Best smoker fuel

[hilltophermit]

Now is the time, at least here, to harvest the sumac heads for smoker fuel. Cut them off with a pair of nippers, put them in a bushel basket or burlap sack and hang them in the barn, garage or other fairly dry spot. By next spring they will be perfect for the smoker. Very mild smoke with a pleasant aroma. On the occasion that I run out of sumac heads, I use the pine needles.