Our gluten-free modification of the classic beer-can chicken recipe involves using hard cider, which works fine once one trims the very large Crispin can down a bit. The rooster we were cooking (from the DIY-processed batch) was so large that we hardly needed to trim it, and regardless of the can could hardly shut the lid on the weeknight (propane) grill.
In any case, it was delicious, and paired with greens from the garden, an early pepper, the first few ripe cherry tomatoes, and some wild black raspberries from the woods made for our first all-home grown meal. (Olive oil and vinegar in the dressing excluded.)
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