1. Clear an area of level ground of any combustible leaves or sticks. Lay out a two-layer base of blocks as shown. Build a fire inside the pit. After the coals have burned down, divide them into ...

LOWELL — Benito Ortiz started roasting an 80-pound pig early Saturday morning. It was still dark out when the full pig – hooves, head and all – was trussed to an above-ground, metal-framed smoker ...