti— 12seahawks12 (@atietz8787) April 22, 2013
3. A hotdog wrapped in bacon.
Bacon wrapped hotdogs over a campfire - at Red Rock Canyon #bacon #camping #fire pic.twitter.com/BthLdVR8Xe— Nick Rowland (@RowtoLand) March 7, 2013
4. Sausage and veg.
#ad 1 last pic of the roasting of @jvillesausage smoked sausages & veggies over a campfire… https://t.co/ChY1z1bA4D pic.twitter.com/YMJGylr0Lk— Scott Thomas (@GrillinFool) October 25, 2015
5. Apples.
Roasting apples over a campfire! More Great fun at Grade 6 camp! pic.twitter.com/zxA4AOXlru— DMGSchool (@DMGSchool) October 15, 2015
6. Bread.
This was my day today ☺ baking bread with 200 kids! #campfire #stoerebuitendag #natuurenmilieuoverijssel #zwolle #autumn A photo posted by Alma Streefkerk ♡ (@almiesbakery) on Oct 30, 2015 at 6:50am PDT
7. Cheese and bacon bread.
Experiment: Cheese and bacon bread over the campfire. pic.twitter.com/7XEYgWDgkI— Stephanie Chan (@StephanieChan) August 10, 2015
8. A banana with chocolate tucked inside the skin.
HELLO WEEKEND! Try out this awesome #campfire treat of #chocolate-stuffed #banana this … http://t.co/lTyqXI4Qjm pic.twitter.com/3xAtw1wkt9— BMI Calculator (@BMICalculator__) July 4, 2015
9. A pancake.
cooked this on my campfire; crumpets,banana,chocolate and marshmallows [OC][1108 x 623] pic.twitter.com/bI7POQDVXC— twt_gambar (@twt_gambar) March 25, 2015
10. A cheese toastie.
Learning to make grilled cheese over fire! #resourceful #morecheeseplease #armycadets @AtlCadets @AtlExpeditions pic.twitter.com/QVdx6Jkktr— Kyla Chamberlaine (@K_Chamberlaine) March 8, 2014
You probably wouldn't want to impale this one, but if you can always balance your toastie on a forked stick.
11. An egg.
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The full YouTube tutorial for that one is right here.