Out here in the wild west (Colorado) where cows and cow pies are plentiful,
we find nothing works better or is cheaper than a nice sun-dried cow patty
for smoker fuel.  Just crumple a little newspaper in the bottom, add a few
chunks of cow pie and away you go!  Of course, as every beekeeper knows,
the smoker never really gets going until you're in the truck headed for
home.  That's when it really starts to belch out the smoke!  :-)
 
Joyce Deming
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